Our True Tabernacle is Heaven

Reason Number 3 why the tabernacle is not studied is because … our true tabernacle is heaven (Heb. 8: 2). Well, if our true tabernacle is heaven and we know what the tabernacle was like, then we know a lot more about heaven than we think we do. God showed Moses the pattern for the tabernacle. I am convinced that when on the mountain Moses was permitted to see a vision of Heaven itself. When you look at the written accounts of people that have witnessed visions of heaven (like, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and John), you can see similarities between the account. If you know the tabernacle, you can see elements of the tabernacle in each account, especially in the Apocalypse.

As a random example let's look at Revelation 8:3.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give [efficacy] to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which [was] before the throne.

John is in heaven and sees the golden altar of incense. And did you notice where it was located? Before the throne. In the tabernacle, the golden altar was located in front of the veil in the holy place...and behind the veil in the 'holiest of holiest' was the arc. On the arc was the mercy seat where Jehovah sat between the cherubim, His throne. What was missing in John's account? The veil. Why? Because it was rent. (I know that you knew that, especially if you have been following my posts...)

Dying to Enter

Reason Number 6 that the tabernacle is not studied is that with the rent veil, Jesus has entered into the ‘Holiest of Holiest’ as our ‘forerunner’ … Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil, where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us... (Heb. 6:17-20). If He is the forerunner, then aren’t we to follow?

Do we have any right to follow? I don’t think so. The high priest was directed to stay out of the Holiest of Holiest that he die not (Lev. 16:2), except for one day a year. Many of things happened on that Day of Atonement but there was one thing required of the high priest when he entered the Holiest of Holiest on the that day that he die not. …And he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat which is upon the testimony, that he die not. Lev. 16:13

So, in order to live, (or, die not) the high priest had to stay out of the Holiest of Holiest all year except for the Day of Atonement, and on that day he must put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat. The life of the high priest was dependent on these.

Jesus died so He could enter.