Once the people are numbered and duties assigned, the Israelites are ready to move. Many times ram’s horns were used for signaling - but God had them make trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community together.
Remember, God had promised this land to the Israelites - a promise made to Abraham (Genesis 15:18). God also told them that they would not have to fight for the land (if they obeyed Him). (Exodus 23:28) And yet, He gives them instructions about sounding the trumpet when going into battle. By giving them these instructions God was warning them ahead of time that they would be disobedient and would have to fight their enemies for their OWN land.
The Israelites are given the command, via the movement of the cloud, to move in the twentieth of the month. Isn't it fascinating that God allowed time for those who needed to celebrate the Passover a month later to have plenty of time to do that?
For some reason, Moses felt the need to have his brother-in-law Hobab help guide them through the desert. Why did Moses need Hobab if he had the cloud for guidance? Big mistake! Notice right after that the cloud moved sporadically and the people had to break camp and follow. Could it be that God was teaching Moses a lesson? There are many repetitions concerning the movement of the camp. Everyone had specific duties to perform, so most likely the taking down and setting up was done quickly. Sometimes they camped only a few days and sometimes they camped for a month or even a year or more. It is clear from the reading today that the people obeyed (as far as moving was concerned), even when it may not have made sense to them. Was God teaching them obedience?
The rabble ( a mixed crowd of Egyptians and others) that traveled with them began to crave other food. And then the Israelites begin to grumble and complain...again. This time they want meat. God answers in essence with "You want meat do you? I'll give you meat! I'll give you so much meat that it will come out of your nostrils!"
What was the severe plague that struck them because of the consumption of the quail? Was it because they Could it have been food poisoning from spoiled food? Was this salmonella? The great lesson to learn from this is that we need to be careful what we crave.
Moses continues to display a lack of faith when he questions God about all his trouble when the people wailed and complained. Moses complains that the burden is too heavy for him. God answers by telling Moses that He will give the seventy elders as helpers for him. God will take of the Spirit in Moses and give it to the elders.
These 70 elders had the Spirit and they prophesied. They spoke by inspiration of the Spirit. We wonder how the commentator arrived at his statement that they prophesied "apparently in ecstatic utterances". There is no Scriptural evidence of this - only that they prophesied.
Numbers 11:25b
When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not do so again.
This giving of the Spirit was a temporary empowerment for a specific purpose. Contrast that with the Holy Spirit that lives within us. For us as Believers, the Holy Spirit is not a temporary empowerment but a permanent one.
Moses had the presence of the Lord in the cloud for guidance. We have God's Word for guidance. Why would we as Believers want to go to other sources for our guidance?
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
In the numbering of the Levites, the males a month old or more were counted. Not so with the other tribes.
Did you ever wonder why God warned the people about touching the holy things in the tabernacle? The warning came with a stiff penalty for not honoring God’s warning. Did God ever have to follow through with that penalty? Check this out.
1 Chronicles 13:9-10
When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.(The ark was not supposed to be carried by oxen) The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
The descendants of Levi are given specific duties. Aaron and his sons were given huge supervisory responsibilities over the Levites. All together there were 8,580 men 30 – 50 years of age who were responsible for the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). So whenever the pillar of fire or the cloud would move giving the people the signal to move, there were quite a few men taking care of all the moving. Someone was in charge of something as seemingly insignificant as the tent pegs. There is a great lesson to be learned from this division of duties. No matter how insignificant our God-given task may seem to us, it is important to God. And it is important in the grand scheme of things. After all, what would happen without tent pegs?
By the way, the overall size of the tabernacle was 150 feet by 75 feet, about half the size of a football field.
Fascinating tidbit of information…in the Millennial Kingdom, the cloud and pillar will once again return.
Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy.
Uzzah suffered a penalty for not obeying God completely. How is it with us as Believers, do we always obey God completely? There are consequences for disobedience and blessings for obedience.
Did you ever wonder why God warned the people about touching the holy things in the tabernacle? The warning came with a stiff penalty for not honoring God’s warning. Did God ever have to follow through with that penalty? Check this out.
1 Chronicles 13:9-10
When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.(The ark was not supposed to be carried by oxen) The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
The descendants of Levi are given specific duties. Aaron and his sons were given huge supervisory responsibilities over the Levites. All together there were 8,580 men 30 – 50 years of age who were responsible for the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). So whenever the pillar of fire or the cloud would move giving the people the signal to move, there were quite a few men taking care of all the moving. Someone was in charge of something as seemingly insignificant as the tent pegs. There is a great lesson to be learned from this division of duties. No matter how insignificant our God-given task may seem to us, it is important to God. And it is important in the grand scheme of things. After all, what would happen without tent pegs?
