TABERNACLE SHADOWS

ITS TYPES & SHADOWSITS TYPES & SHADOWS

What is so important about the Tabernacle?

The Tabernacle is “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses is warned (of God) when he is about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.” Heb 8:5 ASVThe Tabernacle

shows how sin is cleansed in the Gospel & Millennial Ages.

How was the Tabernacle a copy?

What was the problem with the Law of Moses?

The sacrifices of the Law could not actually take peoples sins away, but were merely a picture of something in the future that would take sins away.

“For the law having a shadow of the good (things) to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.” Heb 10:1 ASV

““But Christ But Christ having come a having come a high priest of the high priest of the good things to good things to come, through come, through the greater and the greater and more perfect more perfect tabernacle, not tabernacle, not made with made with hands, that is to hands, that is to say, not of this say, not of this creationcreation,” ,” Heb 9:11 ASVHeb 9:11 ASV

Jesus is the reality that the Tabernacle points to. Christ, head and body, accomplishes what Aaron and the Law Covenant could not.

PEOPLE PEOPLE AS TYPESAS TYPES

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES Aaron / High PriestAaron / High Priest Aaron’s SonsAaron’s Sons LevitesLevites IsraelIsrael

Who do these people represent?

Moses

Aaron

Aaron’s Sons

Levitical Priests

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES Aaron / High PriestAaron / High Priest Aaron’s Sons Aaron’s Sons LevitesLevites IsraelIsrael

Who does Aaron the High Priest represent?.

= Jesus (Lev 8)

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES Aaron / High Priest Aaron / High Priest Aaron’s SonsAaron’s Sons LevitesLevites IsraelIsrael

Who do Aaron’s sons, the under Priests, represent?

Consecrated Church Lev 8

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES Aaron / High PriestAaron / High Priest Aaron’s SonsAaron’s Sons LevitesLevites IsraelIsrael

Who do the Levites represent?

Justified Believers, not yet Conse-crated to sacrifice.

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES Aaron / High Priest Aaron / High Priest Aaron’s Sons Aaron’s Sons LevitesLevites IsraelIsrael

Who does Israel represent?

The World of Mankind

PEOPLE AS TYPESPEOPLE AS TYPES

Aaron / High Priest = Jesus

Aaron’s Sons = Church

Levites = Justified Believers

Israel = World of Mankind in Sin

Who does Aaron the High Priest represent in Lev. 8?

Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Heb 4:14 ASV

Jesus (the Mechisedek Priest

Mitre

White linen coat

Golden Plate

Upper robe of blue

Linen Girdle

Fringe of golden bells & pomegranates

Ephod Front

Breastplate

Golden ClaspsRoyalty

Righteousness

Purity

Righteous Servitude

12 Tribes

Law Covenant

Faithfulness

Abrahamic Covenant

Divine Power

New Covenant

Fruit of sacrificial work proclaimed to world

Ephod Back

12 Jewels

Who does the Aaronic Priesthood represent?Who does the Aaronic Priesthood represent?

“ye … are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices...” 1 Peter 2:5 ASV

“madest them (to be) unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.” Rev 5:10 ASV

The Church / Bride of Christ

T51 ¶1 “In the consecration of the typical priests we saw Aaron and his sons representing our Lord Jesus and his Body as "new creatures," and a bullock representing their humanity; but in the type now to be considered [Day of Atonement] we find Aaron alone representing the entire Anointed One (Head and Body), and two different sacrifices, a bullock and a goat, are here used to represent the separateness, yet similarity in suffering, of the Body and its Head, as the "sin-offering."

Lev 8 - Consecration of the PriesthoodYoung BullockAaron

High PriestAaron’s Sons Under Priests

Church, the body of Christ

Jesus Christ Christ & His body members sacrifice their humanity.

Earthly nature

New Creation

Sanctified

Lev 16 – Day of Atonement (Sin-Offering)

Aaron the High Priest Bullock Goat Scapegoat

Christ Head & Body as New Creatures

Jesus perfect humanity at age 30

The Church’s justified humanity

The Great Company

Who is represented by the Camp of Israel?

Who do the Levites represent? Who do the Levites represent?

