The Tabernacle (Rev 21:3)
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them.”Verse 3 shifts the central focus from Christ as the Bridegroom abiding with His bride the church, to the tabernacle (pre-temple). God’s glorious shekinah glory filled the tabernacle.
God will be pleased to live on earth among His chosen people. He first instructed Moses to set up the tabernacle in the wilderness, but it was only a copy of the heavenly tabernacle (Heb 8:5; 9:24). But then, after all the believers are changed into Christ’s likeness (1 John 3:2-3), His tabernacle doesn’t need to have those curtains and barriers. The temple, with the walls and divisions for the people, is not needed. God will openly dwell among His people, and He shall be their God. We will give up our life of faith and live in God’s immediate glorious presence.
The loud voices assert three times that God’s presence will be among His people. He does not want us to miss the glory of this scene.
