Transcript THE TABERNACLE - San Diego Bible Students

THE TABERNACLE
IT’S TYPES & SHADOWS
What is so important about
the Tabernacle?
The Tabernacle is “a copy and shadow of the
heavenly things, even as Moses is warned
(of God) when he is about to make the
tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou
make all things according to the pattern
that was showed thee in the
mount.” Heb 8:5 ASV
“For the law having a shadow of the good (things)
to come, not the very image of the things, can
never with the same sacrifices year by year, which
they offer continually, make perfect them that
draw nigh.” Heb 10:1 ASV
But Christ having come a high priest of the good
things to come, through the greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to
say, not of this creation, Heb 9:11 ASV
PEOPLE
AS TYPES
PEOPLE AS TYPES
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Aaron / High Priest = Jesus
Aaron’s Sons = Church
Levitical Priests = Justified Believers
Israel = World of Mankind in Sin
Aaron / High Priest
=
Jesus (the
Mechisedek Priest
Having then a great high priest, who hath passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast our confession. Heb 4:14 ASV
Royalty
Golden Plate
Golden Clasps
Divine Power
Mitre
Righteousness
Law Covenant Breastplate
12 Tribes
12 Jewels
Righteous
Servitude
White linen coat
Purity
Linen
Girdle
Abrahamic Ephod
Covenant Front
Ephod New
Back Covenant
Upper robe of blue
Fringe of golden bells
& pomegranates
Fruit of sacrificial work
proclaimed to world
Faithfulness
“ye … are built up a spiritual
house, to be a holy priesthood,
to offer up spiritual sacrifices...”
1 Peter 2:5 ASV
“madest them (to be)
unto our God a kingdom
and priests; and
they reign upon
earth.” Rev 5:10
ASV
Aaronic Priesthood = Church
Camp of Israel = World in Sin
Levites = Justified Believers
Levites around Tabernacle
Tribe of Levi = Justified Believers in Jesus
PLACES
AS TYPES
PLACES AS TYPES
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CAMP = WORLD OF MANKIND IN SIN
COURT = JUSTIFICATION (tentative)
HOLY = CONSECRATION (full justification)
MOST HOLY = GLORIFICATION
(Divine Nature)
HOLY
Consecration
Justification By Blood
COURT
Justification to Friendship
CAMP
World of Mankind
MOST HOLY
Glorification
Divine Nature
THE COURT
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Tentative Justification
Justification to Friendship (not SONship)
Justification by Faith (not by Christ’s blood)
Consecration to Righteousness (not sacrifice)
Approaching Full Justification
THE HOLY
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Vitalized Justification
Justification to SONship
Jusification by Christ’s blood to Life
Consecration to Sacrifice
Sanctification (set apart for holy service)
Fully Justified
COURT
HOLY
Tentative Justification
Vitalized Justification
Justification to Friendship
Justification to SONship)
Justification by Faith
Justification by Christ’s
blood)
Consecration to Righteousness Consecration to Sacrifice
Righteous Living
Sanctified Living
Approaching Full Justification
Full Justification
Rom 4:3 – “ For what saith the scripture? And
Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned
unto him for righteousness.” ASV
James 2:23-24 – “Abraham believed God, and
it was accounted to him for righteousness."
And he was called the friend of God.” NKJV
Rom 4:21-22 – “and being fully assured that what he [God]
had promised, he was able also to perform. Wherefore
also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. ASV
Rom 4:23-24 – “Now it was not written for
his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto
him; but for our sake also, unto whom it
shall be reckoned, who believe on him that
raised Jesus our Lord from the dead” ASV
Rom 5:1 – “Being therefore justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ;” ASV
This is Tentative
Justification in the
Court
JUSTIFIED BY CHRIST’S BLOOD
Rom 5:9 – “Much more then, being now
justified by his blood, shall we be saved
from the wrath (of God) through him.” ASV
This is Full Justification in the Holy
Heb 10:19-20 – “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the
holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us,
a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;” ASV
Full Justification in the Holy
MOST HOLY
Conditions of
 Glorification
 Divine Nature
Heb 9:24 – “For Christ entered not into a holy
place made with hands, like in pattern to the
true; but into heaven itself, now to appear
before the face of God for us:” ASV
METALS
&
WOOD
Metals & Wood
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Gold
Silver
Copper
Wood
What do these represent?
GOLD & SILVER
Mal 3:3 – “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of
silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and
purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.” KJV
Reprint 5119:5 – “This prophecy refers… to the
antitypical priesthood… The work of this great Refiner
is to purify the members of the Church class--not only
the Little Flock, but the Great Company as well… Gold
represents the Divine or higher order of spirit nature,
and silver, the lower order. The gold represents the Little
Flock, and the Silver the Great Company."
