In II Corinthians 5:1, there is a link between Exodus 25:8-9 and the New Testament.
Paul was talking about his own body being a tabernacle - the tabernacle of God's Holy Spirit. This is why I said that under the New Covenant we become the tabernacle. Just as surely as God wanted that Old Covenant tabernacle to be taken care of in a very formal manner (It was beautiful!), He wants us to take care of ourselves too, and our appearance as well. We are to follow the intent that He gives in the Old Testament in the manner of our formality and our decorum.
Our tents were not designed to last forever. They were only meant to last long enough to get us to our eternal inheritance. Then God will give us an eternal house.
That is, it is no longer a temporary tent or a temporary dwelling; but it is a permanent house from God - an eternal house.
If we overcome and endure to the end, we will be made immortal. We have no doubt of that. So let us not let desire get in the way. That is, the wrong false desire of affluenza.
This is what we have in store for us, so even if we fear death, and even though we get really nervous when we get very sick, in the back of our minds, brethren, we know that we have the Kingdom of God. We know that we are going to be spirit beings, and that God is watching over us, and that He is with us in everything that takes place in our lives.
