EFY 2016 - Temple Prep for Teens Part 2

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EFY 2016

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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?

1 2 3

4

56 7 8

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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

2 3

4

57 8

9

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• Holy Place• Outer Courtyard

• Ark of Covenant

• Veil• Menorah

• Table of Shewbread

• Laver• Entrance Gate• Door

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9

1012

• 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”