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or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless" (Ephesians 5:27).

The Most Holy Place represented a final refinement. Only the High Priest could enter
here, and only after much preparation. His entry was further restricted to one day out of the

year. The Most Holy Place was where the ark of the covenant was kept and it represented
the presence of God.

We see in this picture that as one approached the presence of God, greater
requirements had to be met. At each level the number of those who had access decreased

tremendously. It was not treated as a trivial thing to come into God’s presence. The same
is true in the church age.

Throughout scripture, the church, individually and corporately is referred to as a
temple or tabernacle. God has designed this living temple along the same lines as the

physical. The requirements for approach to the presence of God are the same.

I Peter 2:5
You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy

priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Yahshua the

Messiah.

Ephesians 2:20-22

having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Yahshua

Himself being the corner stone in whom the whole building, being fitted together is
growing into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built together
into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

The place of intimacy is the Most Holy Place. It is here that the Bride will consummate
the marriage. The Bride that is allowed here is a Bride that has been made ready, a purified

and holy Bride as described in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.

Ephesians 5:26-27
that [Christ] might sanctify [the Bride], having cleansed her by the washing of water

with the word, that He might present to Himself the [separated out ones] in all her
glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and