The Mercy Seat

  What is the Mercy Seat?

• Introduction (10:03)
• A copy of the Heavenly Tabernacle?
• Consider God's instructions to Moses (Exo 25:1-9)
• Just an earthly copy of the heavenly throne room (Heb 8:1-6)
• The Law of Atonement (Lev 16)
• Video (3:55)
• "for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat"
• the original scapegoat
• "for himself"
• Deeper significance
• Video (7:19)
• John 13:5-9
• The Empty Sanctuary Matthew 27:45-54
• The Empty Tomb, meeting Mary, Touching by Thomas (Jhn 20:1-29)
•  “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,d
  but a body you prepared for me; (HEB 10)
• Letter to the Hebrews sums it up
• Bonus material
• Bishop Barron's Sunday Homily Palm Sunday, 2021 (starts at 7:48)
• Bishop Barron's Sunday Homily Easter Sunday, 2021 (starts at 12:16)
• Notice also that Mk 14:51-52 uses syndone twice. Notice also that the identical word, syndone, is used twice here. When the women meet the young man in the tomb, his garment has a different name. Whatever his original garment contained was buried with Jesus.

For contemplation:

Consider the Revelation Song by Phillips Craig and Dean
Lyrics:

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, holy, holy is He
Sing a new song to Him who sits on heaven's mercy seat
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, holy, holy is He
Sing a new song to Him who sits on heaven's mercy seat

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything and I will adore You, I will adore You

Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor, strength and glory
And power be to You the only wise King, yeah

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come, yeah
With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything and I will adore You
Holy, holy, You are holy

Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your name
Jesus, Your name is power, breath and living water
Such a marvelous mystery, yeah

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come, yeah
With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything and I will adore You

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything and I will adore You, adore you
Holy, holy, You are holy