The Heavenly Atonement already done before the end of the "seventy" allowed to bring the
apostle John in Heaven. The early made atonements were done on the earth in the Tabernacle or
the Temple. Its root was in the Most Holy Place. Hence, the Lord spoke to people (to Moses)
from there. As the Lord's throne would be there during the existence of Tabernacle or Temple.
However, from the end of 69/70, the Lord must not come to earth to speak with people because
Christ Jesus went into Heaven, even on the Throne.log56
Moses was called also to God but still it was on Mount Sinai. The Lord made the Covenant with His people through Moses and showed him future things from the Heavenly view.
From it Moses' teaching is as a cornerstone of any teaching for any of God' people. Many people say Moses is the greatest teacher from Adam's descendants because introduced rules for the kingdom according to God.
If we also want to consider Moses as a great teacher in our times, we have to evaluate him as we would others. Today's teachers use more than words; they illustrate and demonstrate their ideas. Moses did that. He wrote Laws, spoke about them and the future, illustrated how people could enter Heaven, and used many practical applications to show spiritual cleanness and other spiritual aspects.
If the apostle John sees the Heavenly Book on God's Throne, then Moses had to describe it, and another prophet speaks of it. Finally, the Lord Jesus Christ would bring it to realization. Jesus said that he had come to fulfill the Law and the prophets. (Matthew 5:17) The sixty-nine of the "seventy" has brought Christianity. Christ Jesus died for them and brought them the Mercy. God accepted his offer and thus God sees us under his blood. He showed himself as resurrected man which was already in Heaven. Who sees Him so, who believe so, he has come under His atonement.
The Most Holy Place was furnished by the Ark, by an atonement cover and two cherubim at the ends of the cover. God has written the regulation for our life on two tablets, put in the Ark. As someone would say, the Ark contained tablets on which was written how lived Christ Jesus. (He did not sin and so fulfilled the Law)
I think the Ark represents life of Christ Jesus. He died (the ark as a coffin in which a dead body
is) and God had to decide whether is accepted or not.
If a jury is looking for a decision, a verdict should eventually come. Still, first someone accuses
and someone speaks in favor. Moses pictured this by two cherubim having their wings spread
upward, overshadowing the ark with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward
the cover (Exodus 25:20).
I think one is Satan who accuses Christ Jesus and the second is Gabriel who speaks for Jesus.
(Zechariah 3)
Gabriel could cry to God like: "do not look at Him my Lord as on a dead human being. He is
Your own Son! Give Him mercy!"
If so happened, then we are saved because Jesus Christ approached His Father as a dead human
sinner. Moses showed this first stage by bringing the blood (of a bull) first to the Most Holy Place.
Afterward the high priest brought also the blood of the goat for people.
Christ Jesus died for people also like this goat for people because he was also the one from
them.
Recognizing, that he is God's Son, delivered God's mercy and he and we in him are saved.
I understand from it why some men call the cover of the Ark the mercyseat (Hebrew 9:5 -KJV).
The cover of the Ark is called also the atonement cover. It means people are accepted as holy if
they are under Christ Jesus's covering.
This is why the high priest sprinkled the blood "on the atonement cover and in front of it"
(Leviticus 16:15).
Believers in the resurrected Jesus Christ obtained God's mercy and live under the Atonement and
therefore God sees then holy ones. This looks easy and for someone like some magic transfer.
First no one (besides Christ Jesus) could be holy because was not ably to live (in all) according
to God's Law, but now they are holy. If it would be so then still do not exist any men and women
living according God (God's Law) in real. No one is still ably to live so if God has not yet offered
ability to do that. It means to change human nature (1. John 3:6-9).
But if God has offered the change of human nature then Moses had to show it.
General awaiting is, we will be in the nature like Jesus Christ is now. We will be resurrected. It
means we will have eternal spirit (soul) and eternal flesh.