By the way, the overall size of the tabernacle was 150 feet by 75 feet, about half the size of a football field.
Fascinating tidbit of information…in the Millennial Kingdom, the cloud and pillar will once again return.
Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy.
Uzzah suffered a penalty for not obeying God completely. How is it with us as Believers, do we always obey God completely? There are consequences for disobedience and blessings for obedience.
Friday, February 5, 2016
A year has passed since the exodus from Egypt. As they prepare to observe the first Passover celebration since their exodus from Egypt, a problem surfaces. Some of the Israelites were ceremonially unclean because of their contact with a dead body and could not celebrate the Passover. Because they were unsure of what to do in light of the regulation restrictions, they went to Moses with their confusion. Moses did the right thing by taking it to the Lord. When we are unsure or confused about something, is our first thought to take it to the Lord?
The celebration of the Passover is extremely important. It was important to the children of Israel and it is just as important today (or maybe even more important). To understand just how important it is for Believers in Jesus, check out the website (www.philandpatti.com) writing for The Biblical View of Holy Week.
There is a line in the commentary on page 158, "God has told the Israelites that they will have to fight for the land." In reality, God told them that if they were obedient to Him, He would drive out the inhabitants from the land. It was because of their disobedience that there would be a need for them to do their own fighting for the land.
The Lord orders a numbering or a census of the sons of Israel from age 20 years or older. This was a daunting task. During this census, the people are still encamped at Sinai. Again we would caution you to not become discouraged in the reading of the miniscule details.
Again in the numbering of the tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh represent the tribe of Joseph. Then the tribes are given their placement to camp and the order for marching whenever they are given the word to move. The tribe of Judah always leads. Dan always comes last.
The families of the tribe of Levi are not counted along with the others. Interestingly, the Levites were the ones to do the fighting at the "golden calf" incident. Now, they are the tribe that will do no fighting. It is clear that this tribe is set apart. Even their tents are set up in a circle around the tabernacle so that wrath will not fall on the Israelite community.They guard the tabernacle. No one gets in without going through the Levites. And we continue to see how "set apart" this tribe actually is. Just as God instructed Moses to purify and consecrate the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and as He ordered the sanctification of the Levites, He also sanctifies us.
Jude 1:1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the ones called in God the Father, having been set apart, and having been kept by Jesus Christ:
We as Believers have been "set apart". Do we act as if we are???
The celebration of the Passover is extremely important. It was important to the children of Israel and it is just as important today (or maybe even more important). To understand just how important it is for Believers in Jesus, check out the website (www.philandpatti.com) writing for The Biblical View of Holy Week.
There is a line in the commentary on page 158, "God has told the Israelites that they will have to fight for the land." In reality, God told them that if they were obedient to Him, He would drive out the inhabitants from the land. It was because of their disobedience that there would be a need for them to do their own fighting for the land.
The Lord orders a numbering or a census of the sons of Israel from age 20 years or older. This was a daunting task. During this census, the people are still encamped at Sinai. Again we would caution you to not become discouraged in the reading of the miniscule details.
Again in the numbering of the tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh represent the tribe of Joseph. Then the tribes are given their placement to camp and the order for marching whenever they are given the word to move. The tribe of Judah always leads. Dan always comes last.
The families of the tribe of Levi are not counted along with the others. Interestingly, the Levites were the ones to do the fighting at the "golden calf" incident. Now, they are the tribe that will do no fighting. It is clear that this tribe is set apart. Even their tents are set up in a circle around the tabernacle so that wrath will not fall on the Israelite community.They guard the tabernacle. No one gets in without going through the Levites. And we continue to see how "set apart" this tribe actually is. Just as God instructed Moses to purify and consecrate the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and as He ordered the sanctification of the Levites, He also sanctifies us.
Jude 1:1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the ones called in God the Father, having been set apart, and having been kept by Jesus Christ:
We as Believers have been "set apart". Do we act as if we are???
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Great emphasis is placed on the anointing and consecration of the temple and all its furnishings. And notice how God provided for the Levites in completing their mundane tasks, instilling in the hearts of the people to furnish carts in which to carry the necessary materials for carrying out the work of the tabernacle.
