The interior journey of the soul from the wilds of sin into the enjoyed presence of God is beautifully illustrated in the Old Testament tabernacle. The returning sinner first entered the outer court to offer a blood sacrifice on the brazen altar and washed in the laver that stood near it.
Then he passed through a veil into the holy place where no natural light could come, but the golden candlestick which spoke of Jesus, the Light of the World, threw its soft glow over all. There also was the showbread a foreshadowing of Jesus, the Bread of Life, and the altar of incense, a figure of unceasing prayer.
Though the worshiper had enjoyed so much, still he had not yet entered the presence of God. Another veil separated from the Holy of Holies where above the mercy seat dwelt God Himself in awful and glorious manifestation. While the tabernacle stood, only the high priest could enter there, and that but once a year, with blood which he offered for his sins and the sins of the people.
It was this last veil which was rent when our Lord gave up the ghost on Calvary, and the sacred writer explains that this rending of the veil opened the way for every worshiper in the world to come by the new and living way straight into the divine Presence.
Everything in the New Testament accords with the Old Testament picture. Ransomed sinners need no longer pause in fear to enter the Holy of Holies. God wills that we should push on into His presence and live our whole life there. This is to be known to us in conscious experience. It is more than a doctrine to be held; it is a life to be enjoyed every moment of every day.
—A.W. Tozier
The Pursuit of God
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For an overview of New Testament and Old Testament, I read “Letters from Home” by Neil Goodman.
This book brings all the verses of the Bible together in a systematic way.
it has really improved my understanding.
Just thought I would share this
“It is more than a doctrine to be held; it is a life to be enjoyed every moment of every day.”
I love that.