These realities ought to have found in the second room of the Tabernacle because Levities
entered the Sanctuary to do daily duty. There should be pictured the relation of God to humans,
to these who have accepted the Atonement and so, the picturing of the Most Holy Place.
We use a table like a firm stand for putting essential things on it. Thus, the Sanctuary table could be considered like a tray for valid holy things.
Moses made the table, its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings, plates and dishes
and put the bread of the Presentation on it to be before God at all times (Exodus 25:23-30).
The matter presented on the table is bread and therefore they called this picturing the Showbread
table.
What does this bread picture for? What do we need for eternal life in heaven?
We may analyze the eternal stage by looking at the resurrected Christ Jesus. His dead body was not left in our world, although it was composed from earth elements but was just changed because disciples could recognize him as their Teacher (Luke 24:39-43). Something caused the change. This something should be seen in that bread.
This is because the Lord Jesus Christ "took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
them, saying, 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.'" (Luke 22:19)
The Church does this. Extreme teachers explain it literally that Christians receive Christ Jesus's
body now. However, the real is, we should remember the body of Christ Jesus and the same will
be with our bodies.
We should remember Christ Jesus had earth's flesh. Nevertheless, it was changed into eternal
flesh. And so although we are now in earth's flesh but will be resurrected into eternal flesh.
God through Christ Jesus will put some "nutrition" in our flesh that will change our body into
eternal. Certainly, this is for the case of the Rapture (1.Thessalonians 4:17).
Christ Jesus gave bread to twelve disciples and so Moses pictured it also. Moses put twelve
loaves of bread on the Table.
To live eternal life is not enough to have eternal flesh. We need to have also eternal spirit. By
other words we need something what will change our soul in eternal spirit. However, Moses did
not put the other matter on the Table. Nevertheless, at the close look at the Table you would see
empty vessels for holding liquid. (Numbers 4:7) Why do we have empty jars on the Presentation
table? Could not this show that God has already poured His spiritual substance for our eternal spirit?
If so, then we are now already partly eternal beings in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are also ably to live life according to God, like Jesus Christ lived.
Jesus told Martha "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live,
though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." (John 11:25-26).
It is clear that he spoke about having eternal spirit already during the life in the flesh.
Its symbol is wine and therefore the first miracle was the change Water to Wine (John 2:1-11)
Concluding understanding is in His Last Supper. "He took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new
covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'" (Luke 22:20)
Here wine is not in relation to remember but the actual covenant. The symbol of life is the blood
(Genesis 4:10). The symbol of earth's soul is the water and of eternal human spirit is wine.
The result of the Atonement is:
Humans may have human soul changed to eternal spirit from now. They will have flesh changed
to eternal then.
They could not reach this result in the Old Testament, because no one went through the event
pictured in the Most Holy Place. This pictures also the curtain set between the Ark of Atonement
and the Showbread table.
The actualization has started by the Crucifixion, when the curtain was torn in two (Luke 23:45)
Thus is why people in the Old Testament could not achieve God's demand by their soul but
people of the New Testament can by their spirit. Thus is why Jesus said to Nicodemus: "You
must be born again" (John 3:7).
Early, the high priest could hear God's voice coming from above the cover between two
cherubim. (Exodus 25:22)
The actualized reality now is, the Atonement has come from God's Throne and so people can
hear God's voice from God's Throne. This is why the apostle John was called to come to Heaven
(Revelation 4:1-2) to hear God's voice.
Thus is why Christians should also hear God's Words which no one before the Atonement could.
They are about future changing flesh to eternal (the resurrection) and about the end of the world.
Even Jesus during his ministry did not know them (Matthew 24:36).
Anyway, some words and so some writing for the end times is in Heaven. If it is so, then Moses
had to see it. Moses had to see it bud not to know them, not to know they are written words.
From it, the next illustration should picture these written words.log57
To identify this heavenly writing, so the Heavenly Book, we need to know its appearance and where it would be found.
