There will be smashings and upheavals from now until the end of the thousand-year Kingdom Age (Psalms 2:9). Such catastrophes and tragedies are necessary because of the ingrained lustful, rebellious, self-centeredness of mankind.

When all has been brought into subjection to Christ, then Jesus Himself will be subject to the Father so that God may be All in all of His creation. Then there will be rest and blessing throughout the universe. The eternal age of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit will have arrived.

By portraying the dwelling of God with the believer in the believer's tabernacle, his body, the feast of Tabernacles points toward the inner realm of the Kingdom—the rule of God's love in Christ from within His subjects.

When the inner rule has been established in the priesthood to God's satisfaction, then Emmanuel (God with us) will have come to the earth. The tabernacle of God, having been perfected in the priesthood, will now be with men (Revelation 21:3).

8. Precisely what is the spiritual fulfillment of the feast of Tabernacles? The feast of Tabernacles is one of the types and shadows of the Old Testament. What is the substance of this symbol?

The spiritual fulfillment of the feast of Tabernacles is set forth in John 14:23:

. . . If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

The Apostle John witnessed the one new Man coming down from the new heaven and being established forever on the new earth.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. (Revelation 21:2,3)

God is building a house for Himself. That house is constructed from Christ and from all who are one with Christ.

First came the Cornerstone. After that the living stones created from the Cornerstone.

Finally, every saved creature will partake of the Life of God who has settled down to rest forever in His eternal home.

Now the house, the Tabernacle of God, is on the earth, and from within His Tabernacle God can rule, guide, bless, comfort, and strengthen the nations of people whom God has created. God Himself in His house will dwell with mankind, and all nations will be His people and God Himself will be with them and be their God.

One day many years ago, Abraham, the patriarch of the Hebrews and of all who believe, looked up to God, having been obedient and faithful. The greatest burden of his life had just been lifted from his shoulders.

The faithful Abraham heard these words:

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Genesis 22:17,18)

As Abraham looks down from Heaven today he lifts up his hands in worship to his faithful God, who is about to bring forth blessing to the nations of the earth through the one new Man, the eternal Seed of Abraham. (from One New Man)