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| Why Holy of Holies? Just to begin with God tells us in I Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. With this in mind is only obvious as we develop as Christians that all aspects of our life should become more holy. Holy of Holies Worship is a place just for that, a Holy Place to meet the Lord and worship Him with no restraints or distractions. How often is a typical church service or life in general that we are multi-tasking or distracted by cell phones, sounds, and people doing other things? The short answer is often if not all the time. This service is a solution for just that, nothing but holy worship of the Lord. The main purpose of this service is to have no distractions, no time limits, and no agenda but to worship the Lord. What Was The Holy of Holies? Originally the Holy of Holies of the Most Holy Place was a chamber in the back of the tabernacle. In this chamber was placed the Ark of the Covenant which contained the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s Rod that Budded, and a Bowl of Manna. The cover of the Ark was called the Mercy Seat, a solid gold cover with two Cherubim positioned on it with their wings pointed toward each other and covering the Mercy Seat. Only the high priest could go into the Most Holy Place and he did so once a year to make atonement for the nations sins. It was a fearful place in the awesome presence of God. God was said to speak from between these Cherubim to Moses and Aaron. There were no windows, no source of light except God Himself. It was a place of no distractions and of one purpose. Symbols We have put some symbols in place to create atmosphere for this service. Symbols are just that symbols, that are to remind us things and are to point to the real. Some symbols you will see are the veil and the laver. The Veil There were several veils in the tabernacle and later the temple but the most important was the veil separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place or Holy of Holies. We have constructed a veil that is drawn across our sanctuary during this Holy of Holies Worship time. The purpose is to remind us where we are and what we are doing in this service. It also shows the Lord our active choice to worship and praise and place our selves before Him for this service. When Jesus died on the cross the veil of the temple was supernaturally torn. There are many teachings as to the reason but what ever your position is behind the veil then and before was an extremely Holy Place. That is what this service is about as well. We can make many places Holy Places this is just one that we have chosen and are promoting to be a place to get closer to the Lord. The Laver The Laver was a place where the priests washed their hands and feet before they ministered in their priestly duties. Exodus 30:21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. It was not as if they hand no other place to wash up before ministering but this wash a symbolic act even in their time. It was a picture of washing off the stuff of the day and clearing our hearts before we minister. We have an optional for your use Laver available that you can symbolically wash your hands in and you check your heart before you come through the veil and begin to worship the Lord. Whether or not you wash your hands, you must clear your heart before you come through our veil and worship. Some have spontaneously removed their shoes as well. The Result Just as God spoke to the High Priest in the tabernacle, God comes down in this atmosphere and moves and speaks. Visions and prophecies flow like a river in this service. Additionally there is nothing like getting lost in real worship of our awesome God!
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The Testimonies August 8, 2007 Two visions were shared one of which was over one year old the other by a very shy young lady. Both of these people in the atmosphere of pure worship just had to release what God had shown them.
August 19, 2007 Two visions were seen one of Jesus treading on the grapes and just having a great time creating new wine and the other was all the worshiper on a boat sailing on a sea of new wine in which Jesus invited us to step out and walk on the wine. Also another person had her Bible flagged and ready to share a scripture which mentions Jesus treading the wine just as the vision.
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