Tabernacle: A Copy And Shadow Of The Real One In Heaven Sermon by William R. Nabaza, Hebrews 8:5

Home
Sermons
Tabernacle: A Copy And Shadow Of The Real One In Heaven

View all Sermons

Tabernacle: A Copy And Shadow Of The Real One In Heaven

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 17, 2014 (message contributor)

(rate this sermon)
| 3,445 views

Scripture: Hebrews 8:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Summary: To show that JESUS is our Tabernacle who dwelt in us.

I. EXORDIUM:

Where is the tabernacle now?

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that JESUS is our Tabernacle who dwelt in us.

IV. TEXT:

Hebrews 8:5 (Amplified Bible)

8:5 [But these offer] service [merely] as a pattern and as a foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly sanctuary. For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warned by God, saying, See to it that you make it all [exactly] according to the copy (the model) which was shown to you on the mountain.

V. THESIS:

Thank You very much JESUS for You are my Tabernacle dwelling in this tent, my body which is the Temple of the HOLY SPIRIT.

VI. TITLE:

Tabernacle: A Copy And Shadow Of The Real One in Heaven

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Date of writing: Before AD. 70

B. Style of writing: Best Greek style

C. Authorship: Not specific, but generally attributed to Apostle Paul. Can be also ascribed to Barnabas, Luke, Apollos

D. Audience: Hebrew Christians

E. Theme: Christ is superior to the prophets; Christ is superior to angels—J. Vernon McGee's Thru The Bible

F. Purpose: The chief doctrinal purpose of the writer was to show the transcendent glory of the Christian dispensation, as compared with that of the Old Testament.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

VIII. MAIN BODY:

A. Tabernacle is a pattern and a foreshadow

"[But these offer] service [merely] as a pattern and as a foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly sanctuary."

Tabernacle is a shadow, a shade or darkness of error or an example, an exhibit for imitation or warning.

Hebrews 9:9 (Amplified Bible)

9:9 Seeing that that first [outer portion of the] tabernacle was a parable (a visible symbol or type or picture of the present age). In it gifts and sacrifices are offered, and yet are incapable of perfecting the conscience or of cleansing and renewing the inner man of the worshiper.

When JESUS came, JESUS is fully capable of perfecting our conscience, cleansing us from all sins and renewing our inner man. That's we are born again in the New Testament. During the Old Testament, no man can be born again because JESUS is not shown yet.

Hebrews 9:23-24 (Amplified Bible)

9:23 By such means, therefore, it was necessary for the [earthly] copies of the heavenly things to be purified, but the actual heavenly things themselves [required far] better and nobler sacrifices than these.

9:24 For Christ (the Messiah) has not entered into a sanctuary made with [human] hands, only a copy and pattern and type of the true one, but [He has entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the [very] presence of God on our behalf.

Hebrews 10:1 (Amplified Bible)

10:1 FOR SINCE the Law has merely a rude outline (foreshadowing) of the good things to come—instead of fully expressing those things—it can never by offering the same sacrifices continually year after year make perfect those who approach [its altars].

Colossians 2:17 (Amplified Bible)

2:17 Such [things] are only the shadow of things that are to come, and they have only a symbolic value. But the reality (the substance, the solid fact of what is foreshadowed, the body of it) belongs to Christ.

B. Moses was warned that he make everything in the tabernacle according to the pattern shown on the mountain

"For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warned by God, saying, See to it that you make it all [exactly] according to the copy (the model) which was shown to you on the mountain"

Exodus 25:40 (Amplified Bible)

25:40 And see to it that you copy [exactly] their pattern which was shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 26:30 (Amplified Bible)

26:30 You shall erect the tabernacle after the plan of it shown you on the mountain.

Acts 7:44 (Amplified Bible)

7:44 Our forefathers had the tent (tabernacle) of witness in the wilderness, even as He Who directed Moses to make it had ordered, according to the pattern and model he had seen.

IX. CONCLUSION:

Thank You very much JESUS for You are my Tabernacle dwelling in this tent, my body which is the Temple of the HOLY SPIRIT.

John 1:14 (Amplified Bible)

1:14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.

Praise and Worship songs with lyrics:

http://gospelsubs.nabaza.com

Prayer Request Portal - Post your prayer request

http://pray4me.nabaza.info

Bible verse devotionals

http://bibleverse.nabaza.com/

Videos

http://videos.nabaza.com/

William Nabaza of

http://www.nabaza.com/

http://www.Nabaza.info/

http://www.williamrnabaza.com/