Letters to the Church

Le terme “assemblée” ou ‘ekklésia’ est dérivé de l'Assemblée de Yahvé rassemblée pour l'adoration telle qu'elle est rapportée dans la Bible hébraïque . Les références du Nouveau Testament à “ l'assemblée ” ou à “l'église” sont basées sur la langue d'Israël lorsque la nation était assemblée devant Yahweh pour l'adoration. Le nom grec traduit de cette façon est ‘ ekklésia ’, ce qui signifie “assemblée, congrégation, convocation.”

The term “assembly” or ‘ekklésia’ is derived from the Assembly of Yahweh gathered for worship as recorded in the Hebrew Bible . New Testament references to the “ assembly ” or “church” are based on the language of Israel when the nation was assembled before Yahweh for worship. The Greek noun translated this way is ‘ ekklésia ’, meaning “assembly, congregation, convocation.”

Jesus is the true Sanctuary of God that was foreshadowed in the ancient religious structures and worship rituals of the nation of Israel. He is the place where God’s presence and glory are found and the final High Priest who now mediates between Heaven and Earth for his people. The man from Nazareth is the real Tabernacle where Yahweh dwells and he was the Temple “ MADE-WITHOUT-HANDS ” destroyed by evil men but restored when God raised him from the dead.

In John’s Gospel, Jesus is the true Tabernacle where the presence and glory of God dwell. Unlike the ancient structure with its inner sanctuary that only the high priest could enter, and only once each year on the Day of Atonement, His glory is manifested in Jesus Christ for all men to see forevermore. No longer is His presence limited by physical walls, geographic boundaries, or the calendar. In the Nazarene, the Father and Creator of all things is worshipped anywhere and anytime, only now “ in spirit and truth .”