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The Four journeys 1 {Slide: Logo - The Perfection} Journey 4 - The Perfection I want you to be overwhelmed today. Overwhelmed by the awesomeness of God and the importance of Jesus. And so we get to the last lesson in the Journeys Series, called Perfection We started with the Problem, a look at sin and the predicament we find ourselves in. Then we looked at how God developed a People for Himself in the Old Testament, culminating in a nation of God fearing Christians. Then we looked at the Promises that God gave Abraham and how they played out in the Old Testament and into the New and how each promise was fulfilled. Everything that we have been studying has been done because it all ends with Jesus. Today we want to look at the Perfection, the perfect plan that God had instituted from the beginning of the Problem. Our last Scripture last week was a great intro into today’s lesson. {Slide: Act 13v32} Act 13v32 32 “We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: “‘You are my son; today I have become your father.’ o This Scripture encapsulates the whole series of the Four journeys. The fact that we need good news means we are in a bad news position, we have a Problem God Promised our ancestors Fulfilled in us the People. By raising up Jesus, the Perfect answer We know it ends with Jesus. But when did it start with Jesus. He was mentioned in Psalm 2 according to this verse So let’s go on the journey of finding Jesus in the OT. I have to make a confession upfront though, you will hear some stuff today that may not be all hard and fast answers as we have just clearly read in this Scripture … You may have to draw some of your own conclusions from todays material. Mysterious né? To make it more interesting we are going to start with a verse in the NT. {Slide: Heb 10v1} Heb 10v1

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{Slide:Logo-ThePerfection}

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}

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}

Heb10v1

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}

Gen14v18-20

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}

Heb7v1-3

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}

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}