You can enjoy the Presence of the Lord because Jesus is the mercy seat.

You can enjoy the Presence of the Lord because Jesus is the mercy seat.

“he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.” (Num 7:89)

“being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation [hilasterion] by His blood” (Rom 3:24,25)

“And He said, My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Ex 33:14)

“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy” (Ps 16:11)

“Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving” (Ps 95:2)

“Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.” (Ps 100:2)

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?” (Ps 139:7)

“Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.” (Ps 140:13)

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Eph 2:13)

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)

“the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat [hilasterion].” (Heb 9:4,5)

“And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony” (Ex 25:22)

“Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.” (Lev 16:2)

“You shall make a mercy seat [kapporeth / hilasterion] of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.” (Ex 25:17-20)

“He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.” (Ex 37:6-9)

Reading: Num 7-9; Matt 7