ANSWER: Let me begin this answer by stating that God is Love and this answer will provide

evidence.

The answer is, “Yes”. The sanctuary of God in the Old Testament, which was erected by
Moses (Exodus 25), is the visual aid of the gospel message in the New Testament.

Psalm 77:13
“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?”

Some Christians think that it's Old Testament VS New Testament as if they are opposed to
each other or one can live without the other; however, you can trace Jesus from the Old
Testament to the New (final) Testament. The Old Testament is a shadow of the New
Testament. Like any shadow, a shadow takes the silhouette shape of the substance it is cast
from, while the substance is real (Colossians 2:17).

Every meticulous detail of the Sanctuary pointed to Christ’s ministry as a shadow of the
cross. It is so significant to Christianity because the Holy Sanctuary details the process of
salvation  for, in the symbolic sense, the children of God then and now.

The heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 8:2) represents the  “situation room” in the Universe
where God had mobilized the operations to save humanity from the agencies and
deceptions of the devil as well as putting an end to sin, suffering, and death forever. The
heavenly sanctuary is the ultimate “temple” (Revelation 7:15).

The Origin of Evil traces itself to the spirit of lawlessness and the breaking of God’s Holy
Laws which began with a WAR in Heaven (Revelation 12:7–9). The Bible defines sin as the
“transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). Sin is significant because it separates us from God
(Isaiah 59:2) which leads to death (Romans 6:23).

I. THE SANCTUARY COMPARTMENTS:

The sanctuary had three components: [1] The Outer Court (1st-heaven), [2] The Holy Space
(2nd-heaven), [3] The Most Holy Place (3rd-heaven).

 [1] The Outer Court represents the process of Justification by grace and

faith. This can also be understood as the place of “the substitutionary
sacrifice”.
 [2] The Holy Place  represents the process of Sanctification by the power of
the Holy Spirit. This can also be understood as the place of “priestly
meditation”.
 [3] The Most Holy Place  represents the process of Glorification under the
presence of God. This can also be understood as the place of “final
judgment”.
ANSWER: Let me begin this answer by stating that God is Love and this answer will provide
evidence.

The answer is, “Yes”. The sanctuary of God in the Old Testament, which was erected by
Moses (Exodus 25), is the visual aid of the gospel message in the New Testament.

Psalm 77:13
“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?”

Some Christians think that it's Old Testament VS New Testament as if they are opposed to
each other or one can live without the other; however, you can trace Jesus from the Old
Testament to the New (final) Testament. The Old Testament is a shadow of the New
Testament. Like any shadow, a shadow takes the silhouette shape of the substance it is cast
from, while the substance is real (Colossians 2:17).

Every meticulous detail of the Sanctuary pointed to Christ’s ministry as a shadow of the
cross. It is so significant to Christianity because the Holy Sanctuary details the process of
salvation  for, in the symbolic sense, the children of God then and now.

The heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 8:2) represents the  “situation room” in the Universe
where God had mobilized the operations to save humanity from the agencies and
deceptions of the devil as well as putting an end to sin, suffering, and death forever. The
heavenly sanctuary is the ultimate “temple” (Revelation 7:15).

//Image from “A Divine Design” by Amazing Facts

The Origin of Evil traces itself to the spirit of lawlessness and the breaking of God’s Holy
Laws which began with a WAR in Heaven (Revelation 12:7–9). The Bible defines sin as the
“transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). Sin is significant because it separates us from God
(Isaiah 59:2) which leads to death (Romans 6:23).

I. THE SANCTUARY COMPARTMENTS:

The sanctuary had three components: [1] The Outer Court (1st-heaven), [2] The Holy Space
(2nd-heaven), [3] The Most Holy Place (3rd-heaven).
  [1] The Outer Court represents the process of Justification by grace and
faith. This can also be understood as the place of “the substitutionary
sacrifice”.
 [2] The Holy Place  represents the process of Sanctification by the power of
the Holy Spirit. This can also be understood as the place of “priestly
meditation”.
 [3] The Most Holy Place  represents the process of Glorification under the
presence of God. This can also be understood as the place of “final
judgment”.

//Image: The Structure of Holy Sanctuary.

II. THE SANCTUARY DOOR:
Before entering into the Outer Court of the Holy Sanctuary, everyone must first pass
through the Eastern gate. There was only one doorway that led towards the West. Jesus had
said,  "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved" (John 10:9). Jesus also
said,  "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

The reason why God had set the gate of the sanctuary on the Eastern side of the sanctuary
was so that when you entered into the sanctuary, your back would be facing towards the
East while your face was facing the West. God knew that the Heathen had made it a practice
in turning to the East to worship the rising Sun (the Sun always rises from the East). In the
Bible, the things of God comes FROM the East moving towards the West; however, moving
TOWARDS the EAST is a bad thing.

III. THE COURTYARD ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING:

There were two compartments in the courtyard: [1] the Brazen Altar and [2] The Brazen
Laver.

 The Brazen Altar was used to burn the sacrificial animal that was killed by
the sinner (see image below).
  The Brazen Laver was used to clean the priests as a form of baptism (see image
below). sinner (see image below).


IV. THE HOLY PLACE:
There were three articles of furniture in the Holy Place: [1] The Golden Lampstand, [2] The
Table of Showbread, and [3] The Altar of Incense.

 1.  The Golden Lampstand, simply put, represents Jesus who is the light of
the world (John 8:12, Matthew 5:14). This lampstand (it is not for
 candlesticks) fire was fueled by pure olive oil (held within lamps) and lit at
all times (Exodus 27:20) as managed by the priests. The oil in the lamp
represents the power of the Holy Spirit to illuminate the Church (Zechariah
4:2–6; 1 Samuel 16:13).
a. The lampstand was placed on the SOUTH side of the Holy
Place.
b. The lampstand represents Jesus Christ who said, “I am the light
of the world” (John 8:12).
c. The lampstand also represents God’s people who were to
reflect the light of Jesus into the entire world because Jesus
said, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden… Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your goods works and glorify your Father in
heaven” (Matthew 5:14,16).
o The lampstand lamps is also another symbol of the word of
God (Psalm 119:105).

