FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
September 17
THE SANCTUARY DOCTRINE EXPLAINS THE WAY OF SALVATION (Part 6)
Type and Antitype: the earthly sanctuary a “shadow”
of the heavenly sanctuary:
“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; a Minister of the sanctuary, and of the TRUE TABERNACLE, WHICH THE LORD PITCHED, AND NOT MAN.
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of a necessity that THIS MAN have somewhat also to offer. For if He [this ‘MAN’] were on earth, He should not be a priest, [why?] seeing that there are priests that offer gifts [and sacrifices] according to the [ceremonial] law, who serve unto the EXAMPLE and SHADOW OF HEAVENLY THINGS, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the TABERNACLE: See, saith He [God] that thou make all things according to THE PATTERN showed to thee in the Mount (Sinai).” Heb. 8: 1-5, KJV.
Two Apartments or Places in the Earthly (or ‘worldly’) Sanctuary of the Old Covenant and the furniture found in each. “Then verily the FIRST COVENANT had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly [earthly] sanctuary, for their was a TABERNACLE made; the FIRST [apartment of place], wherein was the [seven-branched] candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread, which is called the sanctuary.
And after the second veil, the tabernacle [apartment of place] which is called the HOLIEST OF ALL [or most holy place]; which had the [1] the golden censer and [2] the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [3] the golden pot that had manna, and [4] Aaron’s rod that budded, and (5] the tables of the covenant [the two tables of stone upon which God wrote with His own finger]. And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.” Heb. 9: 1-5, KJV.
Here we have irrefutable Bible proof of the existence of the heavenly sanctuary, God’s dwelling place, as shadowed forth by the earthly sanctuary which He commanded Moses at Sinai to build as His abiding place with His people on earth.
(To be continued). Bless all, NMF.