World in Sin

Justified BelieversJustified Believers

Tribe of Levi = Justified Believers in Jesus

Levites around Tabernacle

PLACES PLACES AS TYPESAS TYPES

PLACES AS TYPESPLACES AS TYPES CAMP = WORLD OF MANKIND IN CAMP = WORLD OF MANKIND IN

SINSIN COURT = JUSTIFICATION (tentative)COURT = JUSTIFICATION (tentative) HOLY = CONSECRATION (full HOLY = CONSECRATION (full

justification)justification) MOST HOLY = GLORIFICATION MOST HOLY = GLORIFICATION

(Divine Nature)(Divine Nature)

COURTJustification to Friendship

HOLYConsecrationJustification By Blood

MOST HOLYGlorificationDivine Nature

CAMPWorld of Mankind

THE COURTTHE COURT Tentative JustificationTentative Justification Justification to Friendship (not SONship)Justification to Friendship (not SONship) Justification by Faith (not by Christ’s Justification by Faith (not by Christ’s

blood)blood) Consecration to Righteousness (not Consecration to Righteousness (not

sacrifice)sacrifice) Approaching Full JustificationApproaching Full Justification

THE HOLYTHE HOLY Vitalized JustificationVitalized Justification Justification to SONshipJustification to SONship Jusification by Christ’s blood to Jusification by Christ’s blood to

LifeLife Consecration to SacrificeConsecration to Sacrifice Sactification (set apart for holy Sactification (set apart for holy

service)service) Fully JustifiedFully Justified

COURT COURT HOLYHOLYTentative JustificationTentative Justification Vitalized JustificationVitalized Justification

Justification to Friendship Justification to Friendship Justification to Justification to SONship)SONship)

Justification by Faith Justification by Faith Justification by Christ’s Justification by Christ’s blood)blood)

Consecration to RighteousnessConsecration to Righteousness Consecration to Consecration to SacrificeSacrifice

Righteous LivingRighteous Living Sanctified LivingSanctified Living

Approaching Full JustificationApproaching Full Justification Full JustificationFull Justification

Rom 4:3 – “ For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteous-ness.” ASV

Rom 4:21-22 – “and being fully assured that what he [God] had promised, he was able also to perform. Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. ASV

James 2:23-24 – “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God.” NKJV

Rom 4:23-24 – “Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead” ASV

Rom 5:1 – “Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;” ASV

This is Tentative Justification in the Court, but extends to Full Justification in the Holy

JUSTIFIED BY CHRIST’S BLOODJUSTIFIED BY CHRIST’S BLOOD

Rom 5:9 – “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath (of God) through him.” ASV

This is Full Justification in the Holy

Heb 10:19-20 – “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;” ASV

Full Justification in the Holy

MOST HOLYMOST HOLYConditions ofConditions of GlorificationGlorification Divine NatureDivine Nature

Heb 9:24 – “For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:” ASV

METALS METALS &&

WOOD WOOD

Wooden PostsCopper Sockets

Gold PostsCopper Sockets

Gold PostsSilver Sockets

Metals & WoodMetals & Wood GoldGold SilverSilver CopperCopper WoodWood

What do these represent?What do these represent?

Mal 3:3 – “And he shall sit as a refiner and Mal 3:3 – “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of of LeviLevi, and purge them as , and purge them as goldgold and and silversilver, , that they may offer unto the LORD an offering that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.” KJVin righteousness.” KJV

Reprint 5119:5 – “This prophecy refers… to the antitypical priesthood… The work of this great Refiner is to purify the members of the Church class--not only the Little Flock, but the Great Company as well… Gold represents the Divine or higher order of spirit nature, and silver, the lower order. The gold represents the Little Flock, and the Silver the Great Company."

GOLD & SILVERGOLD & SILVER

2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there 2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there are not only vessels of are not only vessels of goldgold and of and of silversilver, , but also of wood and of earth; and some but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.” KJVto honour, and some to dishonour.” KJV

HG752:4 – “In the New Testament this class is referred to… as "vessels of silver," or less honorable than the vessels of gold, and they are particularly brought to our attention in our Lord's last message to his Church, in which he pictures them as a "great company" in contrast with the "little flock."

GOLD & SILVERGOLD & SILVER

Gold Silver

Divine NatureDivine Nature

(Church)(Church)

Spirit NatureSpirit Nature

(Great Company)(Great Company)

2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there are 2 Tim 2:20 – “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of also of woodwood and of and of earthearth; and some to ; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.” KJVhonour, and some to dishonour.” KJV

HG752:6 – “The vessels of earth and of wood are specified as indicating those unto less honor, and to our understanding represent in the future those who will be servants of God on the earthly or human plane.”

WOODWOOD

WooWoodd

Imperfect Man Imperfect Man (wood is corruptible)(wood is corruptible)

COPPER (BRONZE)COPPER (BRONZE)Num 21:5,6&8 – “And the people spoke Num 21:5,6&8 – “And the people spoke

against God and against Moses: "Why against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread." So the loathes this worthless bread." So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. …many of the people of Israel died. …

COPPER (BRONZE)COPPER (BRONZE)Num 21:5,6&8 – “... Then the LORD Num 21:5,6&8 – “... Then the LORD

said to Moses, ”Make a fiery serpent, said to Moses, ”Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live." So Moses looks at it, shall live." So Moses made a made a bronze serpentbronze serpent, and put it , and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. - NKJVthe bronze serpent, he lived. - NKJV

"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness even so must the Son of Man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."--`John 3:14,15`.