 2. The Table of Shewbread (“presence bread”) represents Jesus Christ, the

word of God and the Bread of Life (John 6:35). God instructed Moses, “You
shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.” (Exodus 25:30).
a. The Table of Showbread was placed on the north side of the
Holy Place.
b. There were twelve loaves of unleavened bread representative of
the 12 tribes of Israel, the 12 disciples of Jesus. The bread was
replaced every Sabbath day. The bread was dedicated to God
and later eaten by the priests.
c. The bread in its entirety represents Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:4).
 i. John 4:47-50
“47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes
[d]in Me has everlasting life. 48  I [JESUS] AM THE
BREAD OF LIFE. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in
the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread
which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of
it and not die.”
ii. Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)
“4 But He [Jesus] answered and said, ‘It is written,
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
d. The Holy Bible is God’s written Word and through it, we are
spiritually sustained. Just as the priests ate the unleavened
bread in the sanctuary, Christians also need to partake of the
sweet bread of Life found in the Holy Bible as sustenance for
life.
i. Matthew 6:11 (NKJV)
“11 Give us this day our daily bread.”

ANSWER: Let me begin this answer by stating that God is Love and this answer will provide
evidence.

The answer is, “Yes”. The sanctuary of God in the Old Testament, which was erected by
Moses (Exodus 25), is the visual aid of the gospel message in the New Testament.

Psalm 77:13
“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?”

Some Christians think that it's Old Testament VS New Testament as if they are opposed to
each other or one can live without the other; however, you can trace Jesus from the Old
Testament to the New (final) Testament. The Old Testament is a shadow of the New
Testament. Like any shadow, a shadow takes the silhouette shape of the substance it is cast
from, while the substance is real (Colossians 2:17).
Every meticulous detail of the Sanctuary pointed to Christ’s ministry as a shadow of the
cross. It is so significant to Christianity because the Holy Sanctuary details the process of
salvation  for, in the symbolic sense, the children of God then and now.

The heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 8:2) represents the  “situation room” in the Universe
where God had mobilized the operations to save humanity from the agencies and
deceptions of the devil as well as putting an end to sin, suffering, and death forever. The
heavenly sanctuary is the ultimate “temple” (Revelation 7:15).

//Image from “A Divine Design” by Amazing Facts

The Origin of Evil traces itself to the spirit of lawlessness and the breaking of God’s Holy
Laws which began with a WAR in Heaven (Revelation 12:7–9). The Bible defines sin as the
“transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). Sin is significant because it separates us from God
(Isaiah 59:2) which leads to death (Romans 6:23).

I. THE SANCTUARY COMPARTMENTS:

The sanctuary had three components: [1] The Outer Court (1st-heaven), [2] The Holy Space
(2nd-heaven), [3] The Most Holy Place (3rd-heaven).

 [1] The Outer Court represents the process of Justification by grace and

faith. This can also be understood as the place of “the substitutionary
sacrifice”.
  [2] The Holy Place  represents the process of Sanctification by the power of
the Holy Spirit. This can also be understood as the place of “priestly
meditation”.
 [3] The Most Holy Place  represents the process of Glorification under the
presence of God. This can also be understood as the place of “final
judgment”.

//Image: The Structure of Holy Sanctuary.

II. THE SANCTUARY DOOR:
Before entering into the Outer Court of the Holy Sanctuary, everyone must first pass
through the Eastern gate. There was only one doorway that led towards the West. Jesus had
said,  "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved" (John 10:9). Jesus also
said,  "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

The reason why God had set the gate of the sanctuary on the Eastern side of the sanctuary
was so that when you entered into the sanctuary, your back would be facing towards the
East while your face was facing the West. God knew that the Heathen had made it a practice
in turning to the East to worship the rising Sun (the Sun always rises from the East). In the
Bible, the things of God comes FROM the East moving towards the West; however, moving
TOWARDS the EAST is a bad thing.

III. THE COURTYARD ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING:

There were two compartments in the courtyard: [1] the Brazen Altar and [2] The Brazen
Laver.

 The Brazen Altar was used to burn the sacrificial animal that was killed by
the sinner (see image below).
  The Brazen Laver was used to clean the priests as a form of baptism (see
image below).

IV. THE HOLY PLACE:

There were three articles of furniture in the Holy Place: [1] The Golden Lampstand, [2] The
Table of Showbread, and [3] The Altar of Incense.

 1.  The Golden Lampstand, simply put, represents Jesus who is the light of
the world (John 8:12, Matthew 5:14). This lampstand (it is not for
 candlesticks) fire was fueled by pure olive oil (held within lamps) and lit at
all times (Exodus 27:20) as managed by the priests. The oil in the lamp
represents the power of the Holy Spirit to illuminate the Church (Zechariah
4:2–6; 1 Samuel 16:13).
a. The lampstand was placed on the SOUTH side of the Holy
Place.
b. The lampstand represents Jesus Christ who said, “I am the light
of the world” (John 8:12).
c. The lampstand also represents God’s people who were to
reflect the light of Jesus into the entire world because Jesus
said, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden… Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your goods works and glorify your Father in
heaven” (Matthew 5:14,16).
o The lampstand lamps is also another symbol of the word of
God (Psalm 119:105).

