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covered in Christ, for He must reign until He fills all things.
This leads to a second type also found in the Old Testament that relates to this
covering Yahweh provided for Adam. This second type observed is the mercy seat that
covered the Ark of the Covenant. The translators of our Bibles have chosen to call the lid
atop the ark of the covenant a Mercy "Seat," possibly because the glory of God rested upon
it. The term "seat" is misleading, however, for it was not designed as a throne, or chair. The
Hebrew word the translators rendered as "seat" is "kaporet" which is literally translated as
"covering." The Mercy Seat literally acted as a lid, or covering for the Ark. Mercy Seat is
more literally and accurately translated as "merciful covering."
Every minute detail of the Tabernacle and its furnishings carried great symbolic
meaning. The ark of the covenant represents mankind, Yahweh's chosen dwelling place. In
the ark was placed the tablets of the Law. This is a parable of God placing His law in the
heart of man. The ark, just like mankind, required a covering. The Ark, typifying mankind,
was not complete without the mercy covering being placed upon it. This mercy covering is
Christ, who gave His blood as a ransom for mankind.

John 12:32
"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself."

Christ could not be our covering apart from shedding His blood, even as Yahweh could
not make garments of skins for Adam and Eve apart from slaying an animal. Yahweh gave
instructions for the High Priest of Israel to place blood upon, and in front of, the Ark.

Leviticus 16:15
Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering which is for the people, and bring its
blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and
sprinkle it on the mercy seat (merciful covering) and in front of the mercy seat (merciful
covering).

This sprinkling of blood on the lid of the Ark served as a shadow of Christ sprinkling
His own blood in the Most Holy Place in heaven after His crucifixion.

Hebrews 9:11-12
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through
the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He
entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

The blood of Christ is sprinkled on mankind that man might have the shame of his sin,
even his nakedness, covered.

I Peter 1:1-2
To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia,
and Bithynia, who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the
sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Yahshua Christ and be sprinkled with His blood...

Observe the parallel between these two shadows from the Old Testament. After Adam
sinned, God provided a covering for the man. This covering was made of animal skins,
requiring the substitutionary death of an animal and the shedding of blood. In the Law,