We are about to conclude this particular part of this study but we aren't going to leave the Sanctuary study altogether just yet. There is just so incredibly much for us to learn and yes, unlearn. We have to comprehend what is going on if we desire to know what's going on in our lives. Yes, our lives. This affects every single one of us, eternally. To know what our Savior is doing for us. To note the closeness of the return of our Savior, all this is very important. When we keep ourselves in the dark, uncaring, unconcerned, we risk our eternity. We are told by our Savior to pray and to WATCH.
When we stop learning, when we stop caring, we lose out on the blessings that our Savior wants us to have through the knowledge He has left for us.
Please, bless us LORD, help us to find understanding in Your truth!
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From- "LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY" XXXV - 1 (02)-
'A Connecting Link
On the Day of Atonements, special holy garments were designated for the High Priest to wear. He was to be clothed in linen from his head miter to his ankles. (Lev. 16:4).
Careful observation of this fact, links other Scriptures into the study of the Day of Atonements and God's design in its realization.
In Ezekiel 9, the man with a "writer's inkhorn" by his side was "clothed with linen" (v.2).
This is emphasized three times (vs. 2, 3, 11).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and ONE man among them was CLOTHED WITH LINEN, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
Eze 9:11 And, behold, the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. ))))
In Zechariah 3, there is another symbolic representation of filthy garments and a change of
raiment. An interesting comment is made concerning this text of Scripture:
"Zechariah's vision of Joshua and the Angel applies with peculiar force to the experience of God's people in the closing up of the great day of atonement" (5T:472).
We shall note these two visions of Scripture as we continue our "learning" and "unlearning" investigation. '
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And that concludes that particular WWN and with that conclusion we have been introduced to and extended study which is picked up in the next WWN.
2002 Feb -- XXXV -- 2(02) -- "Mark a Tau"
"Mark a Tau" -- The Tau is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
This was the mark which the "man clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side" was instructed to place on the foreheads of those "that sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst" of Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 9:2, 4).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. ))))
The margin in the KJV gives the literal rendering to verse 4, "mark a mark."
Besides being the name of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it had a word meaning as well.
It meant a mark or a sign "especially in the form of a cross."
"It is related of the synod of Chalcedon, and other oriental synods, that the bishops who could not write their names affixed the mark of the cross instead of them; and this is common at the present day in the case of persons who cannot write" (Gesenius, Hebrew & English Lexicon of the Old Testament, art., "tau," p. 1121).
All of this data could open up speculative interpretations which should be avoided.
The context within this vision given to Ezekiel suggests that the concept of the Tau as the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet has merit. It is placed upon the foreheads of a "last" people of God.
Throughout this vision, the "man" who places the tau is described as "clothed in linen" (vs. 2, 3, 11).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and ONE man among them was CLOTHED WITH LINEN, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
Eze 9:11 And, behold, the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. ))))
This was the type of cloth of which the attire of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement was made. (Lev. 16:4).
(((Lev 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.))))
The "man clothed in linen" with the other six having slaughtering weapons in their hands, come and stand at the brazen altar where the last act of reconciliation was performed ceremonially on that day. (Lev. 16:18-20). He who was enthroned above the cherubim moved to the threshold of the sanctuary, and gave commandment to the man clothed in linen at the Altar.
(((Lev 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Lev 16:19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat))))
In the book of Revelation, this last group, those which are "redeemed from among men," have "the Father's name written in their foreheads" (Rev. 14:4, 1).
(((Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Rev 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. ))))
We would not, nor could we conceive suggesting that God signs His name with an "x." However, the Father has been closely identified with the Cross. He "was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself" (II Cor. 5:19). In Revelation, the vision of God upon the throne includes the "Lamb as it had been slain" standing in the midst.
In the typical service of the Day of Atonement, the objective concerned a select group of people - only those who had confessed their sins, and received the results of the first atonement, forgiveness.
Likewise the placing of the special mark is confined to a select group, those who sigh and cry for the abomination done in the midst of a special city, a city where God had placed His name.
In this vision of Ezekiel, the same One who would provide forgiveness, placed the mark on the recipients of that forgiveness. When "the man clothed in linen" completed his work, he reported back to the One seated on the cherubim (v.11).
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In this continuing study we have learned that the REDEEMED - who we hope to be among - have the FATHER'S name written on their foreheads.
There is a sealing, and there is a mark. We know this! Are they literal? I can't imagine they are. We know that our thoughts and actions actually reveal what we believe. You can have anything on the outside of your body, any sort of mark but it doesn't necessarily mean it's what you believe. How many people have received tattoos of things that define them in the moment but fail to do so later on in life? Yet, our beliefs, our ideas, our thoughts, our actions, our reactions all of this defines us. Do ideas, thoughts, actions, reactions change? Yes, praise God, YES! If they didn't we could never fall at the feet of our Savior repenting, seeking forgiveness, hoping in HIM for life eternal.
Could the mark be invisible yet there? Yes, it could. There needs to be a lot more study and by the grace of God we will be studying much more.
The 'man in linen' - the High Priest on the Day of Atonement - the Heavenly High Priest ministering in heaven- our SAVIOR. He ministers in the heavenly sanctuary for US. By His grace He will complete His work and we will be marked as HIS.
