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Temple of God Made Without Hands

Table of Contents

Part I: The Old and the New

1 Old Testament References of the Old Covenant Tabernacle ... 3

2 The Great High Priest ....................................................................... 23

Part II: The Royal Priesthood

3 The Spirit and the Word ................................................................. 53

4 Working the Grace of God ............................................................. 83

5 Unity .................................................................................................. 107

Part III: The Holy of Holies

6 Entering His Rest ............................................................................ 141

7 The Veil ............................................................................................. 167

8 The Hiding Place .............................................................................. 191

Part IV: Peripheral Considerations

9 The Outer Court .............................................................................. 231

Notes ................................................................................................... 253

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TEMPLE OF GOD MADE WITHOUT HANDS

What is my motivation behind writing this book? One day I decided to see what would happen if I spent large amounts of time in the word of God and prayer, if it would turn into nap time or if God would really meet with me as He promised in His word. God met me down by the river every time I went there, and He showed me things I didn't know before I prayed. Soon a theme emerged from my prayers, which is the theme of this book.

What do I hope folks will gain from this book? Have a personal guided tour through the old covenant temple as Christ leads you into prayer passed the outer court of animal sacrifices, through the holy place with its table of showbread and golden lampstand and into the holy of holies, the location of the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant. This book elucidates the rich symbolism of the high priest's dual ministry, who annually visited the most holy place with the blood of a bull, indicative of Christ's ministry of the cross, and foretold the subsequent ministry of the Royal Priesthood (the church) by the daily dressing of the altar of perpetual incense. All this and more the temple structure reveals through God's intended imagery. Dig deeper into the awe-inspiring truths of the Bible and discover God's purpose for your life as delineated by the ancient Jewish temple. This book will not only prove that it is God's will for you to frequent the Holy of Holies through prayer, but it will also teach you how to pray according to God's specific design as seen through the ancient tabernacle. The Holy of Holies is our prayer closet. The Symbolism of the tabernacle holds the design of God's plan for the church in the last days and holds the key to our own walk with God.

One of the intents of this book is to demonstrate the power of prayer through the symbolism of the old covenant tabernacle to prepare the reader to successfully integrate into the coming great endtime revival. Having an abiding relationship with Jesus Christ is the only way we will survive the last days. Darkness will envelop the world in a thick cloud of deception, and we will need to rely on Jesus who said, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come” (Mat 24:42-51 KJV; See also Mat 25,1-30; Mk 13,33-37; Lk 12,35-48; Lk 21,28,34-36). A genuine relationship with Jesus Christ will be our only possession that will effectively help us through these coming arduous times.

As we come to know our Lord through the word of God and prayer, we will acquire the hearing ear as it says in Rev 2:7, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” This is the word Jesus repeated more often than any other statement in the book of Revelation. The result of God's people developing the hearing ear is unity, which will overpower the kingdom of Satan. This book speaks about the anointing and bridges the gap between the evangelicals and the charismatics alike, even between denominations distant as Baptists from Pentecostals. There is one God, one tabernacle and one anointing that speaks to all denominations. I am a born again Christian and have spent as much time with the evangelicals as I have with the charismatics. This book successfully crosses the barrier between them, and calls all people to unity. It is time we concentrate on what we have in common, instead of on our differences. I have been seeking God for nearly 30 years and have spent about half that time writing this book.

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What other people are saying about this book:

I like the topic you chose and am very impressed with your achievement of researching, studying and then putting it all to words in a careful and thoughtful way. Yes indeed, I agree and support your premise of seeing and knowing God though the lens and perspectives of the Old Testament as an excellent way to see and appreciate our present access privilege. Our easy, casual way of entering into worship and His presence is inconsistent with the "hoops" and preparations the OT guys had set up and prepared to get access. It says 2 things to me, a) we need to get a better appreciation and grasp on His holy presence and b) Jesus Christ did something very great, special and amazingly transformational that gives each of us as believers direct and immediate access, not merely once / year. What a gift and conceptual understanding unfortunately few have. You have unwrapped and brightened up these concepts for new and older believers. Job well done!

Scott