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Today I’ll be diving into the Tabernacle gates. The entry point into the tabernacle complex. As you read through with me, be open to visualizing God’s plan to use Jesus as the “entry point” into relationship with God.

For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base. (Exodus 27:16)

The entire complex was surrounded by a 7.5 feet tall white linen barrier except at the Gate. This kept all from just casually entering and wandering around the Tabernacle.

The worshiper would approach and be dazzled by the beautiful colors of the only entrance into the courtyard. The curtain which hung from this gate was identical to the one found on the door to the Tabernacle building.

Whether a sinner seeking forgiveness, or a priest ministering, all had to enter through the one gate.

Jesus revealed himself as the only “entrance” to God. The beautiful colors represent the beauty of Christ. The white linen barrier that surrounded the Tabernacle represents the righteousness of God, with only one gateway, the Blood of Jesus. No man could “get to God” because of the white linen barrier. We cannot truly worship God without going through the gate of Jesus Christ.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Jesus, being the righteousness of God, keeps men from God, just as He is the only way to God. By that I mean, that Jesus Christ is the perfect standard by which God judges by. He came to fulfill the Law, which He did perfectly by living a sinless life. Mankind’s righteousness appears as a filthy rag to God. The word picture here denotes the used menstrual garment of a woman. When we approach God WITHOUT Jesus we are filthy and useless. But when we approach THROUGH Jesus we become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. God then sees His own righteousness instead of ours, and we are allowed to freely enter.

On a side note, the tribe of Judah’s camping position was on the eastern side of the Tabernacle, where the only gate was. Judah typically represents praise. This also means that as the worshiper entered into the complex, they would pass by the tents of Judah, or praise.

Also, white linen typically represents the garments of the Bride of Christ. We, the Bride of Christ are wrapped in garments of God’s righteousness.

[URL="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev%2019;&version=31;"]Rev. 19[/URL]