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 This sequel to Reverend Hicks’ book Precious Gem in the Tabernacle reveals that the Mosaic Tabernacle is a shadow and type of Jesus Christ’s teachings in the New Testament, familiarly called “The Sermon on the Mount.”  The author also shows how these two tabernacles follow the same pattern of spiritual growth that is evident in King David’s vision of spiritual growth as recorded in Psalm 119. These three Tabernacles agree in their message of the Christian’s growth to maturity being an upward journey in spiritual experience in the Stature of the LORD Jesus Christ.

When God created this world of inhabitants to populate the Earth, He intended that man be prolific and grow, both naturally and spiritually.

God commanded Adam-male and Adam-female to eat of the Tree of Life so that they would grow. God commanded Noah to build an Ark to preserve the seeds of life that would grow on the Earth. Then, later on, God promised Abraham that his descendants would grow into a great nation.

True repentance is learning what to do when you still carry feelings of guilt, even after you have repented for your sin. True repentance constrains us to feel so contrite over our sins that we change our thoughts, feelings, and deeds of wrong-doing by the divine power of Christ’s Resurrected Blood.

Through His manifold mercy and great grace, the LORD God has provided a remedy for fallen mankind’s sinful condition. However, each person must recognize and acknowledge that he is a sinner by conception, by birth, and by deed. The LORD Jesus Christ brings relief from painful discomfort to every penitent soul by eternally washing him of his offenses, and by freeing him of his painful fears of God’s judgment and condemnation.

(1994 Ministerial Convention) In Matthew 12:18-20, Jesus said that He would not break a bruised reed nor quench a smoking flax. This message shows His gratitude and respect for small life and small light even in the natural realm.

(1994 Training Convention) This message skips to the ninth thing that comes out of the Throne, which is the Slain Lamb that is mentioned in Revelation 5:1-5. This also pertains to the ninth Commandment: “Thou shalt not bear false witness.”

(Communion Service) In Leviticus 17:10-14, God forbade man to eat any manner of blood, for the life of the flesh is in the blood. This message discusses the nephesh’ soul’s Blood-Life and the nephesh animal blood. It discusses seven classes of Bread-Life and four classes of Blood-Life on the Communion Table in John, chapter six. In Matthew 26:26-28, the Disciples were eating Christ-Bread.

We have two choices. We can love Light and hate darkness, or we can hate Light and love darkness. The Bible says, “[W]hatsoever doth make manifest is light” (Ephesians 5:13).

This message shows the relationship between Psalm 23 and Philippians 4:13. “TheLORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Consequently, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”  All things means This (positive) and That (negative) of the Torah-Truth.

As we walk through this life, our feet become defiled by the dust of rejection. After we are baptized, once, in the Waters of the Name of the LORD Jesus Christ, we must go back, daily, to the Laver of Christ’s Water that is joined to His Circumcision Blood, by faith, and let His Name, which is like a Knife, cut away the dust of rejection. Then, we can go forth with clean feet to minister to the LORD and to others, according to His Purposive Will.

There is a difference between crucifixion and mortification. But if we do not understand the difference, then we cannot obey God’s Word that tells us that our old man is to be crucified (Romans 6:6) and that we are to mortify the deeds of the body (Romans 8:13). The Cross represents crucifixion. And when Jesus Christ died on Calvary’s Cross, two thieves and two malefactors were being crucified on four crosses surrounding His Cross. So there is one kind of crucifixion for the LORD, and there is another kind for us.

(Youth Convention) God’s Word tells us to crucify our flesh and to mortify our flesh. Therefore, it is important for us to understand that crucifixion of the flesh is what happens while one is living, whereas the mortification of the flesh is something that happens after death occurs.

(Youth Convention)  The malefactors who hung on the east and west sides of Jesus Christ’s Cross represent the thing in us that breaks the Headship of the LORD. The thieves, who hung on the south and north sides, represent the thing in us that steals the Light and the Strength of the Word. They all died on their crosses. Only the malefactor on the east side embraced his cross and repented and got it changed to a blue cross that represents the revealed Word of God. And only he came up with new Resurrection Life.