GOLD & SILVER
2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there are not only
vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and
of earth; and some to honour, and some to
dishonour.” KJV
HG752:4 – “In the New Testament this class is referred
to in our text as "vessels of silver," or less honorable
than the vessels of gold, and they are particularly
brought to our attention in our Lord's last message to his
Church, in which he pictures them as a "great company"
in contrast with the "little flock."
WOOD
2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there are not only
vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and
of earth; and some to honour, and some to
dishonour.” KJV
HG752:6 – “The vessels of earth and of wood are
specified as indicating those unto less honor, and to our
understanding represent in the future those who will be
servants of God on the earthly or human plane.”
COPPER (BRONZE)
Num 21:5,6&8 – “And the people spoke against God and
against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of
Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and
no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread."
So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people,
and they bit the people; and many of the people of
Israel died. Then the LORD said to Moses, ”Make a
fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that
everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live."
So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole;
and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he
looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. - NKJV
Copper Serpent =
Perfect Sinless Jesus
Copper =
Human Perfection
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness even so must
the Son of Man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him
should not perish but have everlasting life."--`John 3:14,15`.
Metals & Wood
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Gold
Silver
Copper
Wood
Divine Nature
Spirit Nature
Human Perfection
Imperfect Man (wood is corruptible)
POSTS
&
SOCKETS
Wooden Posts
Copper Sockets
Gold Posts
Silver Sockets
Gold Posts
Copper Sockets
POSTS THROUGHOUT TABERNACLE
COURT
HOLY
MOST HOLY
Wood
Gold
Gold
Copper
Copper
Silver
POSTS IN COURT
Our Justified standing
before God is based
on Faith in Jesus, our
Perfect Ransom.
(Justification to Friendship)
Wooden Post
Corruptible Man
Copper Socket
Human Perfection
POSTS IN HOLY
"we have this treasure
[the divine nature] in
earthen vessels"
(`2 Cor. 4:7`)
(Justification by Christ’s Blood)
Gold Post
Divine Nature
Our standing is
Reckoned Perfect.
Copper Socket
Human Perfection
POSTS IN
MOST HOLY
Glorification to
Divine Nature
on Spirit Plane
(Treasure no longer in earthen vessels)
Gold Post
Divine Nature
Silver Socket
Spirit Nature
Wooden Posts
Copper Sockets
Justification to Friendship
Gold Posts
Silver Sockets
Divine Nature
Gold Posts
Copper Sockets
Justification by Blood
White
Curtain
CURTAIN
&
HOOKS
WHITE CURTAIN
Tabernacle Shadows, page 18, par 2,
“the curtain of white linen, representing to those
within a wall of faith, but to those without a wall
of unbelief ”
Rev 19:8 – “And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and
white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.” KJV
SILVER HOOKS
White curtain held up by silver hooks
Silver
=
Spirit
Nature
Justification
comes from a
spiritual source…
from God Himself.
WHITE CURTAIN & SILVER HOOKS
Rom 4:2 – “For if Abraham was justified by works,
he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.” ASV
Rom 4:6 – “Even as David also pronounceth
blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth
righteousness apart from works,” ASV
The Righteousness/Justification comes from
a Spiritual Power, God Himself, not from our
own works alone
THE
COURT
Court
Laver
Brazen Altar
Brazen Altar
Rep 3053: “The Brazen Altar’ represented primarily the
perfection of the man Christ Jesus, upon which His
offering was accepted of God, as our sin atonement,
sanctifying in turn any offering of others that might be
TS 22 –
presented upon it.
“The Brazen
T 62: “sacrifices
Altar was made of
of the saints,
copper to represent
represented by the fat
the perfect humanity of the
of the “Lord’s goat” of
man Christ Jesus, who…
the sin-offering on the
gave himself a ransom for all.”
Brazen Altar”
Heb 13:10 – “10 We have an altar from which those who
serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.” NKJV
The Priests did not eat
meat sacrificed on the Day
of Atonement.
This is the Altar the
Church is Sacrificed on.
Rev 6:9 – “When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the
testimony which they held.. NKJV
Drippings of fat and
ashes of “Goats”
completed sacrifice are
found beneath the altar.
R1543: “The Laver which stood in the Court full of water, at which the priests
washed their hands and feet… is a symbol of the cleansing effect of the truth upon
the outward conduct of believers in general.