From Jesus words "of that day or that hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in Heaven, or the Son, but the Father" (Mark 13:32) comes conclusions:
The Lord showed Moses the Tabernacle and its furnishing. I think the Tabernacle and its patterns are the Lord's work like the first tables of stone were (Exodus 24:12). Moses could inspect this project for forty days.
The conclusion is, what appeared to Moses in Heaven like seven candles issuing from one stick
it were the Seven Sealed Scrolls of the Heavenly Book.
This Heavenly Book could not be under the last seven from "seventy" because is actualized by
the Atonement. For Christians, the curtain does not exist between the Ark and the Menorah.bib67
Only priests cared for the Heavenly Book, pictured as the menorah. So, only they understand the
furnishing of the Tabernacle. Hence only Christians living in spirit can speak about the end
times.
We must not give any other thoughts because it would be as putting false, strange fire before the
Lord. False fire could be: the Showbread does not belong to the Menorah. By other words that
the Resurrection does not have any deal with the Heavenly Book because will come before the
opening of the Heavenly Book. Moses warned people not to do that by Nadab and Abihu, the
sons of Aaron.bib68
They put "strange fire before the Lord, which He had not given them orders to do. And fire
came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the
Lord." (Leviticus 10:1-2)
Only thoughts from the clean oil can touch the Heavenly Book. So, the Church accepts only
thoughts inspired by God.
For the instance, Jeremiah actualized the Law given by Moses about trespassing of God's
commands in the Kingdom of Judah. Daniel actualized Moses' Law about the Jubilee and slaves
waiting for freedom.
Then, who is the prophet of the Heavenly Book in the Old Testament?
Revelation of the apostle John is the main end-times messages. It relates to the Second Coming
of the Lord Christ Jesus.
John the Baptist bridged Old Testament's prophesy with the first coming of the Messiah.
Then the New Testament's Johns speak about the Messiah's coming.
New Testament's Johns are connected to the Old Testament's Zachariahs or Zechariahs. The name Zachariah or Zechariah means memory of the Lord. It could mean, the Lord memorizes promises given to Israel although Christianity runs. The name John means the grace and mercy of the Lord. Putting them together might mean that the Lord bears in mind to be graceful and to give mercy.
Someone may conclude that as the Old Testament's Zechariah was the forerunner or father of the John the Baptist, so the Old Testament's revelation to Zechariah is a predecessor to the prophesy of the apostle John described in Revelation.
Daniel or Jeremiah has no connection to the New Testament's name John, and therefore, does not serve for Revelation in the New Testament.bib69
The Bible has links of names: Joshua from Moses -> Joshua a high priest of Zerubbabel Temple
(Haggai2:2) -> Jesus (the first coming) -> the Lord Jesus Christ (the Second Coming).
Then Zechariah -> Zechariah (Zachariah) -> John the Baptist (preparing the way for Messiah's
first coming) -> the apostle John (preparing a way for the Second Coming of the resurrected
Messiah).log64
Zechariah's book is apocalyptic in character. The book of Zechariah takes its name from a priest
Zechariah, who returned to Jerusalem with the exiles from Babylon. This means that his
prophecy is for those who returned to the Palestine and Jerusalem.
His calling is "'Return to me', declares the Lord Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' say the
Lord Almighty" (Zechariah 1:3). This, the return of the Lord (the return of the Anointed One to
finish "seventy") is the title of his prophesy.ins4
The prophet Daniel was in exile, and his prophesy is for those who are under God's judgment to give them hope. The word Daniel means judgment of God; God my judge.log65
I conclude Zechariah was closer than Daniel to the apostle John. From it, theories of the end times have to be built on Zechariah rather than on Daniel. Zechariah's prophesy is the second keystone (after Moses) for theories of the end times.
