Rodney Roger Duncan

Sex in the Sanctuary Rodney Roger Duncan

This book is an attempt to put sex back in a holy light; by using the Sanctuary in the wilderness, as an analogy of a married couple's sex life. It draws heavily on Hebrew thought in order to plow through the depth of human sexuality. The book starts from the most common and obvious facts, but intends to reach deep into spiritual principles. One basic principle that this book highlights, is that spiritual things are perceived through the physical. The quintessential expression of God is a man and his wife, modelling Christ, and his Church. The Garden of Eden was the first sanctuary and Adam, the first priest. God had an eternal desire to make a home for Himself with man. In other words, He wanted to be in the Tabernacle with man forever. But how does the spirit join with the flesh? How can two people become one flesh and still remain two separate entities? These and other mysteries are addressed in this book. It was Adam's failure to guard the garden that made the serpent influence his wife and subsequently led to the demise of the family. Purists contend that sex should not be associated with the Sanctuary service, as the service is so holy. These people do not have the right understanding of holiness, and its design to explain in the natural, what intimacy with God is, in the spiritual. Every piece of furniture in the sanctuary points to some aspect of our sexuality which shall be uniquely explained in this book.