 2. The Table of Shewbread (“presence bread”) represents Jesus Christ, the

word of God and the Bread of Life (John 6:35). God instructed Moses, “You
shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.” (Exodus 25:30).
a. The Table of Showbread was placed on the north side of the
Holy Place.
b. There were twelve loaves of unleavened bread representative of
the 12 tribes of Israel, the 12 disciples of Jesus. The bread was
replaced every Sabbath day. The bread was dedicated to God
and later eaten by the priests.
c. The bread in its entirety represents Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:4).
 i. John 4:47-50
“47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes
[d]in Me has everlasting life. 48  I [JESUS] AM THE
BREAD OF LIFE. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in
the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread
which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of
it and not die.”
ii. Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)
“4 But He [Jesus] answered and said, ‘It is written,
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
d. The Holy Bible is God’s written Word and through it, we are
spiritually sustained. Just as the priests ate the unleavened
bread in the sanctuary, Christians also need to partake of the
sweet bread of Life found in the Holy Bible as sustenance for
life.
i. Matthew 6:11 (NKJV)
“11 Give us this day our daily bread.”

//Image: The table of Showbread. 6 loaves on the left and 6 loaves on the right.

 3. The Altar of Incense  represents the prayers of intercession and

confession of the believers wanting to communicate with God.
a. The altar of incense was located directly across from the door
standing against the ornate veil that separated the Holy Place
from the Most Holy Place.
b. It was here that the priest burned a very special blend of
perpetual incense (Exodus 30:8) that filled the sanctuary with a
sweet-smelling cloud, representing the prayers of intercession
and confession of the believers sweetened by the Holy Spirit.
i. This “perpetual incense before the lord” (Exodus
30:8) was a reminder of how God’s people should
daily come to the Lord in prayer to offer our
 petitions before the throne of God as intermediated
by the High Priest (Hebrews 4:16).
c. In the New Covenant, Jesus Christ is our High Priest the sole
mediator between God and Man (1 Timothy 2:5-6, Hebrews
4:14-16).

//Image: The altar of incense next to the veil in the Holy Place. The rising smoke from the
incense represents our prayers being brought into God’s presence in the Mosy Holy Place from
the Holy Place with the work of the High Priest. Jesus, in the New Covenant, is our new High
Priest (Hebrews 8:1,2) from the Order of Melchizedek (not the Levitical priesthood).

The Holy Place represents a Christian’s life to learning and obeying under the grace of God.
When we sin and pray to God for forgiveness, we ask for justification again, which God will
provide for a sincere confessor who has not grieved the Holy Spirit away (1 John 1:9,
Matthew 12:31). The key ingredients in our sanctification are a devotional life in the Word,
prayer, and witnessing. The sanctuary's bread, incense, and lamp represent these elements.

V. THE MOST HOLY PLACE:

The divide between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place was a Veil (curtain). It has a
great significance because it was this veil that tore at the very moment Jesus died on the
cross (Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45).

//Image: The Holy of Holies and the Holy Place divided between a veil which blocked the glory
of God, coming from the Shekhinah glory at the Mercy Seat of the Ark, from the public view.
One of the reasons the veil is there is because it teaches us that we sinners, cannot witness the
glory of God without dying because of our sinful impurities.

His death symbolized the end of the need for the exclusive Levitical priesthood to mediate
between man and God. Christ became our High Priest from the priesthood of Melchizedek
(Hebrews 6:19-20; Hebrews 5:1–14; Hebrews 7:1-21; Genesis 14:18, etc.)

The veil represents the body of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19,20). It was only by passing through
this veil that access was possible to the Most Holy place (Hebrews 4:16). The tearing of the
veil symbolized the death of the Lamb of God, which now permits the believer in His
atonement immediate access to the Most Holy place through the new High Priest -Jesus
Christ- the one and only Mediator between man and God.

 THE EARTHLY SANCTUARY: The temporary Levitical Priesthood that was

“ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can
never take away sins” (Hebrews 10:11), was merely a “copy and a shadow of
heavenly things” (Hebrews 8:5). The Earthly Sanctuary was merely “symbolic
for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which
cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the
conscience” (Hebrews 9:9). The temporary ritual animal sacrifices conducted
in the Earthly Sanctuary was a “shadow of good things to come” (Hebrews
10:1) “for it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take
away sins” (Hebrews 10:4).
 THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY: There is another sanctuary that exists
beyond the Earthly Sanctuary that is being explained here and that is the
Heavenly Sanctuary.
o Hebrews 9:11-15 (KJV)
“11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come,
by a greater and  more perfect tabernacle, not made with
hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the
blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood  he entered in
once into the holy place [hagion], having obtained eternal
redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and
the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the
purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without
spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the
living God? 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first testament, they which
are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”
o Hebrews 8:1–2 (KJV)
“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; 2 A minister of the
sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched,
and not man.”
o The ritual sacrifices of the Earthly Sanctuary only existed “until
the time of the Reformation“ (Hebrews 10:10) when “Christ
came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the
greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that
is, not of this creation” (Hebrews 10:11). When Jesus died on
the cross, the veil of the temple sanctuary was torn from top to
bottom signifying that the Earthly sanctuary was no longer
required because Jesus, who accumulated the sins of man onto
himself, fulfilled the sacrifice for the atonement of Sin (Matthew
27:51). When the Majority of the Jewish leadership rejected
Jesus, their promised Messiah, God no longer recognized the
temple as His “house” (Matthew 23:38). The Earthly temple and
the services that were required in it no longer held the same
sacred meaning in the sight the Lord in Heaven. Christ’s death
signified a “change” in the priesthood (Hebrews 7:12). After
Christ resurrected, he eventually ascended to heaven and “sat
down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12). The bible says,
“The forerunner has entered [the heavenly sanctuary] for us,
 even Jesus having become High Priest forever” (Hebrews 6:20).
Jesus, our High Priest was to “be a merciful and faithful High
Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the
sins of the people” (Hebrews 2:17) who was the “High Priest
over the house of God” (Hebrews 10:21). Every since Jesus had
become our High Priest, the Holy Spirit invites us to “draw near
with a true heart in full assurance of faith” (Hebrews 10:22) and
to “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain
mercy and find grace to help in the time of need” (Hebrews
4:6). Before all that, in the Earthly sanctuary, we did not have a
direct hotline to God because of reconnecting with God had to
go through the daily and yearly services of the Earthly
Sanctuary (the Old Covenant).

