7460 tabernacle, in NT
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The NT sees the tabernacle and its ceremonies as symbolising the saving work of Jesus Christ in his incarnation and death and in the experience of believers.

Jesus Christ as the tabernacle where God dwells

John 1:14; John 2:19-21

The tabernacle showed that God was not limited to one place

See also

Acts 7:44-47

The spiritual significance of the tabernacle

Hebrews 9:1-5

The earthly tabernacle as a copy of the heavenly one

Hebrews 8:5 See also Hebrews 8:1-2

The altar

Revelation 6:9-10; Revelation 8:3-5

The ark of the covenant

Revelation 11:19

The atonement cover

Exodus 25:22; Hebrews 4:16

The curtain preventing access to the holiest place

Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 6:19-20; Hebrews 9:8; Hebrews 10:19-20

Jesus Christ as high priest

Cleansing the earthly tabernacle

Hebrews 9:21 See also Hebrews 9:6-8 on the Day of Atonement; Hebrews 9:25

Through the blood of the cross, Jesus Christ enters the heavenly sanctuary

Hebrews 9:24 See also Hebrews 9:28

See also

1680  types
2306  Christ, high priest
7020  church, the
7344  curtain
7376  high priest
7438  sanctuary
7469  temple, Herod's
8622  worship



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