Copper Serpent =Perfect Sinless Jesus

Copper =Human Perfection

Metals & WoodMetals & Wood GoldGold Divine NatureDivine Nature SilverSilver Spirit NatureSpirit Nature CopperCopper Human Human

PerfectionPerfection WoodWood Imperfect Man Imperfect Man (wood is corruptible)(wood is corruptible)

POSTS POSTS & &

SOCKETSSOCKETS

Wooden PostsCopper Sockets

Gold PostsCopper Sockets

Gold PostsSilver Sockets

POSTS THROUGHOUT TABERNACLE

COURT HOLY MOST HOLY

Wood

Copper

Gold

Copper

Gold

Silver

Copper SocketHuman Perfection

Wooden PostCorruptible Man

Our Justified standing before God is based on Faith in Jesus, our

Perfect Ransom.(Justification to Friendship)

POSTS IN COURT

Copper SocketHuman Perfection

Gold PostDivine Nature

"we have this treasure [the divine nature] in

earthen vessels" (`2 Cor. 4:7`)

(Justification by Christ’s Blood)

POSTS IN HOLY

Our standing is Reckoned Perfect.

Silver SocketSpirit Nature

Gold PostDivine Nature

Glorification to Divine Nature on Spirit Plane

(Treasure no longer in earthen vessels)

POSTS IN MOST HOLY

Wooden PostsCopper SocketsJustification to Friendship

Gold PostsCopper Sockets

Justification by Blood

Gold PostsSilver SocketsDivine Nature

WhiteCurtain

CURTAIN CURTAIN &&

HOOKS HOOKS

WHITE CURTAINWHITE CURTAINTabernacle Shadows, page 18, par 2,Tabernacle Shadows, page 18, par 2,““the curtain of white linen, representing the curtain of white linen, representing

to those to those within a wall of faithwithin a wall of faith, but to , but to those those without a wall of unbeliefwithout a wall of unbelief””

Rev 19:8 – “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” KJV

SILVER HOOKSWhite curtain held up by silver hooks

Silver =

Spirit Nature

Justification comes from a spiritual source… from God Himself.

WHITE CURTAIN & SILVER WHITE CURTAIN & SILVER HOOKSHOOKS

Rom 4:2 – “For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.” ASV

Rom 4:6 – “Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,” ASV

The Righteousness/Justification comes from a Spiritual Power, God Himself, not from our own works alone

THE THE COURTCOURT

Court

Brazen Altar

Laver

Brazen Altar

Rep 3053: “The Brazen Altar represented primarily the perfection of the man Christ Jesus, upon which His offering was accepted of God, as our sin atonement, sanctifying in turn any offering of others that might be presented upon it.”

T 22 – “The Brazen Altar was made of copper to represent the perfect humanity of theman Christ Jesus, who… gave himself a ransom for all.”

T 62: “sacrifices of the saints, represented by the fat of the “Lord’s goat” of the sin-offering on the Brazen Altar”

Heb 13:10 – “10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.” NKJV

The Priests did not eat meat sacrificed on the Day of Atonement.

This is the Altar on which the Church is Sacrificed.

Rev 6:9 – “When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.. NKJV

Drippings of fat and ashes of “Goats” completed sacrifice are found beneath the altar.

R1543: “The Laver which stood in the Court full of water, at which the priests washed their hands and feet… is a symbol of the cleansing effect of the truth upon

the outward conduct of believers in general.It symbolizes theputting aside offilthy practices…and …communication”

Eph 5:25-26: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church andgave Himself for her, thatHe might sanctifyand cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,” NKJV

“Aaron had to be washed in order fitly to represent the purity of the antitype, Jesus, who knew no sin,” T29

THE THE HOLYHOLY

Incense Altar

Table of Shew-bread Candlestick

Ark of the Covenant

Most HolyMost Holy HolyHoly CourtCourt

VEIL into HolyConsecration to SacrificeSanctificationJustified by Christ’s Blood

VEIL into Most HolyGlorificationDivine NatureIn God’s Presence

God’s God’s WordWord

Service Service & Prayer& Prayer Holy Holy

SpiritSpirit

Furnishings in Holy = Furnishings in Holy = New Creature’s Spiritual EquipmentNew Creature’s Spiritual Equipment

Table of Shew-breadTable of Shew-bread

Shew-bread = Shew-bread = God’s Word, the BibleGod’s Word, the Bible

Bread = God’s WordBread = God’s Word1 Cor 5:8 – “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” NKJV

Matt 16:12 – “Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” NKJV

Luke 4:4 – But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'" NKJV

Golden Candlestick

Rev 1:20 – “…the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.” NKJV

Ex 27:20 - "And you shall command the children of Ex 27:20 - "And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure Israel that they bring you pure oil oil of pressed olives for of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.” NKJVthe light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.” NKJV

