Title: Daily and Yearly Preparation for Heaven

Topic: Salvation

Summary: The daily sacrifices, weekly sabbaths, and three annual feasts prescribed in the Old Testament are a picture of how to prepare for heaven.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
2 Peter 2:22, 10
Numbers 28:1
Exodus 23:14, 17
Leviticus 23:1, 5, 10, 33
Deuteronomy 16:1, 9, 13-14
Luke 6:1
Acts of the Apostles 2:1; 20:16
Nehemiah 8:13-14
Ezekiel 45:21, 25
Zechariah 14:16
John 7:2, 37

It would be simple to think that when the Bible mentions "Jews" it is simply talking about the descendants of the tribe of Judah, the only ones among the people of Israel who remained in the Holy Land at the time of the Lord's ministry. But like all other peoples, the Jews also have a specific spiritual meaning. "Judah" represents "the Lord in respect to the Divine goodness of His Divine love". Because the Lord loves us so infinitely much, He has an unimaginable desire for good things to come to us and for us to turn to good. The descendants of Judah, then, represent people who are possessed of a similar desire on a human level -- people who genuinely love others, and from that love desire what is good for others. Since we are defined by our loves and gather into churches based on our loves, Jews also represent people in the Lord's true church, and who have doctrinal teachings that are right and true.