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Journey4-ThePerfection Iwantyoutobeoverwhelmedtoday. OverwhelmedbytheawesomenessofGodandtheimportanceofJesus. AndsowegettothelastlessonintheJourneysSeries,calledPerfection WestartedwiththeProblem,alookatsinandthepredicamentwefindourselvesin. ThenwelookedathowGoddevelopedaPeopleforHimselfintheOldTestament,culminatinginanationofGodfearingChristians. ThenwelookedatthePromisesthatGodgaveAbrahamandhowtheyplayedoutintheOldTestamentandintotheNewandhoweachpromisewasfulfilled. EverythingthatwehavebeenstudyinghasbeendonebecauseitallendswithJesus.TodaywewanttolookatthePerfection,theperfectplanthatGodhadinstitutedfromthebeginningoftheProblem. OurlastScripturelastweekwasagreatintrointotoday’slesson. {Slide:Act13v32}

Act13v32 32“Wetellyouthegoodnews:WhatGodpromisedourancestors33hehasfulfilledforus,

theirchildren,byraisingupJesus.AsitiswritteninthesecondPsalm: “‘Youaremyson;

todayIhavebecomeyourfather.’o ThisScriptureencapsulatesthewholeseriesoftheFourjourneys. Thefactthatweneedgoodnewsmeansweareinabadnewsposition,wehaveaProblem GodPromisedourancestors FulfilledinusthePeople. ByraisingupJesus,thePerfectanswer WeknowitendswithJesus. ButwhendiditstartwithJesus. HewasmentionedinPsalm2accordingtothisverse Solet’sgoonthejourneyoffindingJesusintheOT. Ihavetomakeaconfessionupfrontthough,youwillhearsomestufftodaythatmaynotbeallhardandfastanswersaswehavejustclearlyreadinthisScripture… Youmayhavetodrawsomeofyourownconclusionsfromtodaysmaterial. Mysteriousné? TomakeitmoreinterestingwearegoingtostartwithaverseintheNT. {Slide:Heb10v1}

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Thelawisonlyashadowofthegoodthingsthatarecoming—nottherealitiesthemselves Allthelawswespokeaboutlastweek,all613ofthem,ashadow? Goodthingsarestillaheadofus. Thelawwasnotthereality. ItfeltprettyrealfortheIsraeliteswhoreceivedthelawunderpainofdeathiftheydisobeyed. Whatisashadow? {Slide:Fourshadows}

Whoarethesepeople? Whataretheywearing? Whatraceandculturearethey? Whatdothepeoplelooklike? Wehaveavagueidea,nothingconcreteandthatiswhatPaulissaying,wewillfindshadowsintheOT,clues,butthefinalpictureisrevealedinJesus. Solet’sgoshadowhunting. Let’slookforthefirstshadowbyaskingthequestion,didJesuseverappearintheOT? {Slide:1)Christophanies} 1)Christophanies WhatisaChristophanyandisitevenaword? Itisanditmeans,physicalappearanceofChrist. ThisisabittrickybecausenothingintheOTsays,thisisJesus. WehaveanotherproblembecausenoonecanseethefaceofGod,rememberMoseswantedtoseeGod’sGloryandGodsaidinExo33v20,“youcannotseemyface,fornoonecanseemeandlive”. AndyetisappearedasifpeopledidseeGodandlive. Itcouldn’tbetheSpiritanditcouldn’tbeGodbutwedohaveathirdoptionthatwecanseeandliveandthatisJesus? SoiftheBiblesaysthatsomeonehadseentheLordandlived,wasthatJesus? Justsaying.

