The Tabernacle, a Pattern of Heaven

<p><strong>The Pattern of Heaven</strong></p><p>Exodus 25:1-9</p><p>Introduction</p><p>A trip through cathedrals – illiterate people and keeping the faith by art and sculptures.</p><p>A lot of history in these amazing structures: major events, burials, events that moved the world to remember: Luther nailing his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg that began a reformation! Or the move in Leipzig that brought down the Berlin Wall? Or the simple pastor in Timisoara, Romania that brought about the downfall of the government there. The many small chapels across England as John Wesley preached up and down the land. </p><p>Show pictures:</p><p>Sistine Chapel at the Vatican- Italy</p><p>Cathedral in Krakow, Poland</p><p>Cathedral in Milan</p><p>Cathedral in Salisbury – a worker who loved Jesus</p><p>Cathedral in Wesel – Peter Minuit who bought Manhatten from the Indians</p><p>St. Paul’s Cathedral London – taken into the Holy of Holies</p><p>But all of these do not compare with what God gave to Moses!</p><p>Then the Tabernacle – above all the others</p><p>Read Text</p><p>The Character and nature of God is revealed</p><p>Through the blood of Jesus</p><p>The courtyard for sin, and the Holy place leading to the Holy of Holies.</p><p>46x23 meters (150 feet X 75 feet) cf Biltmore is 175,000 ft2 CFNBC 11,250 ft2</p><p>Outer Court and Inner Court</p><p>Holy Place – 10 X 5 meters 48x24</p><p>Holy of Holies – 5 X 5 meters 24ft</p><p>Worshiper could not go any further than bringing sacrifice to altar. Only priests could go farther to laver. Worth – Over 100 billion USD equivalent.</p><p>See the Revelation 21 for the New Jerusalem</p><p>Prayers of incense Revelation 5:8 and 8:3,4</p><p>Assumptions and shadows.  Solving the mystery and wanting to know all things. </p><p>But there are issues that can develop because of this: the presence and leadership of God is replaced by dead works and dead traditions.  Where there. Is no life being infused, but the very condemnation that does not come from the Father:  ignoring him can lead