More on all of this tomorrow.
Please LORD, please bless us, keep us in YOU.
Open our hearts to all the understanding that we need.
All by YOUR GRACE and MERCY!
When we stop learning, when we stop caring, we lose out on the blessings that our Savior wants us to have through the knowledge He has left for us.
Please, bless us LORD, help us to find understanding in Your truth!
*******
From- "LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY" XXXV - 1 (02)-
'A Connecting Link
On the Day of Atonements, special holy garments were designated for the High Priest to wear. He was to be clothed in linen from his head miter to his ankles. (Lev. 16:4).
Careful observation of this fact, links other Scriptures into the study of the Day of Atonements and God's design in its realization.
In Ezekiel 9, the man with a "writer's inkhorn" by his side was "clothed with linen" (v.2).
This is emphasized three times (vs. 2, 3, 11).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and ONE man among them was CLOTHED WITH LINEN, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
Eze 9:11 And, behold, the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. ))))
In Zechariah 3, there is another symbolic representation of filthy garments and a change of
raiment. An interesting comment is made concerning this text of Scripture:
"Zechariah's vision of Joshua and the Angel applies with peculiar force to the experience of God's people in the closing up of the great day of atonement" (5T:472).
We shall note these two visions of Scripture as we continue our "learning" and "unlearning" investigation. '
*******
And that concludes that particular WWN and with that conclusion we have been introduced to and extended study which is picked up in the next WWN.
2002 Feb -- XXXV -- 2(02) -- "Mark a Tau"
"Mark a Tau" -- The Tau is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
This was the mark which the "man clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side" was instructed to place on the foreheads of those "that sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst" of Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 9:2, 4).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. ))))
The margin in the KJV gives the literal rendering to verse 4, "mark a mark."
Besides being the name of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it had a word meaning as well.
It meant a mark or a sign "especially in the form of a cross."
"It is related of the synod of Chalcedon, and other oriental synods, that the bishops who could not write their names affixed the mark of the cross instead of them; and this is common at the present day in the case of persons who cannot write" (Gesenius, Hebrew & English Lexicon of the Old Testament, art., "tau," p. 1121).
All of this data could open up speculative interpretations which should be avoided.
The context within this vision given to Ezekiel suggests that the concept of the Tau as the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet has merit. It is placed upon the foreheads of a "last" people of God.
Throughout this vision, the "man" who places the tau is described as "clothed in linen" (vs. 2, 3, 11).
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and ONE man among them was CLOTHED WITH LINEN, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
Eze 9:11 And, behold, the MAN CLOTHED WITH LINEN, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. ))))
This was the type of cloth of which the attire of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement was made. (Lev. 16:4).
(((Lev 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.))))
The "man clothed in linen" with the other six having slaughtering weapons in their hands, come and stand at the brazen altar where the last act of reconciliation was performed ceremonially on that day. (Lev. 16:18-20). He who was enthroned above the cherubim moved to the threshold of the sanctuary, and gave commandment to the man clothed in linen at the Altar.
(((Lev 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Lev 16:19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat))))
In the book of Revelation, this last group, those which are "redeemed from among men," have "the Father's name written in their foreheads" (Rev. 14:4, 1).
(((Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Rev 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. ))))
We would not, nor could we conceive suggesting that God signs His name with an "x." However, the Father has been closely identified with the Cross. He "was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself" (II Cor. 5:19). In Revelation, the vision of God upon the throne includes the "Lamb as it had been slain" standing in the midst.
In the typical service of the Day of Atonement, the objective concerned a select group of people - only those who had confessed their sins, and received the results of the first atonement, forgiveness.
Likewise the placing of the special mark is confined to a select group, those who sigh and cry for the abomination done in the midst of a special city, a city where God had placed His name.
In this vision of Ezekiel, the same One who would provide forgiveness, placed the mark on the recipients of that forgiveness. When "the man clothed in linen" completed his work, he reported back to the One seated on the cherubim (v.11).
*******
In this continuing study we have learned that the REDEEMED - who we hope to be among - have the FATHER'S name written on their foreheads.
There is a sealing, and there is a mark. We know this! Are they literal? I can't imagine they are. We know that our thoughts and actions actually reveal what we believe. You can have anything on the outside of your body, any sort of mark but it doesn't necessarily mean it's what you believe. How many people have received tattoos of things that define them in the moment but fail to do so later on in life? Yet, our beliefs, our ideas, our thoughts, our actions, our reactions all of this defines us. Do ideas, thoughts, actions, reactions change? Yes, praise God, YES! If they didn't we could never fall at the feet of our Savior repenting, seeking forgiveness, hoping in HIM for life eternal.
Could the mark be invisible yet there? Yes, it could. There needs to be a lot more study and by the grace of God we will be studying much more.
The 'man in linen' - the High Priest on the Day of Atonement - the Heavenly High Priest ministering in heaven- our SAVIOR. He ministers in the heavenly sanctuary for US. By His grace He will complete His work and we will be marked as HIS.
More on all of this tomorrow.
Please LORD, please bless us, keep us in YOU.
Open our hearts to all the understanding that we need.
All by YOUR GRACE and MERCY!
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