I like studying about the Camp, Court and Tabernacle in the OT.
While I was recently reading thru this passage in Revelation 1, something just struck out at me.
Revelation 1:
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard behind<3694> me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
12 Then I turned<1994> to see the Voice that spoke with me.
And having turned<1994> I saw seven golden lampstands<3087>,
13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands [One] like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.
I can vision John standing
inside the holy place of a Tabernacle. [John would probably be a Hebrew Jew and perhaps even of a priestly class].
While he is standing there, he hears a
Voice BEHIND him.
He
TURNS and sees
Jesus in midst of
lamp-stands. ["turn" can also mean convert]
Symbolically, [this is just my view], John would have been facing the
OC Table of Showbread.
..North.
The
Altar and inner curtain would have been on his left...
West
Then be turns, facing
Jesus and the
lamp-stands..
.South
The
outer veil/entrance would then be on his left .....
East
In essence,
John is first facing the Table of OC Show-bread
and when he turns, he sees the
NC "Living Bread", Jesus,
John 6:
48 I am the bread of life.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.
And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
I found this rather interesting video which helped me visualize the Camp, Court and inside of the Tabernacle. Pretty nice I think.......
Virtual tour of Tabernacle