The Three Tabernacles

"I obey my leaders, and I do everything they tell me to..."
One time, a lady told me this when I was visiting in Panama. It gave me pleasure to know that she was Christian, but her statement also saddened me.
I told her, with all the favor of God, what do you think happened with the disciples of the Lord when Jesus was transfigured in front of them? She replied, "Well, they wished to praise Him, conforming to their own hearts, their wishes, and expecting the wonderful opportunity would reflect the glory of God in their lives."
I told her, that's great that those three apostles (Peter, John his brother, and James) were present at the transfiguration. Did they praise Him based on how they were feeling? What about you, if you were in that moment? She told me, "Whatever I want to do to express my feelings." I said, "You have a great heart to praise the Lord...the three apostles thought in that moment to worship them by making three tabernacles." She expressed, "Wait...worship them? Why with three tabernacles?" I said they thought, felt, decided to worship the three in that moment, and bow down before them. She said, "Bow down before whom?"
In this moment of the transfiguration of Jesus, Moses and Elijah appeared beside Him. The disciples decided to worship them, and not just the One. I asked her, "Do you think this was a good decision to worship them just because they knew Jesus?" She said, "NO, you can never do that."
I said, "Well, in the beginning of this conversation, you said that you obey the leaders, and that you do all they order you to do. The apostles were thinking to honor Elijah and Moses for their example, but they were not GOD. The same happens in our society...we all praise God but some obey men because of what they are told, how they feel, or their ideas about worship, but they never do conform to the King of Kings."
For this reason, the apostles were thinking to worship Jesus like Moses and Elijah would have worshipped Him, hence the three tabernacles. Today, men have made more than three tabernacles or forms of worshipping God. This is not right according to the will of God.
What did the Father do with these wrong actions they were trying to do? (v 5)
I told her, "At least THEY were afraid when the Father spoke to them, but today we are teaching how to worship conforming to the Word of God, and no one has this fear. Today, some worship God because of the way they like, think, or feel, but we cannot worship God that way. We must worship God the way He commands us."

March 10, 2010



The Three Tabernacles "I obey my leaders, and I do everything they tell me to..." One time, a lady told me this when I was visiting in Panama. It gave me pleasure to know that she was Christian, but her statement also saddened me. I told her, with all the favor of God, what do you think happened with the disciples of the Lord when Jesus was transfigured in front of them? She replied, "Well, they wished to praise Him, conforming to their own hearts, their wishes, and expecting the wonderful opportunity would reflect the glory of God in their lives." I told her, that's great that those three apostles (Peter, John his brother, and James) were present at the transfiguration. Did they praise Him based on how they were feeling? What about you, if you were in that moment? She told me, "Whatever I want to do to express my feelings." I said, "You have a great heart to praise the Lord...the three apostles thought in that moment to worship them by making three tabernacles." She expressed, "Wait...worship them? Why with three tabernacles?" I said they thought, felt, decided to worship the three in that moment, and bow down before them. She said, "Bow down before whom?" In this moment of the transfiguration of Jesus, Moses and Elijah appeared beside Him. The disciples decided to worship them, and not just the One. I asked her, "Do you think this was a good decision to worship them just because they knew Jesus?" She said, "NO, you can never do that." I said, "Well, in the beginning of this conversation, you said that you obey the leaders, and that you do all they order you to do. The apostles were thinking to honor Elijah and Moses for their example, but they were not GOD. The same happens in our society...we all praise God but some obey men because of what they are told, how they feel, or their ideas about worship, but they never do conform to the King of Kings." For this reason, the apostles were thinking to worship Jesus like Moses and Elijah would have worshipped Him, hence the three tabernacles. Today, men have made more than three tabernacles or forms of worshipping God. This is not right according to the will of God. What did the Father do with these wrong actions they were trying to do? (v 5) I told her, "At least THEY were afraid when the Father spoke to them, but today we are teaching how to worship conforming to the Word of God, and no one has this fear. Today, some worship God because of the way they like, think, or feel, but we cannot worship God that way. We must worship God the way He commands us." March 10, 2010	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM