Skip to content

Topics Research

Question

How does the sanctuary's architecture and ritual system teach the complete plan of salvation? Trace the sinner's journey from the gate through every compartment to God's presence, and show how each step corresponds to a phase of the salvation experience. Also show how the sanctuary teaches the prophetic timeline of salvation history from the cross to the new creation.

Topics

SANCTIFICATION

  • Firstborn of Israelites sanctified EXO 13:2
  • All Israel sanctified EXO 19:10,14
  • Material things sanctified by anointing EXO 40:9-11
  • The Lord is the Sanctifier EXO 31:13; LEV 20:8; 21:8; 22:9
  • The altar sanctifies the gift EXO 29:37; 30:29
  • Tabernacle sanctified by God's presence EXO 29:43; 40:34,35
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES: EXO 31:13; 33:16; LEV 21:1-23; JER 1:5; EZK 37:28; JHN 17:17,19; ACT 26:17,18; ROM 15:16; 1CO 1:2,30; 6:11; 13:1-13; 2CO 1:21,22; GAL 2:20; 6:14; EPH 1:3,4; 3:19; 4:7,12,13,15,16; 5:25-27; COL 2:11; 1TH 4:3,4; 5:23; 2TH 2:13,14; 2TI 2:11,21; HEB 2:11; 9:14; 10:10,14; 12:10; 13:12,21; 1PE 1:2; 2PE 1:2-4; 1JN 1:9; Jude 1:24; REV 7:14
  • See also: HOLINESS, REGENERATION, REDEMPTION, SALVATION, SIN FORGIVENESS OF

SALVATION

  • Illustrated by: A horn (PSA 18:2; LUK 1:69), A tower (2SA 22:51), A helmet (ISA 59:17; EPH 6:17), A shield (2SA 22:36), A lamp (ISA 62:1), A cup (PSA 116:13), Clothing (2CH 6:41; PSA 132:16; 149:4; ISA 61:10), Wells (ISA 12:3), Walls and bulwarks (ISA 26:1; 60:18), Chariots (HAB 3:8), A victory (1CO 15:57), Typified by the bronze serpent (NUM 21:4-9; with JHN 3:14,15)
  • Unclassified scriptures: GEN 12:1,3; EXO 15:2; DEU 30:19,20; 32:15; 2SA 14:14; 1KI 8:41-43; PSA 3:8; 36:8,9; 37:39; 65:4; 68:18-20; 86:13; 132:16; PRO 1:20,21; 8:1-5; 9:1-6; ISA 1:18; 25:6,7; 35:8; 44:3; 45:17; 55:1-3,6,7; 61:1-3; 63:9; JER 3:23; EZK 18:32; JOL 2:32; AMO 5:4; MAL 4:2; MAT 1:21; 11:28-30; 22:9,10,14; JHN 1:7; 3:14-17; 4:14; 5:40; 6:35,37; 7:37,38; 10:16; 15:4,5; ACT 2:39; 4:12; 16:30,31; ROM 1:16,17; 3:21-26,28-30; 4:1-25; 5:1,2,15-21; 10:4,8-13; 1CO 1:18; 2CO 5:17,20; GAL 1:4; 3:1-28; EPH 1:9,10,13; 2:1,3-5,8,9,14,15; PHP 2:12; 3:7-11; COL 1:5,6,20-23,26,27; TIT 2:11; 3:3-7; HEB 1:14; 2:3,10; 4:1-10; 7:25; JAS 1:21; 1PE 1:5,9,10; REV 3:17,18,20; 5:9; 7:9,10; 21:6; 22:17
  • Conditions of: MAT 3:2; 18:3; JHN 3:3-12,14-18; 5:24; 6:28,29,47; ACT 2:38; 3:19,23
  • Plan of: MRK 4:11; JHN 6:37,44,45,65; 17:4; ACT 3:18; 17:3; ROM 1:16,17; 10:3-9; 16:25,26; 1CO 1:21-25; 2:7-9; 2CO 5:18,19; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-23; 2:4-10; 3:1-11; COL 1:19-23,26,27; 2TH 2:13,14; 1TI 3:16; 2TI 1:9,10; HEB 2:9,10,14-18; 6:17-20; REV 5:2-5; 10:7

TABERNACLE

  • Pattern revealed to Moses EXO 25:9; 26:30; ACT 7:44; HEB 8:5
  • Materials voluntarily offered EXO 25:1-8; 35:4-29; 36:3-7
  • Description: Frame (EXO 26:15-37), Outer covering (EXO 25:5; 26:7-14), Curtains (EXO 26:1-14,31-37; 27:9-16), Courtyard (EXO 27:9-17; 38:9-16,18; 40:8,33), Holy Place (EXO 26:31-37; 40:22-26; HEB 9:2-6,8), Most Holy Place (EXO 26:33-35; 40:20,21; HEB 9:3-5,7,8), Furniture (EXO 25:10-40; 27:1-8; 37; 38:1-8)
  • Filled with the cloud of glory EXO 40:34-38
  • Israelites worship at NUM 10:3; 16:19,42,43; 20:6; PSA 27:4
  • Symbol of spiritual things PSA 15:1; HEB 8:2,5; 9:1-12,24

