THE WAY TO HEAVEN5h Sunday of the 50 Joyous days 2012

NEW EXODUS1) The coming of a new Moses2) The making of a new covenant3) The building of the new Tabernacle/ Temple4) The New Passover5) The journey to the new promised Land

NEW EXODUS AND JESUS TIME

During the period when Fadus was ruing over Judea, a certain imposter

named Theudas persuaded the majority of the masses to take up their possessions and to follow him to the Jordan River. He stated that he was a prophet and that at his command the

river would be parted and to provide them an easy passage. (Josephus, Antiquities 20:97-98)

(ST. AUGUSTINE)

We are with Him in heaven with hope, and He is with us on

earth with love.

1. THE WAY INTO THE HOLIEST OF ALL

the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the Way into the Holiest of All was

not yet made manifest while the first

tabernacle was still standing. Heb 9:8

2.HOW CAN WE KNOW THE WAY?

5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know

the way?”Jn 14:5

3. THE WAY OF GOD

Then they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know

that You say and teach rightly, and You do not

show personal favouritism, but teach the Way of

God in truth. Luke 20:21

4. I AM THE WAY

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the

truth, and the life. No one comes to the

Father except through Me.

Jn 14:6

5. LIVING WAY

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a

new and living Way which He consecrated for us,

through the veil, that is, His flesh.

Heb 10:19,20

6. HE WENT AND HE IS COMING BACK AGAIN

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up,

and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked

steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into

heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:9-11

7. YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE

You have made known to me the ways of life;

You will make me full of joy in Your presence

Acts 2:28, Ps 16:11

8. I PERSECUTED THIS WAY

I persecuted this Way to the death,

binding and delivering into prisons both men

and women.Acts 22:4

9. THE WAY, THEY CALL A SECT..!!

But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect,

so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things

which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

Acts 24:14

(ST. AUGUSTINE)

You have made us for yourself and restlessis our heart until it

comes to rest in You.