The Gate of the Tabernacle

The first of the three hangings was the gate that led into the Courtyard.

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. (Exodus 27:16)

The gate was about thirty feet wide and seven and one-half feet in height. In order to come into the Tabernacle area an Israelite had to go through the gate. The Courtyard of the Tabernacle represents the domain of the Kingdom of God, the realm of the saved of the earth.

Outside the Courtyard of the Tabernacle is outer darkness, symbolically speaking. Inside is salvation, acceptance by the Lord, redemption, righteousness, justification—everything that is pure, beautiful, lovely, desirable.

If a person desires the blessing of God he must go through the gate. The gate of the Courtyard represents the first death. The Courtyard of the Tabernacle represents the first resurrection.

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