The Tabernacle – Part 5

Nailing the Pattern: Walking the Journey From the Cross to the Throne

In this final episode of The Tabernacle, Pastor John Powell brings everything together — the structure, the symbolism, the journey, and the revelation of Jesus Christ woven through every inch of Moses’ tabernacle.

This blog is based on Episode 5 of the YouTube teaching The Tabernacle by Church on the Move. If you want the full depth of the teaching, you can watch the episode on their YouTube channel — and I encourage you to do so. What follows is a written journey through the heart of that message.

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Over the last four episodes, we have travelled through:

• The Outer Court — sacrifice and cleansing

• The Holy Place — covenant, Word, and worship

• The Holy of Holies — the throne room of God

Now, in Part 5, we step back and see the entire pattern as one seamless revelation — a blueprint for victorious Christian living.

John begins at the east gate: “We are by the east entrance to the tabernacle… the first heaven realm. We’re about to go in right now.”

This is not just a tour. It is an invitation to live the way heaven functions.

Entering Through the East Gate — God’s Mindset, Not Ours

The tabernacle faced east, aligning with the Hebrew mindset — God’s mindset.

John explains:

“The Greek mindset divides up spiritual and physical… but the Hebrew mindset, it’s all one.”

In other words:

• Your spiritual life is not separate from your physical life

• Your worship is not separate from your work

• Your faith is not separate from your family

The tabernacle teaches us to live integrated — whole — with God at the centre.

The Altar of Sacrifice — The Cross at the Entrance

The first stop is the altar of sacrifice, the place that foreshadows the cross.

John points out the orientation: “If a man, Jesus, was on that cross, his left side would be towards the east… his right side towards the west.”

The thief on the right chose Christ. The thief on the left rejected Him.

The message is clear:

• The cross is the doorway

• The cross is the dividing line

• The cross is the first thing the world must see

  
  

John says: “We are choosing Christ and His sacrifice for our sins. His blood avails for us.”

This is where the journey begins — and where it must always return.

The Laver — Forgiven to Forgive

Next comes the laver, the place of cleansing.

John reminds us: “You must receive the sacrifice of Jesus Christ… and you’ve got to forgive other people.”

The laver teaches two truths:

1. You are forgiven

2. You must forgive

This is not optional. It is the doorway into spiritual authority.

John says: “He wants you to walk free in this earth realm… forgiven to forgive.”

The laver is where we wash off the residue of life — the smut, the ash, the offence — so we can move forward.

Entering the Holy Place — Feet in the Sand, Eyes on the Glory

The Holy Place represents the second heaven realm — the spiritual realm.

John describes the priest’s experience: “His feet were in the sand… but he looked up and saw the stars and cherubim.”

This is the Hebrew mindset again:

• Feet grounded in reality

• Eyes fixed on the promises

• Life lived in both realms at once

  
  

John says: “You are enveloped in the promises of God… beneath you, above you, to the side of you.”

This is where the weapons of our warfare begin.

The Table of Showbread — Covenant as a Weapon

The first weapon is the table of the Lord.

John calls it: “A tragedy that churches do not break bread weekly.”

Why? Because communion is not a ritual — it is a strategy.

“This is the place of covenant… a major weapon. Use it.”

At the table:

• Jesus serves us

• The enemy is silenced

• Covenant is renewed

• Provision is released

This is where battles are won before they begin.

The Lampstand — Revelation, Not Routine

Next is the lampstand, representing the Word of God illuminated by the Spirit.

John says: “This is not ABC… this is revelation.”

The Word in the Holy Place is not:

• A reading plan

• A checklist

• A study routine

It is light, strategy, sword, and revelation.

“When God begins to reveal His Word… you go into hyperdrive.”

This is where faith leaps, not steps.

The Altar of Incense — Worship That Moves Heaven

The final piece in the Holy Place is the altar of incense — our offering to God.

John explains: “You’ve got to bring these things… worship, praise, prayer, intercession.”

Bound together with salt — your life — they rise like smoke before the Lord.

And then comes the mystery:

“God took the priest through the veil… translated him into the Holy of Holies.”

Worship is not passive. It is transportational.

It moves you from earth to heaven.

The Holy of Holies — The Throne of Yes and Amen

In the Holy of Holies stands the Ark of the Covenant, the throne of God.

John explains: “All of God’s promises are yes and amen… but that’s not an outer court statement. It’s a throne statement.”

This is why many believers struggle:

• They pray from the outer court

• They worship from the holy place

• But they never take their seat at the throne

  
  

John says: “We are seated with Christ in heavenly realms… in the place of yes and amen.”

This changes everything.

Living From the Throne — Not Toward It

This is the revelation that ties the entire series together:

“In Christ Jesus… we start from the throne.”

We don’t fight our way toward God’s presence. We fight from God’s presence.

John walks the pattern backwards:

• From the throne — promises yes and amen

• To worship — incense rising

• To the Word — revelation and strategy

• To the table — covenant and provision

• To the laver — forgiveness and cleansing

• To the cross — the message for the world

This is the Christian life.

This is victorious living.

This is the pattern.

The Pattern for the Church — Not Lights, Not Stages, Not Trends

John challenges the modern church:

“We don’t need to reinvent the wheel… God has already told us what to do.”

The pattern is simple:

• Worship

• Word

• Communion

• Prayer

• Forgiveness

• The Cross

Everything else is optional.

The pattern is not restrictive — it is freeing.

“Patterns lead to freedom.”

The Pattern for Your Home, Your Work, Your City

The tabernacle is not just for church services.

John says: “This pattern isn’t just for the believer or the church. It is for your homes, your workplaces, your towns, cities, and nations.”

Wherever you place the pattern:

• Darkness breaks

• Strongholds fall

• Heaven touches earth

This is how we occupy the land God has given us.

The Final Call — Take the Pattern Into the World

John ends with urgency: “People need Jesus… and He has already equipped us with all we need.”

The pattern is not theory. It is not history. It is not theology.

It is a blueprint for revival.

A strategy for breakthrough.

A pathway to presence.

And now — it is in your hands.