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Let’slookatanexample. {Slide:Gen16v7+13}

Gen16v7+13 7TheangeloftheLORDfoundHagarnearaspringinthedesert;itwasthespringthatis

besidetheroadtoShur. 13ShegavethisnametotheLORDwhospoketoher:“YouaretheGodwhoseesme,”for

shesaid,“IhavenowseentheOnewhoseesme. Westartwithanangel. WeendwithaGodwhoseesher. CouldbeJesus? AnothergoodexampleisinJudges

Judges6v11-14 11TheangeloftheLORDcameandsatdownundertheoakinOphrahthatbelongedtoJoashtheAbiezrite,wherehissonGideonwasthreshingwheatinawinepresstokeepitfromtheMidianites.12WhentheangeloftheLORDappearedtoGideon,hesaid,“TheLORDiswithyou,

mightywarrior.” 13“Pardonme,mylord(Adonai),”Gideonreplied,“butiftheLORDiswithus,whyhasallthishappenedtous?Whereareallhiswondersthatourancestorstoldusaboutwhentheysaid,‘DidnottheLORDbringusupoutofEgypt?’ButnowtheLORDhasabandonedusandgivenus

intothehandofMidian.” 14TheLORD(Yahweh)turnedtohimandsaid,“GointhestrengthyouhaveandsaveIsrael

outofMidian’shand.AmInotsendingyou?” AgainwestartoffwiththeangeloftheLord. ButweendwiththeLord,Yahwehspeaking. WasthatJesus? Peoplearelookingatafigure,identifiedastheLordandthey’renotdying. Andwekeepgoing. Gen18v1-GodappearstoAbrahamatMamre Gen32v24-GodwrestleswithJacob Andmanymore… Justsaying… Shadows… {Slide:2)Typology} 2)Typology

Peopleastypology Whatistypology? Typologyisthestudyoftypes.

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Inourcase,Jesus,wearelookingforatypeofJesus. WearelookingforevidenceintheOTofthethingsthattellusaboutorprefigureorforeshadowJesus. {Slide:Heb10v1}

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Thelawisonlyashadowofthegoodthingsthatarecoming—nottherealitiesthemselves Theconceptweneedtounderstandisthatwehavenowisbetterthanwhatwasavailablebackthen.Thenwasashadow,nowwehavereality. Let’sstartbylookingatpeopleastypes.

Peopleastypology AlookatcharactersintheOldTestamentinourcase,thatwereatypeoforprefigureofacharacterintheNewTestament. Let’splayagame: I’mgoingtocomeupwithalistofattributesordescriptions,youtellmewhoIamspeakingabout. ● Theleadershipofthelandtriedtokillhim ● CameoutofEgypt ● Spenttimeinthedeserttoprepare ● LeftakingtobewiththeJews ● Leadpeopleoutofbondage ● Hadsomeonepreparethewayforhim ● Wentthroughwatertogetfreedom ● Gavethepeoplefoodtoeatandwatertodrink ● SpoketoGodonthemountain ● Offeredhimselfforhispeople. So,whoarewespeakingabout? CouldbeMosesorJesus. {Slide:MosesvsJesus}

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Amazinglysimilar. MosesforeshadowedJesusinmanyareas OrwhataboutJoseph Killedandfigurativelyresurrected(hisdadthoughhewasdead),broughtdeliverancetohisfamilyandsalvationtotheIsraelites. WhocanthinkofsomesimilaritiestoJoshua? Bothhadnofather-JoshuawasthesonofNun Bothledtheirpeopleintothepromisedland Joshua’snamemeans,YahwehissalvationorJehovahsaves. Samson-Gaveuphislifeforhispeople Samuel-BothmothersdedicatedtheirsontoGod-miraculousbirth David ● FromthetribeofJudah ● Boththreatenedbykings ● BothfromBethlehem ● BothpleasedGod ● Bothsaviorstotheirpeople ● Bothshepherdsandkings ● Bothpersecuted Nowlet’slookatinstitutionsorobjectsastypes.

Institutionsastypology We’vespokenaboutanumberofpeoplewhoeachhadcharacteristicsthatwecouldconnectwithJesus. Howevereveninstitutions,likegroupsofpeoplewithaspecificfunction,weretypesthatlookedforwardtowardsJesus. Whatdoesthatmean? BeingaProphet:

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ThegroupofpeoplewhowerecalledProphets,peopleusedbyGodthroughouttheOTtoshareHisword,Jesusultimatelyfulfilledthat. WhenJesusenteredJerusalem,thepeopleasked,“whoisthis?” {Slide:Mat21v11}

Mat21v11 11Thecrowdsanswered,“ThisisJesus,theprophetfromNazarethinGalilee.”

