Portraits of Christ in Tabernacle

The Tabernacle is how God illustrates Spiritual Reality

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TABERNACLE In seeking to interpret the Tabernacle, we must not dogmatize but humbly follow the method of the Holy Spirit as illustrated in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Referring there to the Tabernacle and the priesthood,
o He speaks of the "shadow of heavenly things" (Hebrews 8:5);
o "the patterns of things in the heavens" (Hebrews 9:23);
o "the figures of the true" (Hebrews 9:24);
o "a shadow of good things to come" (Hebrews 10:1).

Thus it is clear that the Tabernacle was intended to signify spiritual realities. In other words, in the Tabernacle we see shadows, patterns, and figures of heavenly or spiritual things that are revealed in Christ.