"'I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights. Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.' I asked the angel who talked with me, 'What are these, my lord?' He answered, 'Do you not know what these are?' 'No, my lord,' I replied. So he said to me, 'This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty. 'What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then, he will bring out the capstone to shouts of God bless it! God bless it!' Then, the word of the LORD came to me: 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.'" (Zechariah 4:2-9)
With the vision of the menorah is mentioned the man, Zerubbabel. So, this leads us to conclude that a man will manage it. Thus Moses' menorah could not be in the Sanctuary to give only light, but to be a guiding instrument for some person.bib70
Zerubbabel is a man who built the Temple at that time. He rebuilt Solomon's temple, and therefore, they used to call that temple Zerubbabel's Temple. The Messiah had to enter its Holy of Holies. In relation to the Temple, Zerubbabel is on one side and Jesus on the other. Therefore, God spoke about Zerubbabel as a part of a Messiah (verse 7).bib71
"Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit" means transfer to Christ Jesus's temple. As
Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple in three-year weeks, the Temple of the Messiah (body) was
rebuilt in his resurrection. "Jesus said to them, destroy this temple and I will raise it again in
three days." (John 2:19)
Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple for a high priest, Joshua (Haggai 2:4). Then they must build the
Temple again for the Lord Jesus at the Second Coming. (Joshua and Jesus are the same; Jesus is
Greek and Joshua is Hebrew).
I conclude, another writing, the Heavenly Book tells when they will build the Temple in
Jerusalem. But the theorists of the end times consider the Temple will exist when the Lord Jesus
Christ will break the First Seal. According to them, the end times will start with an anti-Christ
and the Temple. (Daniel 9:27)bib72
The name Zerubbabel means a stranger at Babylon. Zerubbabel was a stranger in Babylon and
then built the Temple in Jerusalem. Jesus Christ was first a stranger in that world. Satan wanted
to make him a stranger also in Heaven. Yet He has received Mercy and will enter as the King of
Kings into the Temple in Jerusalem to rule our Earth.
As Zerubbabel led God's people to inhabit Jerusalem again, so Jesus Christ leads God's new
nation to the new Jerusalem in Heaven by the Rapture and the first Resurrection. As stated, the
man (Zerubbabel) will master the menorah. If Zerubbabel pictures the Lord Christ Jesus (seven
eyes of the Lord), and the menorah means the Heavenly Book, then the Lord Christ Jesus will
master the Heavenly Book.
These trees provide the lamps with olive oil. It means the Menorah exists on account of Israel and Christians in the end times. The Heavenly Book will finish all vision and prophecy to Israel and bring the later rain for Christians.bib74
People, who say the Heavenly Book will bring just punishment, or the tribulation for our world,
are prophesying falsely because trees are connected to the bowl with oil.bib75
They will be ashamed for their words. Zechariah says, "In that day the prophets will be
shamed, every man on account of his vision, when he is talking as a prophet" (13:3-5)bib76
Christ Jesus was the man on the earth and now is the heavenly man. Then two kinds of
fulfillment exist.
Christ Jesus fulfilled the first one during his ministry and the Resurrected Man should fulfill the
second at the Second Coming.
If the first to be fulfilled is in books on the earth then the second to be fulfilled is written in
heavenly writing. Therefore, the Heavenly Book should exist. As the men of Israel fore written
the first fulfilment of Christ Jesus on the earth then the first fulfilment is because them, is for
Israel sake. Because they still did not acknowledge Jesus to be the Messiah, some part of earth
writing should be fulfilled for them (the last part of "seventy").
The second fulfilment should be prim because Christians. They are like heavenly beings to be on
the earth (Philippians 3:10) and therefore the heavenly writing is first for their sake.log66
Christian theology says the Christ did not come to introduce new words, but to give higher
meaning to existing ones. (Matthew 5:20) In this way, Christ Jesus ought not to have brought
new words to the end times and therefore he just answered the questions of his disciples. That is
why some readers of the Gospels have problems understanding the end times because they relate
Jesus' words to the future according to the Gospels.