//Image: Jesus in the Most Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary (Hebrews 8:2,5; Hebrews
9:11,24; Hebrews 10:12; Revelation 11:19, Revelation 15:5, etc.).

Past the Veil was the Most Holy Place. The length of the Most Holy place equaled its width
so that it formed a square. It was also as high as it was wide and long, making it a perfect
cube - just like the New Jerusalem will be (see Revelation 21:16). The apartment contained
only one piece of furniture.

Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest will enter the Most Holy Place with
bells around his waist and a rope attached to his body. This was because sometimes the
High Priest would die from being in the presence of God, which is like a bright consuming
fire, in the Most Holy Place because they still haven’t confessed all their sins or were not
ready to enter. If they could no longer hear the bells jingling in the Most Holy Place, it
means the High Priest was dead and they could drag out his body without entering the
Sanctuary. Only the High Priest was allowed to enter the Most Holy Place.
//Image: The High Priest placing the blood of the lamb onto the Mercy Seat which represents
God’s Throne.

Inside the Most Holy place, or "holy of holies," was one piece of furniture - the ark of the
covenant. This sacred box, also constructed of acacia wood and covered with gold,
contained the tablets of stone upon which God had written the  [1] Ten Commandments.
Later it also contained [2] Aaron's rod that had budded and  [3] a small pot of manna.
The lid of the ark was called the "mercy seat" (Exodus 25:17), and above it was the shining
glory of the Lord, of Shekinah  (which literally means "the dwelling"), radiating between two
golden covering cherubs (Isaiah 6:1,2), or angels, on either end of the ark. This was a symbol
of the throne of God and the presence of the Almighty in heaven.

“The ark of the covenant contains some of the most beautiful and significant symbolism of
God's entire plan of salvation. Inside the ark, between the golden bowl of manna,
symbolizing God's providence, and Aaron's rod that budded, symbolizing God's authority
and discipline, were the two tables of stone on which God's finger inscribed the law that has
been violated by all men (Romans 3:23). The breaking of that law is sin (1 John 3:4) and the
penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23).”

It is also important that the “book of the law” which was a scroll detailing the civil and
ceremonial laws of the Israelites were placed “beside the ark of the covenant” (Deuteronomy
31:26). The Ceremonial and Civil laws of the “book of the law” were not written by the finger
of God just like the Ten Commandments were. God’s Ten Commandments, which were
written by the finger of God, were placed INSIDE the ark of the covenant and not beside it
(compare Exodus 25:16, 31:18, 34:29, 40:20).

The walls of the Most Holy place were engraved with many angels, representing the clouds
of living angels that surround the person of God in heaven (1 Kings 6:29).

The Holy Sanctuary was also meant to allow God to dwell with his people in a safe manner.
If the Lord had come to Israel with his FULL (not limited) majesty, glory, and unveiled power
all of the Israelites would die instantly because they were unclean sinners. Before the Fall of
Man, God, Adam, and Eve had the privilege of free communion between each other but the
presence of Sin separated us from his presence and Adam and Eve became ashamed near
God’s Holy presence (Genesis 3).

The most important reason for the building of the sanctuary was is actual to establish the
blueprints God had to reveal to his children his plan of saving us from the eternal
destruction that Sin causes. The Sanctuary was a detailed blueprint on how God would work
to remove sin from existence while keeping us alive ultimately reuniting us with God.

After the construction of the tabernacle, according to the details provided by God, the book
of Exodus concludes by telling us that a shining cloud, representing God’s presence,
descended onto the temple thus giving his blessing and showing his approval of it (Exodus
40:34,35).

VI. SO WHAT? HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK? *Quoted from an article (click link above)

“The sanctuary shows how God deals with sin. Sin cannot be ignored. Its wages are death
(Roman 6:23). The law can't be changed to make sinners not guilty. Sin's wages must be
paid, either by the sinner in receiving eternal death or by Christ on the cross.”

“Let's follow sin as it is confessed, and then processed through the sanctuary.”

Before we dissect the sacrificial services, we need to understand that there are three types of
sacrificial services: [1] burn offerings, [2] sin offerings, and [3] peace offerings.
  Burnt offerings were for expressing worship and devotion.
 Sin offerings represented confession and the reconciliation for sins
 Peace offerings were for the expression of goodwill, gratitude, and the
fulfillment of vows.
These offerings were made on the behalf of the entire congregation or from individual
sinners. The offerings used were unblemished “clean” animals as they represented the fact
that you cannot clean the dirty with the dirty. Only that which is clean can purify what is
dirty. For richer families, a lamb, goat, or bull was used. For poorer families, pigeons,
turtledoves, or even flour could be used as offerings.

Twice a day, every day for each year, a priest would offer a morning and evening burnt
offering of an unblemished 1-year old lamb (1 Peter 1:19) on behalf of the entire
congregation which would signify Israel’s commitment to God and their dependence upon
the future promise of the Messiah (John 1:29). It was clear that the animal sacrifice had to be
“without blemish” (Leviticus 4:3,23,28).

