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The Truth About Angels
full establishment of the chosen nation under Jehovah as their king.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 301, 303, 304, 312
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“Let Them Make Me a Sanctuary”
During his stay in the mount, Moses received directions for the
building of a sanctuary in which the divine presence would be specially
manifested. “Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among
them,” was the command of God.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 313
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The building [tabernacle] was divided into two apartments by a
rich and beautiful curtain, or veil, suspended from gold-plated pillars;
and a similar veil closed the entrance of the first apartment. These,
like the inner covering, which formed the ceiling, were of the most
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gorgeous colors, blue, purple, and scarlet, beautifully arranged, while
inwrought with threads of gold and silver were cherubim to represent
the angelic host who are connected with the work of the heavenly
sanctuary, and who are ministering spirits to the people of God on
earth.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 347
.
After the building of the tabernacle was completed, Moses exam-
ined all the work, and compared it with the pattern, and directions he
had received of God, and he saw that every part of it agreed with the
pattern; and he blessed the people. God gave a pattern of the ark to
Moses, with special directions how to make it. The ark was made to
contain the tables of stone, on which God engraved, with His own
finger, the ten commandments. It was in form like a chest, and was
overlaid and inlaid with pure gold. It was ornamented with crowns of
gold round about the top.
The cover of this sacred chest was the mercy-seat, made of solid
gold. On each end of the mercy-seat was fixed a cherub of pure, solid
gold. Their faces were turned toward each other, and were looking
reverentially downward toward the mercy-seat, which represents all
the heavenly angels looking with interest and reverence to the law of
God deposited in the ark in the heavenly sanctuary. These cherubs had
wings. One wing of each angel was stretched forth on high, while the
other wing of each angel covered their forms.
The ark of the earthly sanctuary was the pattern of the true ark in
heaven. There, beside the heavenly ark, stand living angels, at either
end of the ark, each with one wing overshadowing the mercy-seat, and