To fulfill the conclusion of creation must the heavenly being and in accordance with the
Heavenly Writing for the sake of Christians. Then the Lord Jesus Christ as the Heavenly Being
should have revealed the heavenly writing to Christians soon as he has become the heavenly
being. He should reveal it already to his apostles because they knew him also like the heavenly
being. They saw him to be resurrected and ascended to Heaven log67
Christ Jesus showed the apostle John should be him. He said about him: "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?' (John 21:22).
The new revelation for the church from the heavenly man, the Lord Jesus Christ is in the book
Revelation written by the apostle John. These revelations should be considered like God the
Son's, because Christ Jesus went to Heaven to sit on the Throne (Acts 7:55).
Yet, the Lord commanded, "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven
churches." (Revelation 1:10-11) Therefore, clues for the end times' theories should be in the
Revelation of the apostle John. Jesus' words about the end times in the Gospels serve to
understand the Gospel. But the end times for the Church are in accordance with Revelation.bib77
If the apostle John should succeed Moses, Zechariah, then he must put their revealing in his
introducing the book Revelation.
Moses saw heavenly writing in the shape as the menorah, so seemed to him and pictured it in the
Tabernacle. The prophet of the end times Zechariah, linked the man to the menorah and design
the menorah to two nations (trees like sons of the oil). Then the apostle John had to start (bridge)
by the same vision, by the vision of the menorah.
Look at Revelation 1:12. "I saw seven golden lampstands."ins6
Jesus' ministry was based on the Law and the prophets. The Gospels fulfilled the Law and
Prophets.
The Second Coming of the Messiah should also be based on heavenly writing already seen in the
Law (Moses) and prophets (Zechariah). The book Revelation should fulfill what Moses and
Zechariah just saw, fulfill the menorah.
As John the Baptist revived the question of First Coming of a Messiah, so the apostle John has to
revive the Second Coming of the Messiah as is written in the menorah.
As John the Baptist foretold of the Messiah in the world, the book of Revelation will foretell the
Second Coming.
As Jesus came to give life to the Moses' Law (the spirit of the Law), i. e. understanding and
explanation, He will do the same to the menorah (break the seals) and in this way also bring
understanding and explanation.
The Lord Jesus Christ did not speak anything about the menorah during his ministry, (the
Gospels) but introduced the menorah as the first object to the apostle John. Therefore, the
menorah's business is in the end times.bib78
Jews have chosen the menorah to be the symbol of the State of Israel arising for the end times. This shows Israel is built because the menorah assigned it at the Second Coming of the Messiah. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." (Psalm 119:105)log68
Do Christians and Jews know what the menorah from the Tabernacle means? If not, then
understand because now is the time to explain what Moses pictured.
Go to the menorah in the New Testament. Still, there go to the book Revelation. "And turning
to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven golden lampstands with lights
burning in them; And in the middle of them one like a son of man." (Revelation 1:12-13)
The Christ (looking like God) stands among the candles of the menorah because God appointed
Him to carry the menorah in our world. Voice saying words leads us to believe the menorah
contains a written text.log69
Moses pictured the menorah originally for Israel. Now the Messiah is authorized to carry out all the menorah contains. So, if the Christ substitutes for Moses, then Christians should also substitute for Israel. This clear showing allows us no doubt to which a message of the menorah, the Seven Sealed Scrolls, is addressed.bib79
If the Lord Jesus Christ is going to fulfill the Heavenly writing, first He will bring the blessing for our Earth, not Tribulation as teacher used to teach. As many were blessed because he fulfilled Moses' writing then many more must be blessed because the Lord will fulfill the Heavenly writing.log70
I conclude that John's Revelation must be true because it is hung on the Heavenly Book pictured in the Sanctuary and seen by the prophet of the end times (Zechariah). So, if any theorists want to be accurate, they should do as the apostle John and build on the cornerstone of any teaching: Moses' teaching and picturing of the Heavenly Book.