"IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ONE WHO DWELLS IN THE HOLIEST OF HOLIES"

Rev. MF Blume
July 26, 1998 pm



Recently God revealed to us that the New Jerusalem is the true CHURCH.

The first verse we read said that God and the Lamb are the TEMPLE of this CITY.

 naos {nah-os'}
from a primary naio (to dwell); TDNT - 4:880,625; n m
AV - temple 45, a shrine 1; 46
1) used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of gold was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)

It was the Holiest of Holies in which the golden ark of the covenant was placed and was distinguished from the rest of the whole enclosure as the MOST HOLY PLACE.

So when we read that God and the Lamb are the NAHOS of the City, we are reading that God and the lamb are the HOLIEST OF HOLIES.
 

But lately God revealed to us that the entrance into those houses in Egypt, where lamb's blood was seen, from a lamb that died so the people inside would not die, represented entrance into the Garden where a flaming sword would kill the sinful people who entered. And the Lord revealed to us last service that The Garden and the Houses in Egypt and the City New Jerusalem all represent the same thing.  The HOLIEST OF HOLIES. Then it came together this week. When we are in the CITY, we are in the LAMB and in the TRUE HOLIEST OF HOLIES.

Jesus is the HOLIEST OF HOLIES.

In the Holiest of Holies was the ark of the covenant.
 

The cherubim were made from gold that was beaten into shape with hammers.

I want to be in the presence of God.

If they had placed a beautiful bouquet of roses there, God would not dwell there and those roses would not be in the presence of God.

If they walked into that empty room and began to do all the good deeds and say all the good things to each other to see if God would move and dwell there because of their good works, God would not have come.
 

Covering the face and feet represented DEEP HUMILITY. SERAPHIMS literally means BURNERS. This shows us what we need if we want to those who can say that they are in God's presence. And the wings touched one another. IN HIS NAME means that we are there for Him. And as the eyes of the cherubims look down at the mercy seat where the blood was sprinkled, we will not dare to look to anything else... not our good works, nor our beautiful showmanship of how nice we can dress in church... other than the precious blood of Jesus. And that blood was sprinkled on a MERCY SEAT.

Nothing but God's mercy brought us through.
 

We must know what it means to be saved by Grace.

The Bible says that while we were dead in trespasses and sins...
  How could we have made s many score points from good deeds if God saved us while He considered us in a pit of damnation?
  Being saved and in the presence of God is nothing resulting from what a person can do.

Without God you are dead in trespasses and sins.
 

WHEREFORE REMEMBER
 

The wings of the cherubims were beaten into shape of the humility and into the shape of worship from the gold.

THIS IS THE CHURCH.
THIS IS THE HOLIEST OF THE HOLIES.
THIS IS THE NEW JERUSALEM.
  Notice the pattern...
   
  1. God puts Adam in a sleep.
  2. God removes material from inside Adam.
  3. God uses the material and MAKES (Hebr. BANAH)

banah {baw-naw'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 255; v
AV - build 340, build up 14, builder 10, made 3, built again + 08735 2,
repair 2, set up 2, have children + 08735 1, obtain children + 08735 1,
surely 1 (inf. for emphasis); 376
1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to build, rebuild
1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family)

BANAH means to BUILD

We were in Him before the foundation of the world.

Then we read in chapter 2 of the same book a mention of the salvation from a world of sin that we must never forget...
 

We are said the be the HOUSEHOLD OF GOD.

 And then he says something wonderful...
  The above tells us that we are actually God's HOUSE that is BUILT UP, as the woman was BANAH (built) by God having taken the materials to BUILD her from within Adam.
 

ASCENDING

Why did he ascend ?

To prepare a place for us. (John 14:2-3)

And now we read that He also ascended to give gifts to men.

 

He gave gifts to the church so that SO WE CAN BE BUILT UP .

The woman was going to HELP Adam dress and KEEP the Garden. The Church is the CITY that is BUILT BY GOD.
THE BRIDE of Christ, as the woman was Adam's bride after having been BUILT by God.
The New Jerusalem is not a literal City but is a symbol of the CHURCH,. the BRIDE, built by God.
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