“Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3

“And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables.” Mark 4:11

“He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” Matt. 13:11

There have been many mysteries of the Tabernacle revealed as you have walk through it with me. There is actually so much mystery one cannot learn it in one lifetime. But, the portion you can absorb is wonderful and it will impact in your life beyond words. There are so many mysteries yet to learn.

Mysteries occur only when there is partial knowledge. Yes, that knowledge may be infinitesimally small, however it is still knowledge. If something is not known, there is no mystery because you don’t even know there is something you do not know.

Conversely, if you have full knowledge of something, there is no mystery because you know all there is to know. That being said, the Mystery of the Kingdom is all about increasing your current knowledge base of that Kingdom. The foundation of that knowledge base is the Tabernacle. I do not portend to have the ability to teach you all the mysteries, but I have been given some slivers of insight from Heaven and I desire to give them to you.

THE TABERNACLE WAS TAUGHT EARLY IN LIFE

All Hebrew young men had learned about the Tabernacle as children. Most of you did not have that opportunity - until now. Jesus spoke a remarkable truth to His disciples, that was woven with the understanding that these young men who stood before Him had the foundation of the Tabernacle. You now know this truth and so this truth is applicable to you, and it starts here in the Tabernacle … as the veil lifts from your eyes.

“And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’” Luke 8:10

Jesus was actually quoting the Prophet Isaiah (6:9-10) in the above passage. Until the Veil lifts, you cannot see, nor can you understand. Jesus was telling His disciples that the veil that had been over them concerning the Kingdom was lifting.

THREE VERY IMPORTANT MATTERS

There are three more things that I must quickly cover before you take what has been deposited into you on this Journey and invade the world. You see, there is one more Veil that must be lifted and that veil is the veil over your eyes. If it is not, as written in the Scripture verses at the beginning of this post, you will not see the Kingdom of Heaven active in your life. Remember only those who were serving in the Holy Place within the Sanctuary saw the Veil tear. More so, it was those who were in the Holy of Holies that felt the Veil tear. Many in the Church today still have veils over their eyes and do not see the greater issues of the Kingdom … even though that ability has been given to them. As C. S. Lewis said, “we are content to eat mud pies, when a great banquet has been spread before us.”

To see the deeper matters of the Kingdom you will have to walk into it with “seeing eyes.” The cost? … the three Dark Nights of - the Wilderness, - the soul, - and the Spirit. You will discover that though the cost seems great, the price is actually quite small for something that is truly priceless.

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

From the beginning of this journey, some two and on half years ago, I hinted at and described the Tabernacle as being a replica or model of Heaven. It is the “City” that the Fathers of the Faith looked for in Hebrews 11. That City, is what the Tabernacle is modeled after, it is the “New Jerusalem.” And the Patriarchs’ were wise enough to know  that the Garden of Eden and subsequently the Tabernacle foretold of it

“For he [Abraham] waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Hebrews 11:10

“But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.” Hebrews 11:16

“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,” Hebrews 12:22

“For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.” Hebrews 13:14

Yes, this entire Tabernacle is representative of the Kingdom of Heaven, but I want you to ponder this: why does Scripture seem to distinguish between the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? Let’s take that one step deeper. Why does Jesus refer to the Mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Mystery of the Kingdom of God?

Many like George Eldon Ladd believed there was no difference - they were all interchangeable. But then the question must be asked why did Jesus choose to use the words He did, words that differentiated between the two?

SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS

I am convinced that Jesus said nothing that was insignificant in meaning. I believe He chose His word carefully. If so, then the Tabernacle holds a great deal of insight into the facets of this Glorious Kingdom. A Kingdom whose message Jesus chose to begin His ministry. A Kingdom that He never stopped talking about, even to the point that just before He ascended to the Father, when He could have talked about thousands of things, Jesus chose to issue a mandate to His disciples to teach others all He had taught to them. What message was that - the message of the Kingdom. It is mentioned over 100 times in the New Testament, so it must be important.

THE JOURNEY

The Kingdom is all about matters of rule, reign, power and authority and soon we will make the transition to the subject of the glorious Kingdom. However, before we take that journey, the Tabernacle has a lot to teach us about the Kingdom. The Kingdom is a whole lot easier to understand if you can grasp the matters of the Tabernacle. That is why we started on that journey first.

Blessings,

John Paul Jackson