BeingaKing: OnecanlookatthegenerationalhistoryoftheKingsandhowthatendedwiththekingshipofJesus. WhatdidtheRomanssaywhentheycrucifiedJesus: {Slide:Mat27v37}

Mat27v37 37Abovehisheadtheyplacedthewrittenchargeagainsthim:THISISJESUS,THEKINGOFTHEJEWS. JesuscouldlegallybeakingbecauseHecamefromthegenealogicallineofJudah. BeingaPriest: Onewouldthinkthatthisoneisthemostobviousbutit’snot,it’squitecomplicated.TheproblemisthatundertheJewishsystemonecouldneverbePriestandKingatthesametime. Itlookslikethis: {Slide:Tribaldescent}

RememberhowthatturnedoutforSaulwhenhecouldn’twaitforSamuelin1Sam13andtookoverthefunctionofpriestandoffereduptheburntoffering. HedisobeyedGod. Yousee,PriestscanonlycomefromthelineofLevi.

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Howdowesolvethisone? BecausetheBibleclearlysays: {Slide:Heb4v14-15}

Heb4v14 14Therefore,sincewehaveagreathighpriestwhohasascendedintoheaven,pJesustheSon

ofGod,letusholdfirmlytothefaithweprofess. Wehaveadilemma. OnetheonehandJesusisdescribedasthegreathighpriest. Ontheother,hedoesnotcomefromthelineofLevi. EnterMelchizedek.AmysteriouspersonwhogetsexactlytwomentionsintheOTbutwhoisusedtoexplainhowallthisispossible. Thefirstthingtowrapourheadsaroundistimeframes. Picturethisinyourheads. ThetimeofAbraham,thetimebeforetheJewishnation. ThetimeoftheJewswithalltheirLaws,whentheLeviticalpriesthoodwasestablished.. ThetimeofJesus. WetendtolookattheOTthroughthetimeoftheJewsandtheLaws. However,thetimebeforethat,thetimeofAbrahamisactuallymoreimportant. HowcanIsaythat,becausethatiswhatthewriterofHebrewssaid,remembertheversefromHebthatwestartedwith: {Slide:Heb10v1}

Heb10v1 Thelawisonlyashadowofthegoodthingsthatarecoming—nottherealitiesthemselves

SowhataboutthetimebeforetheLaw. EnterMelchizedek. RememberlastweekwhenwespokeaboutLotandthetimehewascapturedbysomekingsandAbrahamhadtorescuehim.OnAbraham’swaybackthishappens: {Slide:Gen14v18-20}

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18ThenMelchizedekkingofSalembroughtoutbreadandwine.HewaspriestofGodMostHigh,19andheblessedAbram,saying,

“BlessedbeAbrambyGodMostHigh, Creatorofheavenandearth.

20AndpraisebetoGodMostHigh, whodeliveredyourenemiesintoyourhand.”

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ThenAbramgavehimatenthofeverything. Whatdoyounotice? Melchizedekisakingandapriest TheremanytownscalledSalem,butinthisarea,mostlikelyJerusalem Andyouknowwhat,I’mnotgoingtoexplainthispassage. I’mgoingtoletthewriterofHebrewsexplainwhatisgoingonhere. {Slide:Heb7v1-3}

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7ThisMelchizedekwaskingofSalemandpriestofGodMostHigh.HemetAbrahamreturningfromthedefeatofthekingsandblessedhim,2andAbrahamgavehimatenthofeverything.First,thenameMelchizedekmeans“kingofrighteousness”;thenalso,“kingofSalem”means“kingofpeace.”3Withoutfatherormother,withoutgenealogy,withoutbeginningofdaysorendoflife,resemblingtheSonofGod,heremainsapriestforever.