Furthermore, the unblemished lamb undoubtedly represents Jesus Christ for three
reasons:

 1. Jesus never sinned (1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5, John 19:4, Hebrews
4:15, 2 Corinthians 5:21).
o If Jesus was never sinless, he could never have been our
substitute.
o Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)
“15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize
with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet
without sin.”
o 1 Peter 1:19 (NKJV)
“19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot.”
 2. Jesus is God (John 1:1).
o Jesus is the Creator of Heaven, Earth, and the Law (John 1:2,3).
The law is a mirror to his character. The Law was never changed
by Christ because he made it whole (Matthew 5:17).
o Jesus is the Lifegiver and the Lawmaker and he is the only one
able to grant the gift of eternal life to a sinner (John 1:4).
o Angels could not be our substitute, Mary cannot be our
substitute, and the Apostles cannot intercede for us because
they are all created beings and they have no life in and of
themselves.
 3. Jesus became a man.
o Jesus became mortal in order to become our substitute.
 o Philippians 2:7 (KJV)
“7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the
form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”
o 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NKJV)
“9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though
He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you
through His poverty might become rich.”
o It was only Jesus who understood our depraved human
condition. In this way, it was Jesus Christ alone who could serve
as our High Priest our ultimate and sole intercessor between
Man and God.

[FOLLOW THE BLOOD]

 “When a sinner became convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit and wanted to
confess, he came to the door of the courtyard with a spotless animal
(usually a lamb) to sacrifice. He laid his hands on the head of the
innocent victim and confessed his sin. This symbolically transferred his sin
and its penalty to the lamb.

//Image: A sinner places his hands on the clean animal (the lamb) symbolically transferring
his sins onto the lamb.
//Image: The sinner killing the clean animal (lamb) with his own hands. The priest would then
collect some of the blood in a container and the rest of the blood will be spilled on the ground.

 Then with his own hand, he had to slay the animal and shed its blood. This
was to impress upon the repentant sinner that his sins would ultimately
require the death of the spotless Lamb of God. This act was not intended to
be a pleasant action on the part of the sinner. This gruesome part of the
Justification process was intended to be a repetitive reminder to us on how
painful and ugly are the results of sin. When we sin without repenting, we
are killing Christ’s heart over and over again.
//Image: A Roman soldier stabbing Jesus in the side which results in Christ’s body spilling
blood and water onto the ground (John 19:34). Do you see the parallelism of this in the Holy
Sanctuary?

 “This was the part of the sinner in the sanctuary service. The priests, who
represented the mediation of Christ between the guilty sinner and his God,
did the rest.”
 “After confessing his sin and slaying the lamb, the sinner went away
forgiven, his sin covered by the shed blood of the victim. Of course, the
lamb's blood didn't cover the sin, but it represented the blood of
Christ, ‘the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world’ (John 1:29).”
 “After some of the blood was caught by the priest, the rest of the blood
was poured out from the corpse on the ground at the base of the altar and
the animal was burnt on the altar.” The priest would take the blood he
collected and apply it to each of the four horns on the altar of sacrifice
(Leviticus 17:11) representing forgiveness of atonement for the sinner. He
then had to butcher the body and take its fat to be burned at the altar. The
fat represented sin (Psalm 37:20). This service of the altar of sacrifice
ultimately represents the individual’s willingness to repent from their sin as
well as the necessity of blood, through death, for his own divine
atonement.
 “The altar symbolized the cross where Jesus was sacrificed for the sins of
the world. His blood was spilled on the ground at the foot of the cross
when the centurion pierced His side (John 19:34).”
//Image: Priest burning the sacrificial animal.

 Right after the burning, the priest would clean himself on the Lavar. “The
priest never went into the sanctuary without first cleansing himself at the
laver. This washing is symbolic of baptism and is listed as one of the
symbols for salvation (Acts 2:38). The Israelites had to cross the Red Sea
before they were free from the bondage of Egypt. "And were all baptized
unto Moses in the cloud [pillar of fire] and in the sea" (1 Corinthians 10:2). So
in the courtyard, we pass through the fire and water. Jesus said, "Except a
man be born of WATER and of the SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God" (John 3:5).”
 Exodus 30:20 (NKJV)
“20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near
the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall
wash with water, lest they die”
o To reinforce the lesson of this important sanctuary detail, it
must be understood by everyone that sinners cannot live in the
presence of God (that is why there was a veil). The washing at
the laver symbolized the inner cleansing of the priests’ hearts
before approaching the presence of God. The same thing is
applied in the Christian baptism through full water immersion
where the Christian, going into the water, symbolically dies to
their old way of life and is resurrected or “raised up” to a new
walk with Jesus.

Romans 6:4 (NKJV)

“4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into
 death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory
of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

//Image: Priest washing in the Lavar.

//Image: A Christian about to be baptized through full water immersion.

 After the priest washed himself clean in the Lavar, he would take “the blood
of the lamb, symbolically bearing the guilt of the sinner…and transferred
[the blood] to the Holy Place of the sanctuary.” Here the priest would
sprinkle that blood on the veil, where on the other side lies the Ten
Commandments (inside the ark) which was the law that had been
transgressed (see the definition of “sin” above).
 “Each day the blood, bearing the guilt, was sprinkled before the veil, thus
transferring the guilt from the sinner to the tabernacle. There the guilt of
the repentant sinners accumulated throughout the year until the Day of
Atonement.”
//Image: High priest sprinkling the blood of the sacrificial animal on the veil which
accumulated until the Day of Judgement (Atonement).

 “In the Holy Place, the smoke of the incense rising from the altar
represented the intercession of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' name, making our
prayers of confession acceptable to the Father (Romans 8:26, 27).”

//Image: Priest interceding the prayers of the repentant sinners.

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT (“Yom Kippur”):

 “Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest took two perfect
kid goats, and lots were cast over them to determine which one would be
the Lord's goat and which would be the scapegoat  (called ‘Azazel’ in
Hebrew). [see Leviticus 16:7–8]”
//Image: Priests casting lots on two young goats. One of the goats is the Lord’s goat and the
other is the Scapegoat representing Satan, the Father of Sin.

 “After confessing his own sins and those of his family upon a bull, the high
priest placed his hands on the Lord's goat and confessed the sins of the
entire congregation which had accumulated in the holy place during the
year.“

//Image: The priest confessing his own sins and the sins of his family on a bull.
//Image: The priest would place his hands on the scapegoat (not the Lord’s Goat) and
confesses the sins of the ENTIRE CONGREGATION which accumulated during the year on the
veil between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. The scapegoat now bears the BLAME of
SIN from everyone.

