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SUNDAY December 16
[size=x-large]The Heavenly Sanctuary: Part 1[/size]
"There is a sanctuary in heaven - the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man" (see Heb. 8:2). One of the matter-of-fact assumptions of the Bible is the existence of a heavenly sanctuary ( Ps. 11:4).
Read Hebrews 8:1-5. What is the main point taught in these verses?
The earthly sanctuary is portrayed as a type, or pattern, of the heavenly; this means that, at a minimum, the former has some functional correspondence with the latter. The earthly sanctuary, then, teaches us a lot about the heavenly; this, despite that whatever the earthly sanctuary meant to the people of Israel, its true significance was found in the heavenly and what was to happen there. Through the efficacy of sacrifices and priestly ministry, the earthly model taught us about the realities of the heavenly sanctuary. The ministrations of the earthly sanctuary were God
[size=x-large]The Heavenly Sanctuary: Part 1[/size]
"There is a sanctuary in heaven - the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man" (see Heb. 8:2). One of the matter-of-fact assumptions of the Bible is the existence of a heavenly sanctuary ( Ps. 11:4).
Read Hebrews 8:1-5. What is the main point taught in these verses?
The earthly sanctuary is portrayed as a type, or pattern, of the heavenly; this means that, at a minimum, the former has some functional correspondence with the latter. The earthly sanctuary, then, teaches us a lot about the heavenly; this, despite that whatever the earthly sanctuary meant to the people of Israel, its true significance was found in the heavenly and what was to happen there. Through the efficacy of sacrifices and priestly ministry, the earthly model taught us about the realities of the heavenly sanctuary. The ministrations of the earthly sanctuary were God