Nogenealogy Nohistory,norecordeddeath LiketheSonofGod,apriestforever. Someonesogreat,Abrahamgavehimatenth,beforetheLawwasevenestablished. IfthepriesthoodthroughtheLawandLevihadbeenenough,nomorewasneededbutfurtheroninv18itsays,“Theformerregulationissetasidebecauseitwasweakanduseless19(forthelawmadenothingperfect)…” EvenDavid,attheheightoftheLawwasinspiredbytheHolySpirittomakethispointclear: {Slide:Psa110v4b}

Psa110v4b “Youareapriestforever,

intheorderofMelchizedek.” WhattheyareallsayingisthatJesuswasbothkingandpriestintheorderofMelchizedekwhowasalsoboth,whichwaspossibleatthistimebeforetheLawwasestablished. Sothesethreeinstitutions,Prophets,KingsandPriests,lookedforwardtoatimewhereJesuswouldbeallthree. Andwehaven’tevencoveredinstitutionslike: TheKingdom Thesacrificialsystem Andmanyothers

Objectsastypology

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Thetabernaclewasaportableplaceofworship,firstdescribedinExodus AthirdofthebookofExodusisdevotedtothetabernacle. TodayIwanttowalkwithyou,intothetabernacle. Itstartedlikethis: {Slide:Exo25v8-9}

Exo25v8-9 8“Thenhavethemmakeasanctuaryforme,andIwilldwellamongthem.9Makethis

tabernacleandallitsfurnishingsexactlylikethepatternIwillshowyou. Thefirstmentionofthetabernacle. GodexpectedperfectobediencebecausetheIsraeliteshadnoideaofwhattheywerebuilding. WhatdoweseefromthepointofviewoftheaverageIsraelite? TheCourtyard {Slide:Couryard}

Exo27v9-9“Makeacourtyardforthetabernacle.Thesouthsideshallbeahundredcubitslongandistohavecurtainsoffinelytwistedlinen,10withtwentypostsandtwentybronzebasesandwithsilverhooksandbandsontheposts. ThefencearoundthePresenceofGod. Outsideisunholiness,insideisholiness. Outside-Rom3v23-“forallhavesinnedandfallshortoftheGloryofGod”. Inallofthis,notetheprogressionaswekeepmovingfromoutsidetoinside. TheGate {Slide:Gate}

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Exo27v16-16“Fortheentrancetothecourtyard,provideacurtaintwentycubitslong,ofblue,purpleandscarletyarnandfinelytwistedlinen—theworkofanembroiderer—withfourpostsandfourbases. Theoutsideiswhitebutthegateiscolourful,it’sattractive,easytosee. Howmanygatesarethere? Onlyone,why? OnlyonewayintothePresenceofGod. Madecleartousagain,manyyearslater,whensomeonesaid: Joh10v9-“9Iamthegate;whoeverentersthroughmewillbesaved” Joh14v6-“6Jesusanswered,“Iamthewayandthetruthandthelife.NoonecomestotheFatherexceptthroughme.” Thegateleadstosalvation. Soweenterthroughthegateandwhatdowesee? {Slide:Altar} TheAltar

Madeofbronze-signifiesjudgment.

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Exo27v1-“Buildanaltarofacaciawood,threecubitshigh;itistobesquare,fivecubitslongandfivecubitswide.2Makeahornateachofthefourcorners,sothatthehornsandthealtarareofonepiece,andoverlaythealtarwithbronze.” Why? Asacrificewasneeded,formysins,alife. What’sthatgottodowithJesus? Heb9v13-“13Thebloodofgoatsandbullsandtheashesofaheifersprinkledonthosewhoareceremoniallyuncleansanctifythemsothattheyareoutwardlyclean.14Howmuchmore,then,willthebloodofChrist,whothroughtheeternalSpiritofferedhimselfunblemishedtoGod,cleanseourconsciencesfromactsthatleadtodeath,hsothatwemayservethelivingGod!“ Sonowwehavebeencleansedthroughthespillingofblood,wecanwalkabitfurtherandwegettotheLaver. {Slide:Laver} TheLaver

Exo30v17-“17ThentheLORDsaidtoMoses,18“Makeabronzebasin,withitsbronzestand,forwashing…putwaterinit…Aaronandhissonsaretowashtheirhandsandfeetwithwaterfromit….sothattheywillnotdie.” Joh3v5-“5Jesusanswered,“VerytrulyItellyou,noonecanenterthekingdomofGodunlesstheyarebornofwaterandtheSpirit.” Thisisnotoptional. TobecomepartofthiscovenantyouhavetowashyourselfsothatyoucancomeintothepresenceofGod,whichwedothroughbaptism. WenowenterthepresenceofGod. {Slide:Tabernacle} TheTabernacle