 “Then the Lord's goat was [then] slain, and the blood was taken by the high
priest into the Most Holy place and offered before the mercy seat of the ark
where the presence of God dwelt (Leviticus 16:15).” The blood here
represents the blood of Christ, which satisfied the consequences of the
broken law, which was the Ten Commandments that were directly
underneath the Mercy Seat.

//Image: High Priest sprinkling the blood of the Lord’s Goat onto the mercy seat of the altar.

 After sprinkling some of the Lord’s Goat’s blood on the mercy seat of the
altar, the High Priest would reverently backout of the Most Holy Place until
he reached the courtyard where he placed some of the blood on the horns
of the altar again which completed his task in making atonement for the
people.
 “Between the law, which condemns us to death (because of sin) and the all-
consuming presence of God, is the mercy seat or the lid of the ark. This
arrangement illustrates that only Jesus' mercy saves us from being
consumed by the fiery presence and justice of God. But Jesus' mercy isn't
cheap. He bought it with His own blood. He paid the wages of sin so He
could offer mercy to ALL who will accept it.”
 WHAT WERE THE ISRAELITES SUPPOSED TO DO DURING THE DAY OF
ATONEMENT?
o During the Day of Atonement, the Israelites were to take a
solemn time to “afflict their souls” while the High Priest was
conducting the phases of the Day of Atonement. In fact, God
commanded His people to “afflict their souls”, six different
times! (Lev 16:29, 31; 23:27, 29, 32; Num 29:7).
QUESTION: What does it mean to “afflict” our souls?
 ANSWER: Afflicting soul has to do with
fasting: “Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river
of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our
God…” (Ezra 8:21). “Is it such a fast that I have
chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul?” (Isaiah
58:5).
 Even though physical fasting helps, there is
more to it than fasting:
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the
bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break
every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry,
and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy
house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover
him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own
flesh?” (Isaiah 58:6,7).
o On the yearly service of Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement,
the Israelites had to wait outside the sanctuary while earnestly
praying for a divine blessing on the work of the High Priest
“afflicting” themselves to fast and meditate on God.
 This tells us that the Christian, in the New Covenant
sanctuary in Heaven, has to “afflict our souls” when
Christ, our High Priest from the Order of
Melchizedek, is currently doing his work in the Most
Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Christians
should be praying, fasting, and meditating on the
promises of God while the High Priest (who is now
Jesus Christ in the New Covenant) was doing the
continued work of atonement in the Holy of Holies.
 The Christian duty in salvation is not yet over after
he spills the blood of the sacrificial animal. Here,
even up to the Day of Atonement, is the Christian
required to fast, pray, meditate, confess their sins,
clean, etc, before the Great and solemn “Day of the
Lord” (*****EMPHASIS ADDED*****). Just because
you accept Jesus Christ does not permit you to sin
 and waywardly do nothing to SEEK THE
LORD before the Second-Coming of Jesus Christ.
The gospel of Christ urges people to act upon their
free will and seek Jesus Christ to be molded more
into his Character in order to have a sinless
life ONLY  by the power of the Holy Spirit but it
must be willfully saught out.
 Once Jesus Christ steps out of the Most Holy Place,
then the End of Days will come and Jesus will return
for the second time to planet Earth in his Full and
majestic glory on an unexpected day of Judgement
(Day of Wrath). Also note the importance of the
“Mercy Seat” becoming the “Judgement Seat”
which is symbolized by the lid of the Ark of the
Covenant.
 READ: Jeremiah 29:13, 2 Chronicles 15:2, 1
Chronicles 16:11, Matthew 7:7, Psalm 34:4, Psalm
105:4, Isaiah 55:6, Amos 5:4, Psalm 119:2, Amos
5:14, Psalm 119:45
o “If anyone within the camp disregarded the instructions that
were commanded by God during the solemn Day of Yom
Kippur, that person was to be cut off and destroyed (Lev. 23:29,
30). The Day of Atonement was truly about nothing less than
life and death. It demanded the believer’s complete loyalty to
God. Imagine that someone had confessed his sins during the
first phase of atonement during the year (that is, the daily
sacrifices), but then did not take the Day of Atonement
seriously. By his disregard of what God had planned to
demonstrate on this day, such a person proved himself to be
disloyal to God. What this means is that a person who professes
faith in God can still lose salvation.”
o “For 10 days leading up to the Day of Atonement, the children
of Israel were to clean their camp, houses, bodies, and guilt by
confessing every known fault. After the high priest went
through the ritual of cleansing the sanctuary, God had a clean
sanctuary and clean people. Now, as the real atonement is
taking place in heaven, God's people must be purified again. In
order to finish the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary and
bring His people to heaven, Christ cannot have any more sins
confessed. The wicked will go on sinning, but they will bear
their own sins and pay sin's wages in the judgment. The
righteous, on the other hand, will have gained the victory over
 sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. This takes place when
they all have the new covenant experience, which takes the law
from the stone tables and makes it an integral part of their
hearts [it is important to compare Jeremiah 31:33 to
Hebrews 10:16 if you want to know what the “New
Covenant” is]. At that time, Christ can finish cleansing His
heavenly sanctuary and come for His bride because His earthly
sanctuary - His people - have also been cleansed. He will have a
clean sanctuary in heaven and a clean sanctuary on earth.
Doesn't Jesus say that we are His temple? (Ephesians 2:19-21; 1
Corinthians 3:16).” (restated later below for emphasis)
o In Historicist eschatology, we are now in the “Final Hour” before
the Final Day of Christ’s Second Coming. If you still have sin in
your heart, turn now and repent for the kingdom of God is at
hand (Matthew 3:2; Ezekiel 18:23; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15).
 1 John 2:18 (NKJV)
“Little children, it is the LAST HOUR; and as you have
heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many
antichrists have come, by which we know that it is
the LAST HOUR.”
 1 Peter 4:7 (NKJV)
“7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore BE
SERIOUS AND WATCHFUL IN YOUR PRAYERS.”
THE SCAPEGOAT:

 When the High Priest came out of the tabernacle (Most Holy Place), on the
Day of Atonement, he symbolically bore upon himself ALL of the sins that
had polluted the sanctuary. At that point, he had already “made an end of
 atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar”
(Leviticus 16:20). What was left was to deal with the “scapegoat”.
o Leviticus 16:21 (NKJV)
“21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat,
confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all
their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on
the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness
by the hand of a suitable man.”
o Here, all the sins that had polluted the sanctuary were lastly
transferred onto Azazel.

