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A
Brief OVERVIEW of the Sanctuary, it’s
Sections and Contents [furniture], their Functions,
and
the Sanctuary’s Application to the life of Jesus
Christ |
We
will answer the following questions.
1)
What are the 3 sections of the Sanctuary?
2)
What
are the contents [furniture] of each section?
3)
How
does each section operate?
4)
What
is the main function of each section?
5)
What
is the application of Christ’s LIFE and MINISTRY to the Sanctuary?
1)
The Sections
of the Sanctuary
What
are the 3 sections to the Sanctuary?
1)
Courtyard
2)
Holy Place
3)
Most Holy Place
2)
The
Contents
[furniture] INSIDE EACH Section of the Sanctuary
What
is in the Courtyard?
1)
Altar of Sacrifice
2)
Laver (Wash basin)
What
is in the Holy Place?
1)
Candlestick (Lampstand)
2)
Table of Shewbread
3)
Altar
of Incense
What
is in the Most Holy Place?
Ark
of the Covenant
What
is INSIDE of the Ark of the Covenant?
1)
The
10 Commandments (Law of God) written by God’s own finger
2)
Aaron’s
rod that budded (not shown)
3)
Golden
pot of manna (not shown)
What
is ON TOP of the Ark of the Covenant?
The
Mercy Seat
What
is ON TOP OF the Mercy Seat?
Two
Angels, wings outspread, looking downward (not
shown)
What
was the Ark of the Covenant overlaid with?
Gold
What
was in THE SIDE
of the Ark of the Covenant?
The
book of the law that Moses wrote (not
shown) [Deuteronomy
31:24-26]
3)
The Operation
of EACH Section of the Sanctuary
1) What happened
in the Courtyard?
1)
The
MORNING and EVENING sacrifices for the whole nation of Israel
2)
The
INDIVIDUAL PERSON’s offering
1)
In
EACH service a lamb was killed and the priest would take some blood from the
lamb.
2)
In
the case of the INDIVIDUAL, the person would
1)
Bring a lamb into the Courtyard
2)
Put his/her hands on the head of the animal and confess
their sins
3)
They would then take a knife and cut the throat of the
animal.
4)
The priest would take some blood from the lamb.
2) What happened
in the Holy Place?
Altar
of Incense for the forgiveness of sins.
3) What happened
in the Most Holy Place?
1)
The High Priest would go into the Most Holy Place and
perform certain services including
“upon the mercy seat, and before
the mercy seat”. Leviticus
16:15
2)
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
1)
he would take all the sins of all the
people who had confessed all their sins, and who had all
their sins forgiven in the Holy Place, and
2)
put them on the head of the scapegoat.
3)
The scapegoat would then be taken out into an uninhabited
area of the wilderness by the hands of a fit man, and left there.
4)
The Main
Function of EACH Section of the Sanctuary
2)
Holy
Place – FORGIVENESS (by God, through Jesus Christ)
the
Most Holy Place
in the Sanctuary. The
only sins
that were blotted out (removed) were the sins of all those who had confessed
all their sins and who had all their sins forgiven in the Holy Place.
5)
The
Application of
Christ’s LIFE and MINISTRY to EACH Section of the Sanctuary
2)
Holy
Place – Jesus Christ’s
ministry in the HEAVENLY Sanctuary
31 AD – 1844
3)
Most
Holy Place –
Jesus Christ’s ministry in the HEAVENLY Sanctuary
1844 – Close of Probation
The 2nd and 3rd time periods can be shown in the light of the 2,300 day prophecy of Daniel 8:14 and the day for a week principle of Ezekiel 4:6. Included in the time frame of the 2,300 day prophecy of Daniel, 8:14 is the prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. In it is the prophecy of Jesus dying in the midst of the week in verse 27, which establishes the start and the length of Christ’s public ministry in the 1st time period. This prophecy in Daniel 9 becomes a fundamental component of the 2,300 day prophecy. We are currently in the 3rd time period, near it’s close.
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END OF OUTLINE OF BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SANCTUARY |