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Exo26v1-“Makethetabernaclewithtencurtainsoffinelytwistedlinenandblue,purpleandscarletyarn,withcherubimwovenintothembyaskilledworker.” Theoutsidelayerwasmadeofdurableleather,notprettybutfunctional,justlikeJesuswhoIsaiahsaid,“hadnobeautyormajestytoattractustohim”(Isa53v2) Thenextlayerofreddyedramskins,whyred,representsthebloodofJesus. Thenextlayerwasgoatshair,representssin,scapegoat. Innerlayeroffinelytwistedlinenwithcherubim,thefullbeautyofChrist. Insidethetabernaclethewallsweremadeofgold. Thenweseethelamp. {Slide:Lamp} TheLamp

Exo25v31-“31“Makealampstandofpuregold.Hammeroutitsbaseandshaft,andmakeitsflowerlikecups,budsandblossomsofonepiecewiththem.32Sixbranchesaretoextendfromthesidesofthelampstand—threeononesideandthreeontheother.” Whyseven? Becausethenumber1representsGodandthenumber6representsMan SevenrepresentsGodandMan Beatenfromonepieceofgold,supposedtobetogether.

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Thisistheonlysourceoflight. Neverallowedtobeextinguished. JesussaysinJoh8v12-“Iamthelightoftheworld.Whoeverfollowsmewillneverwalkindarkness,butwillhavethelightoflife.” WearelivinginthelightofJesus. Wemoveontothetable. {Slide:Table} Table

Exo25v23-“23Makeatableofacaciawood…Overlayitwithpuregoldandmakeagoldmoldingaroundit…30PutthebreadofthePresenceonthistabletobebeforemeatalltime” TwelveloavesrepresentsthetwelvetribesofIsraelandlookingforward,JesuspickstwelveApostles. Joh6v35-“35ThenJesusdeclared,“Iamthebreadoflife.Whoevercomestomewillnevergohungry,andwhoeverbelievesinmewillneverbethirsty.” Heisoursustenance,hefeedsus Areyoupickingupthepatternhere? Allthe“Iam”statementsinJohnarereferringbacktothetabernacle. Thenwereachthealtarofincense {Slide:Incense} Incense

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DescribedinRevelationsastheprayersofthesaints. OurprayersarebeingheardandansweredbyGod. AndfinallywestandbeforetheHolyofHoliesandbeforeusistheVeil. {Slide:Veil} TheVeil

Exo26v31-“Makeacurtainofblue,purpleandscarletyarnandfinelytwistedlinen,withcherubimwovenintoitbyaskilledworker…ThecurtainwillseparatetheHolyPlacefromtheMostHolyPlace” ThiscurtainseparatedmanfromGod. OnlyenteredinbythehighpriestandonlyonceayearontheDayofAtonement. TheveilwasmadewiththesamecoloursthatrepresentJesus. Blue-Deity,Purple-Blood,Scarlet-Royalty,White-Purity ThiscurtainistheonewereadaboutinMat Mat27v51-“50AndwhenJesushadcriedoutagaininaloudvoice,hegaveuphisspirit.51Atthatmomentthecurtainofthetemplewastornintwofromtoptobottom.” Andtherefore:

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Heb10v20-“19Therefore,brothersandsisters,sincewehaveconfidencetoentertheMostHoly Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through thecurtain,thatis,hisbody…“ Andwhatdoweseebehindthecurtain? {Slide:Ark} TheArk

Exo25v10-“10“Havethemmakeanarkvofacaciawood…Overlayitwithpuregold,bothinsideandout…17“Makeanatonementcoverofpuregold…18Andmaketwocherubimoutofhammeredgoldattheendsofthecover…21Placethecoverontopofthearkandputinthe ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you. 22There, above the coverbetweenthetwocherubimthatareoverthearkofthecovenantlaw,IwillmeetwithyouandgiveyouallmycommandsfortheIsraelites.” Whereweare standing rightnow iswhere thehighpriestmetandspokedirectly toGodHimself. Andinsideit. Heb9v4-“Thisarkcontainedthegoldjarofmanna,Aaron’sstaffthathadbudded,andthestonetabletsofthecovenant” ThemannatoremindthemthattheyhadbeenfedbyGodfor40yearsinthedesert. Aaron’sstaff,showingthatGodhadchosenAaronandhisdescendantsforthepriesthood. Thetabletsofthetencommandments. DidyouknowthattheMostHolyPlacewastheonlytimeonearththatGodhadusmakesomethingintheshapeofacube. Doyouknowwheretheonlyothertimesomethingismentionedasbeingacube? {Slide:Rev21v16+22-23}

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16Thecitywaslaidoutlikeasquare,aslongasitwaswide.Hemeasuredthecitywiththerodandfoundittobe12,000stadiainlength,andaswideandhighasitislong.