//Image: A “suitable man” [strongman] leading the scapegoat into the wilderness.  It is
important to note that ***THE SCAPEGOAT DOES NOT GET SACRIFICED*** (Leviticus
16:21).

 “Representing Christ as Mediator, the high priest transferred the sins that
had polluted the sanctuary to the live goat, Azazel, which was then led
away from the camp of Israelites. This symbolically removed the sins of the
people and readied the sanctuary for another year of ministry. Thus, all
things were right between God and His people once again.”
 WHO DOES THIS SCAPEGOAT REPRESENT?:
o Some people mistakenly believe that the scapegoat, on the Day
of Atonement, represents Jesus Christ since Jesus “bore the sins
of may” (Isiah 53:12). While it is true that Jesus Christ did
indeed bore our sins, but the bible passage of Leviticus 16 and
other bible verses point out that the scapegoat could never
symbolize Jesus Christ because the scapegoat was never
sacrificed. The scapegoat was instead, led away into the
wilderness. The scapegoat, which was not slain as a sacrifice,
 could not cleanse the sanctuary or the people because “without
shedding of blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22).
o Even before the High Priest approached the scapegoat, the
Lord’s Goat’s blood was used to cleanse the sanctuary.
o The scapegoat represents Satan who does not bear to pay for
our sins. The Lord’s goat, which was used as a sacrifice,
represents Jesus, who paid the penalty for our sins with his
blood.
 Ancient Jewish scholars nad early church leaders
actually referred to the scapegoat as the
representation of the Devil:
 Origen said, “He who is called…Hebrew Azazel, is no
other than the Devil.”
 Irenaeus characterized the scapegoat as “that fallen
and yet mighty angel”.
o The reason why the scapegoat exists is that Satan has to be
punished, just like all other unbelievers and sinners (Revelation
20:12–15), for their own sins. Satan will ultimately bear the
responsibility for the existence of Sin and for leading people
astray into sin. God will ultimately hold Satan
accountable for being the father of Sin after the imminent
“Day of the Lord” (2 Peter 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3, etc.)
where God will completely remove the enemy away from His
children.
o The Day of Atonement was the second stage of a two-
phase atonement.
 “In the first phase, during the year, the Israelites
were forgiven. Their sins were not blotted out but
were entrusted to God Himself, who promised to
deal with them.”
 “The second phase did not have much to do with
forgiveness; the people were already forgiven. In
fact, the verb forgive does not occur at all in
Leviticus 16 or in Leviticus 23:27–32. What this
shows us is that the entire plan of salvation deals
with more than just the forgiveness of our sins, a
point that makes even more sense when
understood in the wider context of the great
controversy.”
VII. CONCLUSION:
 The Day of Atonement actually had three phases of God’s judgment against
Sin.
o Phase 1: Deals with those who profess to be followers of God.
 During this phase, the High Priest enters the Most
Holy Place and the people, who took part in the
sacrifices during that year (the entire congregation),
would have the moral duty to wait outside in
absolute solemnity while they were to “afflict [their]
souls” (Leviticus 16:31).
 Remember, God commanded His people to “afflict
their souls”, six different times. (Lev 16:29, 31; 23:27,
29, 32; Num 29:7).
 Unrepentance sinners would actually be dealt with
at a later time because the bible says, “For the time
has come for judgment to begin at the house of
God” (1 Peter 4:17).
 Phase one of the Day of Atonement began at the
end of the 2300 year prophecy.
o Phase 2: Deal with the banishment of the scapegoat into the
wilderness.
 This was a shadow of Bible prophecy of the
thousand-year punishment where Satan would be
imprisoned on a desolate planet Earth after the
Second-Coming of Christ.
 Revelation 20:1-2 (NKJV)
“20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,
having the key to the bottomless pit and a great
chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that
serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and
bound him for a thousand years;”
 During this Millenium (thousand-year period), the
saved will be in Heaven because they were
translated to Heaven at the Second-Coming. The
Millenium comes after the Second-Coming of Jesus
Christ.

The Apostle John wrote, “And I saw thrones, and

they sat on them, and judgment was committed to
them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word
of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his
image, and had not received his mark on their
 foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and
reigned with Christ for a thousand years”  (Revelation
21:4–6).

During that time, the Saints will become judges as

they review for themselves how God determined
who was saved and who was lost because his justice
is transparent. This is to be done because Satan had
spread many lies about the character of God and
his justice.
o Phase 3: Deals with the destruction of Sin, everything, and
every single wicked being who remains contaminated with it.
This is also known as the “executive phase”.
 This phase will use Holy fire to eradicate sin from
the universe just like how Azazel was forever
removed from the camp of God’s chosen people.
 Revelation 20:11-15(NKJV)
“11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who
sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven
fled away. And there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing
before God, and books were opened. And another
book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the
dead were judged according to their works, by the
things which were written in the books. 13 The sea
gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and
Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And
they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not
found written in the Book of Life was cast into the
lake of fire.”
//Image: The services of Earthly Sanctuary representing a shadow of Jesus and his Cross
(Colossians 2:6–22; Hebrews 10) and the work Jesus, our High Priest, is doing in the Holy of
Holies before the Second Coming (“Day of the Lord” or “Lord’s Day”).