It symbolizes the
putting aside of
filthy practices…
Eph 5:25-26: “Husbands,
and …
communication”
love your wives, just as
Christ also loved
the church and
gave Himself
for her, that
He might sanctify
and cleanse her
with the washing
of water by the
word,” NKJV
“Aaron had to be
washed in order fitly
to represent the
purity of the
antitype, Jesus, who
knew no sin,” T29
THE
HOLY
Most Holy
Ark of the
Covenant
Court
Holy
Incense
Altar
Table of
Shew-bread
VEIL into Most Holy
Glorification
Divine Nature
In God’s Presence
Candlestick
VEIL into Holy
Consecration to Sacrifice
Sanctification
Justified by Christ’s Blood
Prayer
Furnishings in Holy =
New Creature’s Growth Kit
Holy
Spirit
God’s
Word
Table of Shew-bread
Shew-bread =
God’s Word, the Bible
Bread = God’s Word
1 Cor 5:8 – “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old
leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but
with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” NKJV
Matt 16:12 – “Then they understood that He did not
tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the
doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” NKJV
Luke 4:4 – But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is
written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word of God.'" NKJV
Golden
Candlestick
Rev 1:20 –
“…the seven
lampstands which you saw
are the seven churches.”
NKJV
Ex 27:20 - "And you shall command the children of
Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for
the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.” NKJV
2 Cor 1:21-22 –
“Now he that
establisheth us with
you in Christ, and anointed
us, is God; who also sealed
us, and gave (us) the
earnest of the Spirit in our
hearts. ASV
1 John 2:27
But the anointing
which you
have received from Him
abides in you, and you do
not need that anyone
teach you; but as the
same anointing teaches
you concerning all things,
NKJV
Incense Alter
Rev 8:3 – “Then
another angel, having
a golden censer,
came and stood at the
altar. He was given
much incense, that he
should offer it with the
prayers of all the
saints upon the
golden altar which
was before the
throne.” NKJV
Rev 5:8 –
“… golden
bowls full of
incense,
which are the
prayers of the
saints.” NKJV
Jehovah
Christ
And Church
In Glory
Prayer
Furnishings in Holy =
New Creature’s Growth Kit
Holy
Spirit
God’s
Word
THE
MOST
HOLY
Two Cherubim
Mercy
Seat
Ark
Jehovah
their head
Christ
and
Church
Light called
Shekinah Glory
Represents
Jehovah God
Isa 37:16 - "O
LORD of hosts,
God of Israel, the
One who dwells
between the
cherubim,” NKJV
God’s
Love
God’s
Power
God’s
Justice
God’s Love and Power can be released once Justice is Satisfied
Rom 3:24-25 – “being justified
freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ
Jesus, 25 whom God set forth
as a propitiation by His blood,”
NKJV
STRONGS:2435 –
“hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-reeon)… an atoning victim, or
(specially) the lid of the Ark
(in the Temple):”
Heb 9:24-25 – “For Christ
has not entered the holy
places made with hands,
which are copies of the
true, but into heaven itself,
now to appear in the
presence of God for us;
not that He should offer
Himself often, as the high
priest enters the Most
Holy Place every year with
blood of another” NKJV
Tables of the Law
Aaron’s Rod
Golden Pot of Manna
Contents of the Ark of the Covenant
Contents of the Ark
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Aaron’s Rod = Acceptableness of the “Royal
Priesthood” to Jehovah (Numbers 17)
Golden Pot of Manna (incorruptible Ex 16:32) =
Immortality of Christ & the Church (Rev 2:17)
Tables of the Law = Christ met the full
requirements of God’s perfect law.
Tabernacle Types
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People
Places
Metals & Wood
Curtain & Hooks
Posts & Sockets
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Court
Holy
Most Holy
Furnishings
Heb 8:5 “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things”
Having then a
great high
priest, who hath
passed through
the heavens,
Jesus the Son
of God, let us
hold fast our
confession. Heb
4:14 ASV
Tabernacle Shadows Preface –
“The first edition of this little
book was published in 1881,
and under the Lord’s blessing
seems to have been very
helpful to the class for which it
was specially intended —the
"royal priesthood." Many of
this class have confessed that
as the finger of the Lord it
pointed out to them meanings
in the Old Testament types
never before appreciated and
that it has thus guided them in
the way of self-sacrifice by
leading them to see the true
significance of the Scriptural
declarations…"
Tabernacle Shadows Preface –
“…Present your bodies
living sacrifices," "Fill up
that which is behind of the
afflictions of Christ," "If we
suffer with him we shall also
reign with him," "Let us go
to him outside the camp,
bearing the reproach with
him"; besides many other
Scripture statements which
associate the Lord’s people
with himself both "in the
sufferings of this present
time and the glory to
follow." “
THE TABERNACLE
IT’S TYPES & SHADOWS