JOURNEY THROUGH THE TABERNACLE Metropolitan

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY” “U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED

Tabernacle With us “LORD” Desire, it is a dainty word! It were much that He should satisfy the need, the want; but He goeth far beyond that. Pity is moved to meet our need; duty may sometimes look after our wants; but to satisfy the desire im- plies a tender watchfulness, a sweet and gracious knowledge of us, an eagerness of blessing. God is never satisfied until He has satisfied our desires.

REMEMBER THIS AND LIVE I WOULD RATHER LIVE MY LIFE AS IF THERE IS A GOD, AND DIE TO FIND OUT THERE ISN’T; THAN LIVE MY LIFE AS IF THERE ISN’T, AND DIE TO FIND OUT THERE IS………

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TRIVIA QUESTION What ruler of Israel sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering to Jehovah?

TRIVIA ANSWER Who was Apollyon? “The Angel of the Abyss” (Who was the King of the Locust) Rev. 9:11 “And they [the locusts] had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon”

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Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles “Jesus’ Coming Embodies the 1 st ” “Four Feast” PASSOVER UNLEAVENED BREAD FIRSTFRUITSPENTECOST I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets (Lev. 23:24) “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorat- ed with trumpet blast”

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing Lev. 23:22 “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edge of your fields or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and alien. I am the Lord your God” God wanted Israel to understand that when you receive you are to give. By having been blessed with a large har- vest; it is to the glory of God that you give back by taking care of those that are less fortunate than yourself

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing a) Out of the Ark of Safety… a) Out of the Ark of Safety… Eph. 2:12 “Remember that at the time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreign- ers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world” They were counted as unworthy by the Jewish order and accepted as unclean. Before Jesus no contact was made to bring them on board

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing b) The Green-eyed Monster… b) The Green-eyed Monster… Acts 13:46-49 “Then Paul and Barnabas answered them bold- ly: ‘We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. The word of the Lord spread through the whole region” God’s plan was through Israel all the world would know Him (Jesus first Gen. 12:3). Because of their not accepting Christ as the Savior; God commissioned Paul & Barnabas (Jews) to speak the gospel to the Gentiles. His word would not return to Him void!!

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing 1. Blessed enough to be a blessing b) The Green-eyed Monster… b) The Green-eyed Monster… Acts 14:27 “On arriving there, gather- ed the church together and report- ed all that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles” This confirms God’s word being ac- complished. They reported by bring- ing glory to God

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 2. When the trumpets blow; U Gotta Go 2. When the trumpets blow; U Gotta Go Num. 10:2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out” Used to assemble the people and signal movement a) The gathering of the Saints… a) The gathering of the Saints… 1 Thess. 4:16,17 “For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught together with Him in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever” Those that died for the cause of Christ are to be raised first to be with Him. And the remaining faithful of Christ will meet Him in the clouds

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time A. The Feast of Trumpets 2. When the trumpets blow; U Gotta Go 2. When the trumpets blow; U Gotta Go a) The gathering of the Saints… a) The gathering of the Saints… 1 Corin. 15:51,52 “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” Not all will see death, but the mystery is that we will be changed from this shell of fleshly sin to a spiritual newness of life!!! B. The Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27)

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time B. The Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27) The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atone- ment. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present an offering made to the Lord by fire” 1. A way out for His people… 1. A way out for His people… Lev. 16:7-10 “Then he is to take the two goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meet- ing. He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat. Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacri- fice it for a sin offering. But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat” This shows God dealing with sin and giving His people an avenue to escape from further sinning and the guilt that always follows (Jesus The Scapegoat)

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time B. The Day of Atonement 1. A way out for His people… 1. A way out for His people… a) Those without any hope… a) Those without any hope… Rev. 1:7 “Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the people of the earth will mourn because of Him” If you are not in Christ when He re- turns; expect to suffer pain and to mourn C. The Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:34-43)