ATONEMENT

  • For tabernacle/furniture LEV 16:15-20,33
  • Day of: Time (EXO 30:10; LEV 23:27; 25:9; NUM 29:7), How observed (EXO 30:10; LEV 16:2-34; 23:27-32; NUM 29:7-11; ACT 27:9; HEB 5:3; 9:7,19,22)
  • Made by animal sacrifices: EXO 29:36; LEV 1:4; 4:20,22-35; 5:6-10; 6:7; 9:7; 16:6,10,11,15-19,24-34; 17:11; NUM 15:22-28; HEB 9:22
  • Made by Jesus: Divinely ordained (LUK 2:30,31; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-12; COL 1:19,20; 1PE 1:20; REV 13:8), Made but once (HEB 7:27; 9:24-28; 10:10,12,14; 1PE 3:18), Redemption by (MAT 20:28; ACT 20:28; GAL 3:13; HEB 9:12; REV 5:9)
  • Unclassified: PSA 40:6,7; ISA 53:4-12; DAN 9:24-27; ZEC 13:1; MAT 26:28; JHN 1:29,36; ROM 3:24-26; 4:25; 5:1,2,6-11; 1CO 1:17,18; 2CO 5:18,19; GAL 1:3,4; EPH 1:7; 2:13-18; 5:2,25; COL 1:14,19-22; HEB 1:3; 2:9,17; 9:12-15,25,26; 10:1-20; 13:12,20,21; 1PE 1:18-20; 2:24; 3:18; 1JN 1:7; 2:2; 4:10; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

INCENSE

  • Formula EXO 30:34,35
  • Offered morning and evening EXO 30:7,8; 2CH 13:11
  • On the golden altar EXO 30:1-7; 40:5,27; 2CH 2:4; 32:12
  • In making atonement LEV 16:12,13; NUM 16:46,47; LUK 1:10
  • Figurative: Of prayer (PSA 141:2), Of praise (MAL 1:11), Of acceptable sacrifice (EPH 5:2)
  • Symbolical: Of prayers of saints (REV 5:8; 8:3,4)

REGENERATION

  • General scriptures: DEU 29:4; 30:6; PSA 36:9; 51:2,7,10; ISA 1:16,17,25; 44:3-5; JER 24:7; 31:33,34; 32:38-40; EZK 11:19,20; 36:26,27; MAT 18:3; JHN 1:4,13,16; 3:3-8; 4:10,14; 5:24; 6:44,45; 8:12; 10:9,10; ACT 2:38; ROM 6:3-23; 8:2-6,9,13-16; 12:2; 1CO 1:9,24,30; 6:11; 2CO 3:3,18; 5:5,17; GAL 2:20; EPH 2:1,5,8,10; 4:21-24; COL 2:11-13; 3:9,10; TIT 3:5,6; HEB 10:16,17,22,23; JAS 1:18; 1PE 1:2,3,22,23; 2PE 1:3,4; 1JN 2:27,29; 3:9,14; 5:1,4,5
  • Instances: Jacob (GEN 32:29), King Saul (1SA 10:9), Saul of Tarsus (ACT 9:3-18)

RIGHTEOUSNESS

  • By faith GEN 15:6; ROM 4:3,5,9,11,13,20,22,24
  • Garment of JOB 29:14; MAT 22:11-14
  • Fruits of: PSA 1:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; ISA 62:1; ROM 5:1-5; 6:19-22; GAL 5:22,23; EPH 5:9; PHP 1:11; 2PE 1:5-9; REV 22:2
  • Symbolized EZK 47:12; REV 22:2

LAMB OF GOD

  • A name of Jesus: JHN 1:29; REV 6:16; 7:9,10,14,17; 12:11; 13:8; 14:1,4; 15:3; 17:14; 19:17; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3

GLORIFYING GOD

  • Commanded 1CH 16:28; PSA 22:23; ISA 42:12
  • For his holiness PSA 99:9; REV 15:4
  • Accomplished by: Relying on his promises (ROM 4:20), Praising (PSA 50:23), Doing all to glorify (1CO 10:31), Dying for him (JHN 21:19), Suffering for Christ (1PE 4:14,16), Bringing forth fruits of righteousness (JHN 15:8; PHP 1:11)
  • Required in body and spirit 1CO 6:20
  • All by nature fail in ROM 3:23
  • Shall be universal PSA 86:9; REV 5:13

ALTAR

  • H4196 (mizbeach) from H2076 (zabach, to slaughter) -- 412 occurrences
  • Bronze altar: EXO 27:1-8; 38:1-7
  • Golden altar (incense): EXO 30:1-10; REV 8:3

LAVER

  • Made from women's mirrors EXO 38:8
  • Position between altar and tabernacle EXO 30:18
  • Priestly washing required on penalty of death EXO 30:19-21

VEIL (PAROKETH)

  • EXO 26:31-33 -- divides holy from most holy
  • Cherubim woven into it (echoing Gen 3:24)
  • Torn at crucifixion MAT 27:51; MRK 15:38
  • Identified as Christ's flesh HEB 10:20

PLAN OF SALVATION

  • See JESUS MISSION OF; REDEMPTION; SALVATION
  • MRK 4:11; JHN 6:37,44,45,65; ACT 3:18; ROM 1:16,17; 1CO 2:7-9; EPH 1:3-23; 2:4-10; 3:1-11; HEB 2:9,10,14-18; 6:17-20