22Ididnotseeatempleinthecity,becausetheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambareitstemple.23Thecitydoesnotneedthesunorthemoontoshineonit,forthegloryofGod

givesitlight,andtheLambisitslamp.

Heavenitself. AllthethingsneededtogetintothePresenceofGodarenotneededanymore. BecausewearepermanentlyinthepresenceofGod. Whatajourney,fromoutsidethewallsweseethetabernacle. Jesussays,“Iamthegate”andsowewentthrough. Passedthealtarofjudgment. WashedattheLaver. Andwentintothetabernacle,thebodyofJesus. LitbythelightofJesuswherewearefedbythebreadoflife Asincense,theprayersofthesaintsisburned. AndthenthroughtheVeil,tornforustogiveusaccesstoGodHimself. {Slide:3)TheMessiah} 3)TheMessiah Andsowefindthatwithoutbeingmentionedassuch,butJesusisvisiblethroughouttheOTifwearepreparedtolookforHim Christophanies-possibleinteractionswithJesus Typologies-PeoplewithlivesthathadthesamecharacteristicsasJesus,institutionsthatwerestartedintheOTbutcametogetherinJesus,andobjects,liketheTabernacle,designedbyGodtoconnectustoJesusHimself. Andwehaven’tlookedataprophecyaboutHimyet,themostobviousclue. AndsowhatabouttheMessiah,theanointedone. Manyprophecies IntheGarden,sinbreaksourrelationshipwithGod. ButshortlyafterwardwegettheveryfirstpromiseaboutJesus,calledtheprotoevangelium. ThefirstGospel. ThefirstGoodNews. {Slide:Gen3v15}

Gen3v15 15AndIwillputenmity

betweenyouandthewoman, andbetweenyouroffspringaandhers;

hewillcrushyourhead,

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andyouwillstrikehisheel.” Hesaystherewillbehostilitystartingwiththeoriginaltwoandendingwiththeiroffspring,exceptthat,“hewillcrushyourhead”. TheseedoroffspringofEvewillcrushtheoffspringofSatan. Therewillbeadeliverer,promisedbyGod,momentsaftersinhadenteredtheearth. ThenduringtheOTGod’spresencefillsthetabernacleandthenlaterfillsthetemplebutoncethetempleisdestroyed,isnotseenagain. Andthousandsofyearslater,Jesusisborn,seedofEveandthroughHissacrifice,deathandresurrection,crushestheheadoftheserpent,Satan. AndsowereadinJohn {Slide:Joh1v14}

Joh1v14 14TheWordbecamefleshandmadehisdwelling(tabernacle)amongus.Wehaveseenhisglory,thegloryoftheoneandonlySon,whocamefromtheFather,fullofgraceandtruth. Jesusisthetabernacle,comedowntorescueus. TorestorethebrokenrelationshipwithGod. AndsowecometotheendofourseriescalledtheFourJourneys. IntheFirstJourneywelookedattheProblem,thatwassin IntheSecondJourneywesawhowGodstartedworkingonasolutionbybuildinganation,aPeople,forHimself. IntheThirdJourneyweseehowGod,throughsevenPromisesmadetoAbraham,revealedhissolution. TodaywelookedattheFourthJourney,ThePerfectionandhowJesushasalwaysbeentheanswer,fromthebeginning,howhefillstheOTinmanydifferentways,howGodhasbeenrevealingHimtous,tellingusaboutHim,withoutusevenknowing,culminatinginthefinalsacrificeonthecross. Communionidea {Gen-andshetookitandateit.ThenexttimewaswhenJesussaidtakethisandeatit.Thefirstwastheproblem,thefinalwasthesolution}