2 Cor 1:21-22 –2 Cor 1:21-22 –““Now he thatNow he thatestablisheth us withestablisheth us withyou in Christ, and you in Christ, and anointed anointed us, is God; who also sealedus, is God; who also sealedus, and gave (us) the us, and gave (us) the earnest of the earnest of the Spirit Spirit in our in our hearts. ASVhearts. ASV

1 John 2:271 John 2:27 But the But the anointinganointing

which you which you have received from Him have received from Him abides in you, and you do abides in you, and you do not need that anyone not need that anyone teach you; but as the teach you; but as the same anointing teaches same anointing teaches you concerning all things,you concerning all things,NKJVNKJV

T120T120: “: “The Golden Altar The Golden Altar represents… the represents… the consecrated Church in consecrated Church in the present sacrificing the present sacrificing condition. From this condition. From this altar ascends the altar ascends the sweet incense… the sweet incense… the willing services of the willing services of the priests: their praises, priests: their praises, their willing obedience their willing obedience … if they have … if they have requests to make they requests to make they may be presented with may be presented with the incense-- "much the incense-- "much incense with the incense with the prayers of saints." prayers of saints." (Rev 8:3)”(Rev 8:3)”

Incense AlterIncense Alter

Rev 8:3 – “Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.” NKJV

Rev 5:8 – “… golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.” NKJV

God’s God’s WordWord

Holy Holy SpiritSpirit

Furnishings in Holy = Furnishings in Holy = New Creature’s Spiritual EquipmentNew Creature’s Spiritual Equipment

Jehovah,Jehovah,ChristChristAnd ChurchAnd ChurchIn GloryIn Glory

Service Service & Prayer& Prayer

THE THE MOSTMOSTHOLYHOLY

ArkArk

MercyMercySeatSeat

Two CherubimTwo Cherubim

ChristChrist andandChurchChurch

Jehovah Jehovah their headtheir head

Light calledLight calledShekinah GloryShekinah Glory

Represents Represents Jehovah GodJehovah God

Isa 37:16 - "O Isa 37:16 - "O LORD of hosts, LORD of hosts, God of Israel, the God of Israel, the One who dwells One who dwells between the between the cherubim,” NKJVcherubim,” NKJV

God’s God’s JusticeJustice

God’s God’s LoveLove

God’s God’s PowerPower

God’s Love and Power can be released once Justice is SatisfiedGod’s Love and Power can be released once Justice is Satisfied

Rom 3:24-25 – “being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood,”NKJV

STRONGS:2435 – “hilasterion (hil-as-tay'-ree-on)… an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple):”

Heb 9:24-25 – “For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another” NKJV

Tables of the Law Aaron’s Rod Golden Pot of Manna

Contents of the Ark of the Covenant

Contents of the ArkContents of the Ark Aaron’s Rod = Acceptableness of the Aaron’s Rod = Acceptableness of the

“Royal Priesthood” to Jehovah “Royal Priesthood” to Jehovah (Numbers 17)(Numbers 17)

Golden Pot of Manna (incorruptible Ex Golden Pot of Manna (incorruptible Ex 16:32) = Immortality of Christ & the 16:32) = Immortality of Christ & the Church (Rev 2:17)Church (Rev 2:17)

Tables of the Law = Christ met the full Tables of the Law = Christ met the full requirements of God’s perfect law.requirements of God’s perfect law.

Tabernacle TypesTabernacle Types People & People &

AnimalsAnimals PlacesPlaces Metals & WoodMetals & Wood Curtain & HooksCurtain & Hooks Posts & SocketsPosts & Sockets

CourtCourt HolyHoly Most HolyMost Holy FurnishingsFurnishings

Heb 8:5 “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things”

Having then a Having then a great high great high priest, who hath priest, who hath passed through passed through the heavens, the heavens, Jesus the Son Jesus the Son of God, let us of God, let us hold fast our hold fast our confession. Heb confession. Heb 4:14 ASV4:14 ASV

Tabernacle Shadows Preface – “The first edition of this little book was published in 1881, and under the Lord’s blessing seems to have been very helpful to the class for which it was specially intended —the "royal priesthood." Many of this class have confessed that as the finger of the Lord it pointed out to them meanings in the Old Testament types never before appreciated and that it has thus guided them in the way of self-sacrifice by leading them to see the true significance of the Scriptural declarations…"

Tabernacle Shadows Preface –

“…Present your bodies living sacrifices," "Fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ," "If we suffer with him we shall also reign with him," "Let us go to him outside the camp, bearing the reproach with him"; besides many other Scripture statements which associate the Lord’s people with himself both "in the sufferings of this present time and the glory to follow." “

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