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time C. The Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:34-43) Lev. 23:34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fif- teenth day of the seventh month the Lord’s Feast of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days” 1. In Close Quarters…Lev. 23:42,43 1. In Close Quarters…Lev. 23:42,43 “Live in booths for seven days: All native- born Israelites are to live in booths so your descendants will know that I had the Israel- ites live in booths when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God” God’s protection and guidance in the desert Renewed Israel’s commitment to God and trust in His guidance and protection

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time C. The Feast of Tabernacles 1. In Close Quarters… 1. In Close Quarters… a) Mansions In The Sky… a) Mansions In The Sky… Jn. 14:1-3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you may be where I am” Jesus provides a place for all who put there faith & trust in Him. He’s personally preparing the place for you, and will come and guide you back to its exact location

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles I.Now the “N-B-Tween” Time C. The Feast of Tabernacles 1. In Close Quarters… 1. In Close Quarters… a) Mansions In The Sky… a) Mansions In The Sky… Rev. 21:1-3 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her hus- band. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God’” God is going to take up residence with his people and we are all going to be one big happy family. The marriage of Jesus and His Church or God and His people represents the house of safety that God provides for His own

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles II.Celebrations Continue Peter’s speech was given to an international audience, and it resulted in a worldwide harvest of new believers—the first converts to Christian- ity. Fulfillment of prophesies from John the Baptist (Luke 3:16) and Joel (Joel 2:28,29) A festival praising God for a bountiful har- vest. Celebrate to the Lord your God by giv- ing a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. Today God still expects us to set aside His portion first, not last. Giving leftovers to God is no way to express thanks. Firstfruits were the first part of the harvest that faithful Jews brought to the temple as an offer- ing. Although Christ was not the first to rise from the dead, He was the first to never die again Requires that the first crops harvested be offered to God. The Israelites could not eat the food from their harvest until they had made this offering Christ is our Passover lamb, the perfect sacrifice for our sin. Be- cause he has delivered us from the slavery of sin; we should have nothing to do with the sins of the past (“old yeast”) 1 st born male belong to God (Man or Beast) No yeast was to be eaten (represents Sin) Commemorates their leaving Egypt Pass this on to your children A slave was “redeemed” when someone paid money to buy his or her freedom. God redeemed us from the tyranny of sin, not with money, but with the precious blood of His own Son. We cannot escape from sin on our own; only the life of God’s Son can free us The beginning of the seventh month (Civil New Year (TISHRI)) Expressed joy and thanksgiving to God Because Jesus Christ came back to life, so will all believers. All Christians, including those living when Christ returns, will live with Christ forever Paul tells us that we all will be given new bodies when Christ returns and that these bodies will be without disabilities The removal of sin from the people and the nation. Restored fellowship with God Their only access to God was through the high priest, who would offer a sacrifice and use the animals blood to atone first for his own sins and then the peoples. Christ promises to return and raise us to eternal life in a world where sin will be banished. God’s protection and guidance in the desert Renewed Israel’s commitment to God and trust in His guidance and protection Jesus’ words show that the the way to eternal life, though un- seen, is secure—as secure as your trust in Jesus. He has already prepared the way to eternal life. The only issue that may be still unsettled is your willingness to believe

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles THE PHRASE THAT PAYS!!!!!!!!!! MY FAITH WILL NEVER RISE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MY CONFESSION

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles B.elievers I.nformation I.nformation B.efore B.efore L.eaving L.eaving E.arth E.arth

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles WHAT IT SAYS T his is my Bible, I am who my Bible say I am, I can do what my Bible say I can do. I have what my Bible say I have, my Bible teaches my spirit, my spirit teaches my mind, and my mind teaches my body. My Bible is full of promises and command- ments, my Bible has good and bad exam- ples. How do I know my Bible is true? By comparing scripture with scripture and spiritual things with spiritual things. I study my Bible to show myself approved, rightly dividing the Word of God.

Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles NEXT WEEK Lesson #13 The Final Exam