How is Christ pictured in all the furniture and offerings of the tabernacle?
Christ is pictured in every tabernacle furnishing and offering as the sacrifice and propitiation. He is the brazen altar, the labor of cleansing, the candlestick, and the mercy seat. He is not only the God of mercy but also the blood of the mercy seat and the sacrifice itself.
Les explains that the tabernacle imagery points to Christ’s finished work. He is the brazen altar, the labor of cleansing, the candlestick all the way through, and the mercy seat. He is not only the God of mercy; He is the blood of the mercy seat and the sacrifice. Because He is our propitiation, believers can know their standing is not based on good works but on that finished work of Christ. The blood remains an eternal testimony in glory of why we are there.
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How does Christ fulfill the tabernacle furniture and sacrifices as a picture?
Christ fulfills every picture of the tabernacle ministry: He is the brazen altar, the laver of cleansing, the candlestick, the mercy seat, and the blood of the mercy seat.