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Blessed
is he that readeth, and they that hear the words
of this prophecy, and keep those things which are
written therein: for the time is at hand.
Revelation 1:3 |
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The
Sanctuary
Lesson
21
Marking
Code: TS
Marking Color: Orange
Key Text: Exodus 25: 8, 9, 40
- Exodus 25: 8, 9,
40. God directed His Old
Testament people to build a sanctuary
as a place He could dwell with them.
Its symbols and rituals were designed
to point forward to the Lamb of God
and His atoning ministry. It was the
gospel in miniature thousands of
years before Christ came. By studying
the sanctuary service, we will find
that the plan of salvation becomes
electrifyingly clear.
- Hebrews 9. The
two apartments (or rooms) of the
sanctuary-the Holy Place and the Most
Holy Place-represents phases of
Christ’s ministry. The Holy
Place corresponds to His earthy
ministry, and the Most Holy Place
corresponds to His heavenly ministry.
Each room had furniture that
represented the activities of its
phase of ministry.
- Hebrews 8:1. The
priest in the sanctuary service
represented Jesus, our High Priest.
- Hebrews 9:12. The
blood of the animals that were
offered as sacrifices represented the
blood of Jesus.
- John 8:12;
Revelation 1:20. The candlestick,
or lamp stand, in the Holy Place
represented Jesus, the Light of the
world. And His church.
- John 6:35; 48-63.
The “showbread” in the Holy
Place represents Jesus, the Bread of
Life, and His Word.
- Revelation 8:3,4.
The incense offered in the Holy Place
represented the prayers of God’s
people.
- Leviticus 4:27-31.
The daily service in the Holy Place
represented the plan of redemption
and Christ’s sacrifice at
Calvary. Sin was symbolically
transferred from the sinner to the
sacrificial animal. Jesus daily
intercedes for us and applies His
blood to cover our sins.
Hebrews
8:1-5; 7:25; 9:24.
- Leviticus 16:4-22.
The yearly service took place once
each year on the Day of Atonement in
the Most Holy Place. It was a day of
judgment when the sins that had
symbolically accumulated in the
sanctuary throughout the year were
cleansed. It represented the heavenly
ministry of Jesus-the judgment.
- Matthew 27:51.
When Christ’s sacrifice as the
Lamb of God was completed, the veil
separating the two rooms in the
sanctuary was torn apart from top to
bottom. This signified that the
sacrifice was complete and that the
human priesthood and sanctuary
services had fulfilled their purpose.
Then Jesus took His place as our High
Priest in heaven.
- Hebrews 9:25,26.
Jesus entered the Most Holy Place of
the sanctuary in heaven once in the
last days of the world. This ministry
was symbolized by the yearly service
of the sanctuary on earth when the
high Priest entered the Most Holy
Place once each year on the Day of
Atonement.
- Revelation 22:11.
When Jesus leaves His work as our
High Priest in the Most Holy Place of
the heavenly sanctuary, the destiny
of every person will be sealed for
eternity.
- Isaiah 43:25.
We need to let Jesus blot out our
sins while His ministry in heaven is
still going forward.
TS-End.
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