efy 2016 - temple prep for teens part 2
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MOS T
EFY 2016
WHAT
MATTERS
Scripture Symbols:
Ben Bernards EFY 2016
Ancient Scripturea.k.a.
“Temple Prep
for Teens pt. 2”
MRW listening to Temple Prep pt. 1
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Pop Quiz! Can you label all the
elements of the ancient
Hebrew Tabernacle?
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• Holy of Holies
• Holy Place• Outer Courtyard
• Ark of Covenant
• Veil • Altar of Incense
• Menorah
• Table of Shewbread
• Laver
• Altar of Burnt Offerings
• Entrance Gate• Door
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• Holy Place• Outer Courtyard
• Ark of Covenant
• Veil• Menorah
• Table of Shewbread
• Laver• Entrance Gate• Door
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• Outer Courtyard• Veil
• Menorah• Laver• Entrance Gate• Door
EAST
LifeCreation
Christ’s Return
“And the Gods planted a garden, eastward in Eden, and there they put the man, whose
spirit they had put into the body which they had formed.”Abraham 5:8
“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.” Matt 24:27
EAST
Sunrise
WEST
DeathReunification Our Return
SOUTH
CovenantFreedom
Honor
"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and
sat on the right hand of God." Mark 16:19
NORTH
ApostasyCaptivity Dishonor
"The LORD said to me, From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in
the land." Jeremiah 1:14
"After this vision closed, the heavens were again opened unto us; and Moses appeared
before us, and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes
from the land of the north." D&C 110:11
“Bro. Bernards - can I pass or
take the sacrament with my left hand?”
YES!
EXIT
God's DwellingHoliness
Revelation
CENTER
RETURN
God's DwellingHoliness
Revelation
CENTER
Man’s DwellingSin
Rebellion
EXIT
God's DwellingHoliness
Revelation
CENTER
Man’s DwellingSin
Rebellion
EXIT RETURN
Turning AroundRepentance
Reuniting
You’ll never
achieve an eternal perspective if you only focus on yourself.
The only way to see through
God’s eyes is to focus on everyone
but yourself.
Self-sacrifice
Divine Equality
“Have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your
countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?
Alma 5:14
“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made
known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall
see him as he is.”1 John 3:2 NIV
REFLECTION
Path to deeper meaning
Divine Equality
REFLECTION
Self-sacrificePath to deeper meaning
SacrificeEarth-to-Heaven Journey
Transformation by Degrees
“Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;
and to my God, and your God”John 20:17
ASCENT “I will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice shall
forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God”
2 Ne 4:35
“And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up
before God out of the angel’s hand” Rev 8:4
SacrificeEarth-to-Heaven Journey
Transformation by Degrees
ASCENT
MOUNTAIN
MOUNTAIN
How does a mountain symbolize the House of God?
1. Can only be reached by hard work and sacrifice
2. The more you are burdened, the harder it is to climb
3. It is free from pollution and noise
4. Once you arrive, your perspective is forever changed
House of GodHeaven-to-Earth Connection
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.”
2 Ne 12:2
“And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and
Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights”
Ex. 24:18
MOUNTAIN“The voice of the Lord came unto me, saying: Arise, and get thee into the mountain. And it
came to pass that I arose and went up into the mountain, and cried unto the Lord
1 Ne 17:7
“The journey is
as important as
the destination”
FOUNTAIN
RevelationHoly Ghost
“And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain
of living waters”1 Nephi 11:25
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow
rivers of living water”John 7:38
Truth
“Yea, if they will come, they may, and partake of the waters of life freely”
D&C 10:66
FOUNTAIN
Christ says He is the source of “Living Water” — what does that mean?
quote on living water
Numbers don’t
always mean
numbers
Colors don’t
always mean
colors
BLUE
DivinityHeaven
Spiritual Life
“"When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover
the ark of the testimony with it; and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert its poles.
Numbers 4:6
RED
EarthMortality
Consequence of Sins
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped
him, and put on him a scarlet robe.”
Matt 27:27-28
PURPLE
Union of Heaven & Earth
Divine Royalty
Divine made Mortal //Mortal made Divine
“And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of
cunning work. Exodus 36:35
GREEN
RebirthLife
Innocence
3 Gardens of Eternity
BLACK
WickednessDishonor
Loss of Divine Communion
“And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days that there was
no light seen; and there was great mourning and howling and weeping
among all the people continually; yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great
destruction which had come upon them.”3 Ne 18:23
WHITE
PurityHoliness
Honor“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool.”Isaiah 1:18
“And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a
white robe;3 Ne 11:8
Set ApartDedication
Consecration
ROBES
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the
father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring
on his hand, and shoes on his feet:” Luke 15:20-22
Matt 27:46-53
Scripture Symbols:
Ben Bernards EFY 2016
Ancient Scripture
a.k.a.
“Temple Prep
for Teens pt. 2”