Try not to get too bogged down in the readings for today. Take note of the specifics of the offerings. All these offerings were to be used in the work at the Tent of Meeting. These offerings will be of great significance later on. Remember they had carried all these items from Egypt.
Notice that the offerings of the 12 tribes are the same, no matter how small or how large the tribe. Also notice that there are 12 tribes even though the tribe of Levi is not counted. Joseph's name is left out and his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are in.
The Levites become the kinsmen redeemers for the first born male. Moses was also told to purify the Levites and to present them as a wave offering. The Levites themselves were to be a wave offering before the Lord. Their services were also given as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tabernacle. We find out a little later just how much work they had to do!
Now, God is speaking to Moses from between the two cherubim above the ark of the covenant. (Numbers 7:89)
Aaron was told to set up the seven lamps that had been made according to the pattern God had given Moses on the mountain.
Numbers 8:2-4
"Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.'"Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses. This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold-- from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.
Seven lamps are prominent elsewhere in Scripture as well.
Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
Everything was done by Moses just as the Lord commanded. So far…so good. Stay tuned!
Try not to get too bogged down in the readings for today. Take note of the specifics of the offerings. All these offerings were to be used in the work at the Tent of Meeting. These offerings will be of great significance later on. Remember they had carried all these items from Egypt.
Notice that the offerings of the 12 tribes are the same, no matter how small or how large the tribe. Also notice that there are 12 tribes even though the tribe of Levi is not counted. Joseph's name is left out and his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are in.
The Levites become the kinsmen redeemers for the first born male. Moses was also told to purify the Levites and to present them as a wave offering. The Levites themselves were to be a wave offering before the Lord. Their services were also given as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tabernacle. We find out a little later just how much work they had to do!
Now, God is speaking to Moses from between the two cherubim above the ark of the covenant. (Numbers 7:89)
Aaron was told to set up the seven lamps that had been made according to the pattern God had given Moses on the mountain.
Numbers 8:2-4
"Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.'"Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses. This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold-- from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.
Seven lamps are prominent elsewhere in Scripture as well.
Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
Everything was done by Moses just as the Lord commanded. So far…so good. Stay tuned!
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Chapters 8 through 10 in the book of Leviticus cover the consecration of Aaron and his sons. As you read, pay close attention to the words ordination, eat, clean, and unclean.
Once again, Moses is obedient to the Lord when it comes to the special offerings and sacrifices during the week of the dedication of the tabernacle. Blood represented the innocent life of the animal that was sacrificed in place of the guilty person. God granted forgiveness of the sinner based on the faith of the person doing the sacrifice - a foreshadowing of the sacrificial death of Jesus for our sins. The Old Testament sacrifices only covered the sin temporarily. Jesus' death on the cross removed even the guilt of sin.
Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ had become a 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 nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean sanctifies to the purifying of the flesh, 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?
This "pleasing aroma" of the sacrifice was a way of saying that God accepted the sacrifice because of the people's attitude. This reminds us of the pleasing aroma of our prayers as they ascend before God.
Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God from the angel's hand.
Aaron’s sons died because they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. It seems as if they dishonored the Lord. Was their attitude not what it should have been?
Leviticus 10:3b
And Aaron remained silent.
Why? Had he too dishonored the Lord? Did he not speak out against his sons?
Do people today in positions of authority and leadership in effect offer “unauthorized fire” to the Lord? Do they do this in the form of unbiblical observances and teachings? Just a thought…
Jeremiah 2:13
"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
A spring is moving water, clear, pure, and fresh - living water so to speak. Cisterns are containers for storing water such as rainwater, runoff water - impure (with dust, dirt, and debris) - unmoving and stagnant.
We forsake the pure living water when we wander away from the undiluted truth of God's Word. There are many ways that we "dig our own cisterns"; following after man's ways and not God's ways, holding to the traditions of men, teaching false doctrine, worshiping God in pagan ways, allowing pagan traditions to infiltrate our worship.
Leviticus 10:10
You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
Again, something that church and denomination leaders are charged with, to teach the people the difference between the spiritual and the worldly. When people are not taught the difference, the church will devolve into the apostate church and eventually will devolve into the false church during the last days.
How is it with us as believers in Jesus? Do we know the difference between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean? God tells us in Leviticus 10 "I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored."
Do we honor Him in the way we worship? Do we treat Him as holy? Is our attitude of worship pleasing to Him? Do we honor Him in the way we dress, the way we talk, the way we act?
