Closer To Heaven
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Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss this quarter’s last Sabbath School lesson – The Tabernacle. It’s the fastest hour of the week!
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Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of September 2025
The incarnation of Jesus is a mystery as well as an exclusive science that the redeemed will study throughout eternity. The apostle John states that Christ, by taking upon Himself our body, revealed that He dwells with us in a tangible way. Jesus here in the flesh resembles the God of the Old Testament, who dwelt with the Israelites in the tabernacle at Sinai and in the wilderness as they journeyed to the Promised Land.
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During His incarnation, Jesus tabernacled with humanity. What an unfathomable concession! The eternal God comes down to us, as one of us, in order to assure us that He truly is “Immanuel, God with us.”
In Matthew 18:20, Jesus said that if two or three are gathered in His name, He will be there among them. Christ is with His people through the presence of the Holy Spirit. Christ invites His followers to be in close relationship with Him: “ ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me’ ” (Revelation 3:20, ESV).
The New Jerusalem will come down from heaven to the earth, and John declares: “ ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God’ ” (Revelation 21:3, NKJV). There is no temple in the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:22) because the whole city is the temple, God’s sanctuary. The city’s length, breadth, and height are equal (Revelation 21:16) as it was with the Most Holy Place in the sanctuary, which was in the shape of a cube, with all sides equal. For eternity, in a world without sin, death, or suffering, we will dwell in the immediate presence of our God.
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Looking at what we have been promised in Jesus, how can we learn to endure to the end? |
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Confused and hungover, Ari was arrested after a stormy night he barely remembered. This testimony reveals how God can transform even the darkest moments. Learn about AWR’s mission at awr.org. Watch the full miracle story here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SE1Na5IzDCc&list=PLGPdsC4UKngudVFE5iCjJbxlTDTDWDZ2h&index=4 #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P6RNLjOKIhA
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