“Glory to the Precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

Psalms 106: 48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

Hallelujah

The Bride, the church through Christ how should it offer sacrifice to God

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in the portion of the Bible that we meditated upon in the past days, in the tabernacle, which is the bride, the church we meditated regarding offering sacrifice to God, how it is and how we should offer it and why we are offering it. Also, with a pattern how God explained it to us is that due to the evil characters that are in us which are the animal characters in our soul there are upright and wicked deeds, does not allow the growth of righteousness and will hinder it. That is what in Proverbs 28: 28 When the wicked arise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase. But in Proverbs 29: 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Also, for us to think in Proverbs 29: 16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall.

Therefore, in order for God to remove the wicked thoughts that are there in our soul God for a pattern in the Old Testament, to the people of Israel he is telling that you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock and it should be offered as a sacrifice. But for a burnt offering, he is telling to offer a herd without blemish. But regarding the way in which the sacrifice should be offered what God is telling is that for it to be accepted it should be brought at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Also, in Leviticus 1: 4 – 9 Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. 

He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 

And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. 

The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. 

Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; 

but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

When we say the door of the tabernacle of meeting means, door signifies Christ. This is because all of us only through Christ can reconcile with God for our sins. That is what our Lord Jesus Christ is telling in John 10: 9, 10 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

What these verses are telling is that through Christ if we will die for our sins we can go in and out and find a good pasture. Christ will bless us and for our sins our old soul will be killed along with Christ and the traditional deeds of every part of our body everything will be burnt in fire and will be consumed and if we are resurrected along with Christ by his blood his life enters into us and gives life in our soul and he enables us to attain fullness. 

Therefore, in God’s word it is written that the blood of the bull should be sprinkled all around on the altar in the tabernacle. God is showing us this as a pattern and it is written that this is a sweet aroma to the Lord. In this manner, God is showing us three things as a burnt offering as a pattern and we see that he is saying that this is a sweet aroma to the Lord. In this he is uniting three different things as one. They are firstly bull from the livestock of the herd, flocks—of the sheep or of the goats, and later of turtledoves or young pigeons and if he is explaining this and showing us then for our sin, curse and iniquity the Triune God (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) is dying along with us and this is shown to us clearly. 

Regarding this in Ezekiel 21: 13 – 17 “Because it is a testing, and what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord God.

“You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, the sword that slays the great men, that enters their private chambers.

I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that the heart may melt and many may stumble. Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:

“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! Thrust left—Wherever your edge is ordered!

“I also will beat My fists together, and I will cause My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.” 

Because the sin, iniquity is increasing within man, unless the sceptre which tests everyone without differentiation comes these will not finish he is saying so.  That sceptre is the Son. In his hand the sword is sharpened. It will destroy all the trees. Without any differentiation God’s word which is the sword will judge anyone. Regarding them what we meditated upon in the previous verses is that through Christ we can reach to God. Regarding that only Hebrews 1: 8 – 14  to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

And: “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment;

Like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But  You are the same, and Your years will not fail.”

But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Therefore, my dear people, God is the same yesterday, today and forever. So, Christ for us, as the triune God is being sacrificed and that God has showed as a pattern in the Book of Law and he is establishing the kingdom of God in our soul. Therefore, through Christ our soul is being revived within and then every one of our soul only must be offered to God as a praise offering. 

That is why, Psalms 50: 23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct arightI will show the salvation of God.”

In this manner, let us all offer sacrifices of praise glorify God and receive God’s salvation. Let us submit ourselves.

Let us pray. May the Lord bless you all abundantly

- To be continued