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How does the New Jerusalem (Rev 21-22:5) correspond to the Feast of Tabernacles? How does "the tabernacle of God is with men" fulfill the sanctuary theology? What does "no temple" mean? How does the DOA-to-Tabernacles sequence complete the prophetic feast calendar?

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TABERNACLES, FEAST OF

Also called FEAST OF INGATHERING - Instituted EXO 23:16; 34:22; LEV 23:34-43 - Design of LEV 23:42,43 -- Israel to dwell in booths (sukkot) to remember God's provision in the wilderness - The law read in connection with, every seventh year DEU 31:10-12; NEH 8:18 - Observance of, after the captivity EZR 3:4; NEH 8:14-18 - By Jesus JHN 7:2,14 -- Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, making living water declaration - Observance of, omitted NEH 8:17 -- had not been properly observed since Joshua - Penalty for not observing ZEC 14:16-19 -- eschatological projection, the only feast carried into the age to come - Jeroboam institutes an idolatrous feast to correspond to, in the eighth month 1KI 12:32,33

TABERNACLE

  • One existed before Moses received the pattern on Mount Sinai EXO 33:7-11
  • Called: SANCTUARY (EXO 25:8), TENT OF MEETING (EXO 27:21), TENT (EXO 33:7), OF TESTIMONY (EXO 38:21), TEMPLE OF THE LORD (1SA 1:9), HOUSE OF THE LORD (JOS 6:24)
  • Pattern revealed to Moses EXO 25:9; 26:30; ACT 7:44; HEB 8:5
  • Filled with the cloud of glory EXO 40:34-38
  • Symbol of spiritual things PSA 15:1; HEB 8:2,5; 9:1-12,24

TEMPLE

  • SOLOMON'S: Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD, HOLY TEMPLE, HOUSE OF GOD, FATHER'S HOUSE, HOUSE OF PRAYER, SANCTUARY, ZION
  • A dwelling place of the Lord 1KI 8:10,11,13; 9:3; 2KI 21:7; EZK 10:3,4; MIC 1:2
  • FIGURATIVE: Of the indwelling of God 1CO 3:16,17; 2CO 6:16; Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) EPH 2:21; REV 3:12; Of the kingdom of Christ REV 11; 14:15,17; REV 15:5-8; 16:1-17
  • Ezekiel's vision EZK 37:26,28; 40-48

JERUSALEM

  • Called JEBUS, ZION, CITY OF DAVID, SALEM, ARIEL, CITY OF GOD (PSA 46:4), CITY OF THE GREAT KING (PSA 48:2), THE THRONE OF THE LORD (JER 3:17), HOLY CITY (NEH 11:1; MAT 4:5), CITY OF TRUTH (ZEC 8:3)
  • NEW JERUSALEM REV 21:2,10-27
  • Prophecies of rebuilding ISA 44:28; JER 31:38-40; EZK 48:15-22; DAN 9:25; ZEC 14:8-11
  • Final restoration JOL 3:20,21; ZEC 2:2-5; 8

RIVER

  • FIGURATIVE: Of salvation PSA 36:8; 46:4; ISA 32:2; EZK 47:1-12; REV 22:1,2
  • PSA 46:4 -- "There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God"

TREE

  • Of life GEN 2:9; 3:22,24; REV 22:14
  • Of knowledge GEN 2:9,17; 3:3-6,11,12,17
  • FIGURATIVE PSA 1:3; JER 17:8

FOUNTAIN

  • FIGURATIVE: Of divine grace PSA 36:9; JER 2:13
  • Of the salvation of the gospel JOL 3:18; ZEC 13:1; REV 7:17

WATER

  • FIGURATIVE: Water of life JHN 4:14; 7:37-39; REV 21:6; 22:17
  • Water of salvation ISA 12:3; 49:10; 55:1; EZK 36:25; JHN 4:10; 7:38
  • SYMBOLICAL ISA 8:7; REV 8:11; 12:15; 16:4; 17:1,15

PALM TREE

  • In the temple seen in the vision of Ezekiel EZK 40:16; 41:18
  • Branches thrown in the path at triumphal entry JHN 12:13
  • FIGURATIVE: Of the prosperity of the righteous PSA 92:12
  • Used as a symbol of victory REV 7:9

SANCTUARY

  • Divine dwelling place EXO 25:8 -- "Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them"
  • Reverence for LEV 19:30; 26:2
  • Symbolical HEB 8:2,5

CURSE

  • Denounced against the serpent GEN 3:14,15; against Adam and Eve GEN 3:15-19; against the ground GEN 3:17,18; against Cain GEN 4:11-16
  • CURSES OF THE MOSAIC LAW DEU 27:1-26
  • Reversed: REV 22:3 "there shall be no more curse" (G2652 katathema, NT hapax)

COVENANT

  • OF GOD WITH MEN: Everlasting GEN 8:20-22; 9:1-17; PSA 105:8,10; ISA 54:10; 61:8
  • Covenant formula trajectory: "I will be their God, and they shall be my people"
  • EXO 6:7; EXO 29:45; LEV 26:11-12; JER 31:33; EZK 37:27; 2CO 6:16; REV 21:3
  • THE SECOND COVENANT JER 31:31-34; HEB 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

INCARNATION

  • JHN 1:14 -- The Word "tabernacled" (eskenosen, G4637) among us
  • The incarnation as the first NT fulfillment of God dwelling with humanity

JOY / NO MORE SORROW

  • ISA 25:8,9; ISA 35:10; ISA 51:11; ISA 65:17-19; REV 7:17; REV 21:4; REV 22:3-5
  • Tabernacles is the feast of joy (Deu 16:14-15)

THIRST

  • PSA 42:1-4; 63:1; ISA 55:1; JHN 4:14,15; 7:37; REV 21:6; 22:17
  • The Tabernacles water ceremony addressed literal and spiritual thirst

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

  • The New Jerusalem as the consummation of God's kingdom
  • MAT 13:24-30; MAT 25:1-13