Jesus Saved Us Through the Blue, Purple, Scarlet Threads, and the Fine Twisted Linen. [Tabernacle Study 2]
Everything concerning the Tabernacle serves as God’s blueprint of salvation, revealing how Jesus, who is Himself God, rescued us from sin and by what righteous method He completely saved us when we were under curse and judgment.
Especially through the true meanings revealed in the blue, purple, and scarlet threads, and the fine twisted linen of the Tabernacle door, we must correctly understand Jesus’ work of salvation and believe in the truth.
Today’s sermon message is an excerpt from the book “The TABERNACLE : A Detailed Portrait of Jesus Christ (I) [New Revised Edition]” written by Rev. Paul C. Jong, a born-again servant of God from The New Life Mission.
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In the door leading into the sanctuary, a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, scarlet thread, and finely twisted linen was used, and the veil between the sanctuary and the Most Holy Place was also made of these four threads.
Moreover, the garments of the priests who served in the tabernacle were also made of blue, purple, scarlet thread, and finely twisted linen.
So then, what do the blue thread, scarlet thread, purple thread, and finely twisted linen signify?
What do these, which are absolutely necessary for our Lord to save us, clearly tell us? This is a part we must carefully examine.
First, the blue thread speaks of the baptism of Jesus Christ.
People who do not know about baptism do not know that the blue thread refers to the baptism of Jesus Christ.
So, those who are not born again generally say about the meaning of the blue thread, “It means that Jesus Christ is God, King, and came in the flesh.” However, the Bible says that the blue thread is ‘the baptism that Jesus received to take on the sins of the world when He came to this earth.’
Some people also say, “The blue thread simply means the Word.” However, the Word of the Bible clearly shows that the blue thread refers to the water baptism that Jesus received from John the Baptist.
As I was looking at the Word regarding the tabernacle, I came to realize, ‘Aha, God wants to reveal to us the importance of the faith in the baptism of Jesus.’
The outer robe that the high priest wears when offering sacrifices is also woven with blue thread. And on the turban that the high priest wears on his head, there is a gold plate attached, and the cord that ties this gold plate is made of a blue cord. On that gold plate is engraved the inscription “HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”
We can clearly see that the blue cord tying the gold plate on the high priest’s turban represents the baptism of Jesus, which offers holiness to the Lord.
In this way, God speaks to us about the salvation of truth through the blue cord that ties the gold plate on the turban. In other words, the connecting link that gives us holiness is blue, and this is the baptism of Jesus.
Ordinarily, when we generally think of blue, we associate it with the blue sky and think of God, but blue does not simply mean God.
Among the blue, purple, scarlet thread, and finely twisted linen, the blue thread means the baptism of Jesus Christ. In other words, the blue thread means that Jesus Christ received baptism and took upon Himself all the sins of every sinner in the world (Matthew 3:15).
If Jesus had not received baptism to take on the sins of all people, none of us believers could have attained “HOLINESS TO THE LORD.” Without the baptism that Jesus received, we could never receive holiness before God.
Everyone, do you understand the spiritual meaning of why God commanded that the gate of the tabernacle courtyard be woven and embroidered with blue thread? The gate into the courtyard, which leads into the tabernacle where God dwells, refers to Jesus Christ.
Without Jesus Christ, no one can enter the kingdom of heaven.
That the courtyard gate, which points to Jesus, was woven with blue, purple, scarlet thread, and finely twisted linen clearly shows that God wanted to reveal to us the truth that leads to salvation.
Therefore, the blue, purple, and scarlet threads speak of the baptism of Jesus, His death on the cross, and that He, who is God, came in the flesh of man.
The ministry of Jesus represented in the blue, purple, and scarlet threads gives us the faith by which we can come before the Lord in holiness.
The purple speaks of the Holy Spirit and tells us that ‘Jesus is the King of kings.’
The scarlet thread speaks of the blood that Jesus Christ shed on the cross. The blue thread, as just mentioned, speaks of the baptism Jesus received from John the Baptist.
Jesus, who is God, came to this earth clothed in human flesh, and by receiving baptism, took upon His body all the sins of sinners, and for all the sins of humanity, Jesus took the judgment and curse on our behalf and shed His blood — this is the spiritual secret contained in the blue, purple, and scarlet threads.
Until now, you may have thought that the blue thread simply represented God or the Word of God. But now you must clearly understand. The blue thread speaks of the baptism of Jesus Christ.
The baptism of Jesus, by which all our sins were transferred onto Him, is an indispensable and crucial truth in Jesus’ work that gives us the blotting out of sins.
For this reason, even from the tabernacle of the Old Testament, God clearly spoke of the blue thread — that is, the baptism of Jesus.
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Are you regarding the Tabernacle merely as an outdated sacrificial system of the Old Testament, and overlooking its true meaning?
Both the Old and the New Testaments are the living Word of God that is still at work today, and every aspect of the Tabernacle is a shadow that reveals the perfect work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ.
The meanings of the four colors of the Tabernacle gate are as follows:
The Blue Thread → Points to the baptism Jesus received to take upon Himself all our sins.
The Purple Thread → Points to the Holy Spirit, showing that Jesus is the King of kings — that He is God Himself.
The Scarlet Thread → Signifies the blood that Jesus shed on the Cross to pay for the sins of the world which were transferred to Him through His baptism.
The Fine Twisted Linen → Points to the delicate and detailed Word of salvation by which He saved us.
Jesus, who is God, came to this earth as the sacrificial Lamb of atonement.
By being baptized — that is, through the baptism likened to the laying on of hands represented by the blue thread — He took upon Himself all the sins of the world.
Just as the atoning sacrifice was slain and its blood shed, Jesus bore the sins of the world and died on the Cross, shedding His blood as the price for those sins.
Through this, He completely removed all the sins of those who believe in the work of Jesus Christ, the Savior.
I pray that you, too, will be born again by believing in the work of salvation fulfilled through the blue, purple, and scarlet threads, and become one who enters the Most Holy Place, where the presence of God dwells.
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