 “The plan of salvation is the theme of the entire Bible. The salvation of the
children of Israel from Egypt follows this plan exactly. Egypt corresponded
to the courtyard where justification transpired. God sacrificed all the
firstborn of Egypt, representing those who will pay for their own sins. But
the Israelites were allowed to substitute the blood of the Passover lamb for
their firstborn child, representing those who accept Jesus' payment. After
the sacrifice came the cleansing. All of the children of Israel were "baptized"
in the Red Sea (1 Corinthians 10:1,2) symbolized by the laver. This daily
progress in character building is the process of sanctification. But what is
the end result of sanctification? Eventually, we come to the place where we
would rather die than dishonor our Savior by sinning. That is when the new
covenant is fulfilled in us. "But this shall be the covenant that I will make
with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in
their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, they
shall be my people" (Jeremiah 31:33). When God's law is our delight and
pleasure and sin has no more power over us, then the process of
sanctification is complete.”
 “For 10 days leading up to the Day of Atonement, the children of Israel
were to clean their camp, houses, bodies, and guilt by confessing every
known fault. After the high priest went through the ritual of cleansing the
sanctuary, God had a clean sanctuary and clean people. Now, as the real
atonement is taking place in heaven, God's people must be purified again.
In order to finish the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary and bring His
people to heaven, Christ cannot have any more sins confessed. The wicked
 will go on sinning, but they will bear their own sins and pay sin's wages in
the judgment. The righteous, on the other hand, will have gained the
victory over sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. This takes place when
they all have the new covenant experience, which takes the law from the
stone tables and makes it an integral part of their hearts. At that time,
Christ can finish cleansing His heavenly sanctuary and come for His bride
because His earthly sanctuary - His people - have also been cleansed. He
will have a clean sanctuary in heaven and a clean sanctuary on earth.
Doesn't Jesus say that we are His temple? (Ephesians 2:19-21; 1 Corinthians
3:16).”
 “This study could go on for hundreds of pages, but ultimately the central
theme of the whole sanctuary system is Jesus. Jesus is the Door, the
spotless Lamb, our High Priest. He is the Light of the World and the Bread
of Life. He is the Living Water in the laver and the Rock upon which is
written the law of God in the ark. His love is the gold shimmering
throughout the holy place. It is His blood that makes it possible for us to
approach the Father. Indeed, Jesus is the essence of the temple, for He
said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. ...But he spake
of the temple of his body" (John 2:19,21).”
 Although, we are no longer required to do sacrificial ceremonies in the Old
Covenant, the essence of the sanctuary message, who is the man Jesus
Christ, is still binding on any faithful Christian, Jew, or Gentile. The
Sanctuary is the broad view and summary of God’s plan of salvation being
carried out in the temple.

There are Three types of Temples:

o [1] Your body/soul (“Nephesh” or “psuche”)
 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; 6:19–20; 15:31
 Romans 12:1
o [2] Christ’s Body
 John 2:19–22
o [3] The Church
 1 Corinthians 12:27
 Ephesians 2:19–22
 1 Peter 2:5
 There is a difference between a typical Church and a temple. A church is for
conducting worship services while a temple is used to conduct ritual blood
sacrifices such as Moses’s wilderness sanctuary temple. A temple is
important because  “without shedding of blood there is no
remission”  (Hebrews 9:22).
 Here is what the Bible says about the New Covenant Temple, can you guess
what the apostles will say?
o 1 Corinthians 6:19
“Or do you not know that  YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT  who is in you, whom you have from God, and
you are not your own.”
o Romans 12:1
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
you  PRESENT YOUR BODIES A LIVING SACRIFICE, holy,
acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
o 1 Corinthians 15:31
“I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord,  I DIE DAILY.”
o 1 Peter 2:5
“…you also, as  LIVING STONES, are being built up
a  SPIRITUAL HOUSE, a holy priesthood, to offer up  SPIRITUAL
SACRIFICES  acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
o Hebrews 10:20-22
“20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us,
through the  VEIL, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a  High
Priest  [Jesus] over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts  sprinkled  from an evil conscience and our  BODIES
WASHED WITH PURE WATER.”
o Romans 6:4
“4 Therefore we were  BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM
INTO DEATH, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by
the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness
of life.”
 In the new AND old covenant, the Moral Law of God (a summary of his
character) was to be perpetually transcribed into our hearts of flesh and
minds (instead of stone) within our bodily temples.
o Jeremiah 31:33 (Old Testament Covenant)
“But this shall be the  COVENANT  that I will make with the
house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will  put my
law in their inward parts, and  WRITE it in their hearts; and
will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
o Hebrews 10:16 (New Testament Covenant)
“This is the  COVENANT  that I will make with them  after those
days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in
their minds will  I WRITE them;”
 o Ezekiel 36:26
“I will give you  a new heart  and put  a new spirit  within you; I
will  take the heart of STONE out of your flesh  and  give you
a heart of FLESH.”
o My friends, the Law is alive! Are you willing to let Christ give
you a new life? Let it be so today!

The Basic Summary of the Sanctuary:

o Jesus is our High Priest (Hebrews 8:1)

o Jesus is our Lamb  (John 1:36)
o Jesus is the Door (John 10:9)
o Jesus is the Living Water (John 4:14)
o Jesus is the Light of the World (John 8:12)
o Jesus is the Bread of Life (John 7:25)
o Jesus is the Intercessor  (Hebrews 7:25)
o Jesus is the Word, the Rock of Ages (John 1:1; Ephesians 2:20;
1 Corinthians 10:4)

An even more broad summary of the Bible and the sanctuary in its entirety is this:

“God is Love.” —  1 John 4:8

A FINAL WARNING: Revelation 22:2–21