Once again, Moses is obedient to the Lord when it comes to the special offerings and sacrifices during the week of the dedication of the tabernacle. Blood represented the innocent life of the animal that was sacrificed in place of the guilty person. God granted forgiveness of the sinner based on the faith of the person doing the sacrifice - a foreshadowing of the sacrificial death of Jesus for our sins. The Old Testament sacrifices only covered the sin temporarily. Jesus' death on the cross removed even the guilt of sin.
Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ had become a 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 nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean sanctifies to the purifying of the flesh, 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?
This "pleasing aroma" of the sacrifice was a way of saying that God accepted the sacrifice because of the people's attitude. This reminds us of the pleasing aroma of our prayers as they ascend before God.
Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God from the angel's hand.
Aaron’s sons died because they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. It seems as if they dishonored the Lord. Was their attitude not what it should have been?
Leviticus 10:3b
And Aaron remained silent.
Why? Had he too dishonored the Lord? Did he not speak out against his sons?
Do people today in positions of authority and leadership in effect offer “unauthorized fire” to the Lord? Do they do this in the form of unbiblical observances and teachings? Just a thought…
Jeremiah 2:13
"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
A spring is moving water, clear, pure, and fresh - living water so to speak. Cisterns are containers for storing water such as rainwater, runoff water - impure (with dust, dirt, and debris) - unmoving and stagnant.
We forsake the pure living water when we wander away from the undiluted truth of God's Word. There are many ways that we "dig our own cisterns"; following after man's ways and not God's ways, holding to the traditions of men, teaching false doctrine, worshiping God in pagan ways, allowing pagan traditions to infiltrate our worship.
Leviticus 10:10
You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
Again, something that church and denomination leaders are charged with, to teach the people the difference between the spiritual and the worldly. When people are not taught the difference, the church will devolve into the apostate church and eventually will devolve into the false church during the last days.
How is it with us as believers in Jesus? Do we know the difference between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean? God tells us in Leviticus 10 "I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored."
Do we honor Him in the way we worship? Do we treat Him as holy? Is our attitude of worship pleasing to Him? Do we honor Him in the way we dress, the way we talk, the way we act?
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
There is an important thing to remember when reading about the dimensions of the tabernacle and converting them to today's standard of measurement. There were three measurements for the cubit; the common cubit measured 18 inches, the holy cubit measured 21 inches and the sacred cubit measured 25 inches. One could logically conclude that the measurements within the most sacred places would be the sacred cubit. This information makes much of the tabernacle dimensions a bit larger.
The priest's ephod and breastpiece are described in Exodus 39. Each precious stone represents one of the twelve tribes of Israel. There is much speculation as to which tribe had which stone.
A timeframe is established in the reading in Exodus 40. "So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year". They have now been away from Egypt for one year and it is time to once again celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover).
Moses did everything as the Lord commanded.
And so Moses finished the work.
Again, can this be said about us as Believers? Do we finish the work that the Lord has given us to do?
And look what happened next. The Lord was so pleased with the work.
“…and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”
Can there be a more spectacular proclamation? Maybe so. Read the following.
Acts 4:31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
As the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, so we should allow ourselves to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Imagine a group of people so filled with the Holy Spirit that the place where they are meeting is shaken. Kind of gives a person goosebumps doesn’t it?
The priest's ephod and breastpiece are described in Exodus 39. Each precious stone represents one of the twelve tribes of Israel. There is much speculation as to which tribe had which stone.
A timeframe is established in the reading in Exodus 40. "So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year". They have now been away from Egypt for one year and it is time to once again celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover).
Moses did everything as the Lord commanded.
This phrase is repeated several times in today's reading. Can others say this about us? Do we as Believers do everything as the Lord commanded?
And so Moses finished the work.
Again, can this be said about us as Believers? Do we finish the work that the Lord has given us to do?
And look what happened next. The Lord was so pleased with the work.
“…and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”
Can there be a more spectacular proclamation? Maybe so. Read the following.
Acts 4:31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
As the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, so we should allow ourselves to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Imagine a group of people so filled with the Holy Spirit that the place where they are meeting is shaken. Kind of gives a person goosebumps doesn’t it?
Monday, February 1, 2016
God gives through Moses the first stewardship “sermon”. God commands that everyone who is WILLING is to bring an offering to the Lord. So everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him gave to the Lord. These are free will offerings and are different from the tithe which comes later.
