Jesus is the High Priest of the greater sanctuary “made without hands” foreshadowed by the Ancient Tabernacle.
Jesus is the High Priest who serves in the “True Tabernacle pitched by the Lord and not man” and foreshadowed by the religious structures and rituals of Ancient Israel. The Son of God has become our “priest forever” who ministers for us “at the right hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the Heavens” – (Hebrews 8:1-2).
Continue readingEver since the Word became flesh, God’s Glory has been manifested in Jesus of Nazareth, and all who believe in him behold His splendor.
Jesus is the Logos, the “Word become flesh” in whom the “Glory of God” resides. He is the Greater Tabernacle foreshadowed in the Tent carried by Israel, the place where the Glory of Yahweh was seen in the Wilderness. His full glory is now displayed throughout the World for all men to see wherever Christ is proclaimed. Jesus is the true “light that illuminates every man coming into the world.”
Continue readingThe Prologue of John’s gospel introduces several key themes that are expanded in the body of his work – Life, Light, Witness, Truth, and Grace. Jesus is the Light of the world, the source of Grace and Truth, the True Tabernacle, the only born Son of God, and the only one who has seen the Father. The Prologue concludes by declaring that he is the only one who is qualified to interpret the unseen God.
Continue readingIn the gospel of John, Jesus is the true Tabernacle where God dwells. Unlike the ancient structure with its inner sanctuary that only the high priest could enter, now, in Christ, His glory is visible for all men to see. No longer is His presence limited by physical walls and geographic boundaries.
In Jesus of Nazareth, the Father and the Creator of all things is worshipped anywhere and anytime “in spirit and truth.”
Continue readingEver since the “word became flesh,” the glory and knowledge of God are found in Jesus by everyone who believes – John 1:14.
In the prologue to John’s gospel, Jesus is presented as the “word made flesh” in whom the “glory of God” is manifested. He is the Greater Tabernacle foreshadowed by the old tent in the wilderness. He is the place where Yahweh’s glory is beheld by all believers. This statement anticipates John’s later passages that link Christ inextricably to the Father.
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