What did the white linen of the tabernacle fence represent?
The white linen fence represented the very righteousness of Christ and the very righteousness of God. Standing nine feet tall, it formed a barrier that kept the common person from looking in on the things of God, illustrating that only those in Christ can appreciate divine things.
Les explains that the white linen depicted the very righteousness of Christ and the very righteousness of God, and it was nine feet tall. It kept anyone from looking in on the things of God, picturing that the common person could not look in on God's things. That is still true. Only as we become in Christ do we begin to appreciate all these things; to the outsider, it is of no interest. The pure white linen fence enclosed a court 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, half the length of a football field. At the east was a 30-foot-wide gate, a curtain of fine linen but not white, made of four colors depicting Christ: blue for His heavenly origin, purple for His royalty, red for His sacrifice, and pure white for His righteousness and holiness.