Then Moses summoned every skilled worker (with God-given abilities) and who was WILLING to come and do the work. These abilities could be compared to our God-given spiritual gifts. At the moment of acceptance of Jesus as personal Lord and Savior the Holy Spirit empowers that person with at least one spiritual gift. And just as God was looking for willing workers to work at the tabernacle then, He is looking for willing workers to use those spiritual gifts now. If you would like a copy of the inventory to discover what your spiritual gifts are, email us.
As you read about the intricate details of the furnishings in the tabernacle, take notice. This handcrafted work could be done only if the people had been given the ability by God. (Rose Publishing Company has an excellent color brochure of the tabernacle and its furnishings. http://www.rose-publishing.com/Tabernacle-pamphlet-P150.aspx#.Vm3MkEorLmc)
The value of the materials used in the tabernacle was almost unfathomable. The gold weighed a little over a ton and the silver weighed a little over 3 3/4 tons. In today's money that would be about $40 million for the gold and nearly $3 million for the silver (If I'm reading the price per ounce correctly and multiplying correctly.) At any rate, that's a lot of precious metals that were donated to the tabernacle!
The people were bringing offerings above and beyond what was needed, so much so that the people had to be restrained from bringing more. This happened because their hearts were moved and they gave for all the right reasons.
(Email us for a copy of The Biblical View of Stewardship)
Notice the attention to even the most minute detail, such careful attention to accuracy in the instructions for the construction of the tabernacle. Can you even begin to imagine the beauty?
All this is just a foretaste of the heavenly beauty that awaits us in eternity. Here are just a few of the things we can expect in eternity.
No temple will be there. God the Father and God the Son will be the temple. There will be no sun or moon because the glory of God will be the light. God, the Father, surrounded by unapproachable light, will be on this throne in the middle of the New Jerusalem. Only those whose names are written in the lamb’s book of life will enter there. We as believers will enter there because we have His name written on our foreheads. This unapproachable light will then be approachable because we will be able to see His face and we will worship, praise and serve Him through eternity as we take up residence in the new heaven. What a glorious day that will be!
Then Moses summoned every skilled worker (with God-given abilities) and who was WILLING to come and do the work. These abilities could be compared to our God-given spiritual gifts. At the moment of acceptance of Jesus as personal Lord and Savior the Holy Spirit empowers that person with at least one spiritual gift. And just as God was looking for willing workers to work at the tabernacle then, He is looking for willing workers to use those spiritual gifts now. If you would like a copy of the inventory to discover what your spiritual gifts are, email us.
As you read about the intricate details of the furnishings in the tabernacle, take notice. This handcrafted work could be done only if the people had been given the ability by God. (Rose Publishing Company has an excellent color brochure of the tabernacle and its furnishings. http://www.rose-publishing.com/Tabernacle-pamphlet-P150.aspx#.Vm3MkEorLmc)
The value of the materials used in the tabernacle was almost unfathomable. The gold weighed a little over a ton and the silver weighed a little over 3 3/4 tons. In today's money that would be about $40 million for the gold and nearly $3 million for the silver (If I'm reading the price per ounce correctly and multiplying correctly.) At any rate, that's a lot of precious metals that were donated to the tabernacle!
The people were bringing offerings above and beyond what was needed, so much so that the people had to be restrained from bringing more. This happened because their hearts were moved and they gave for all the right reasons.
(Email us for a copy of The Biblical View of Stewardship)
Notice the attention to even the most minute detail, such careful attention to accuracy in the instructions for the construction of the tabernacle. Can you even begin to imagine the beauty?
All this is just a foretaste of the heavenly beauty that awaits us in eternity. Here are just a few of the things we can expect in eternity.
The New Jerusalem – A New Heaven and a New Earth
Imagine this! The Holy City, the New Jerusalem, is our eternal home, the new heaven and the new earth.
The Holy City will sit on a great high mountain, shinning brilliantly with the glory of God as it towers above us. We will gaze in awe at this majesty. The high, thick wall will be made of jasper and it will sit on twelve foundations. The foundations will be decorated with every kind of precious stone in every color and hue imaginable, a full spectrum of color gleaming from the jewels, like a magnificent rainbow. The city will have twelve gates each made of a single pearl with twelve angels at the gates; all of the gates open all the time.
Gold will be abundant in the New Jerusalem. The streets of the city will be pure gold like transparent glass, so pure that light will pass through it and be reflected by it.
A river, clear as crystal, of sparkling beauty and clarity, the purest water ever, the water of life will stream through the city. It will begin at the throne of God and will flow forever through the streets of the Holy City. On each side of the river will be the tree of life that will bear fruit each month.
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