Spirit to Spirit
Derek Prince
Published: 2008
Last Updated: July 2026
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The Old Testament tabernacle was a single dwelling with three distinct areas, a design that beautifully mirrors the triune nature of God and our own makeup of spirit, soul, and body. This sacred blueprint reveals a profound truth about how we can have direct contact with the Lord, Spirit to spirit.
There are many facets of the truths about the Old Testament tabernacle of God. One essential, basic fact is that it was a triune building. In other words, it was three in one. It was one single place, but there were three areas:
- The Outer Court,
- The Holy Place, and,
- The Holy of Holies.
In this trinity, we find many references to eternal truth. For instance, God is three in one—Father, Son, and Spirit—three persons in one God. Man is likewise triune; one man is made up of spirit, soul, and body. I believe that heaven is triune, as well. There are three heavens—the visible heaven, which we see; an intermediate heaven, which is the headquarters of Satan’s kingdom; and a third heaven, which is where God dwells; this is the current location of paradise.
I also believe that the three areas of the tabernacle correspond to the three areas of human personality. The Outer Court, with its natural light of sun, moon, and stars, corresponds to the physical body with the physical senses, which are the source of understanding or perception. The Holy Place corresponds to man’s soul, and it speaks about revealed truth. And the Holy of Holies corresponds to man’s spirit and speaks about directly apprehended truth. This is truth that is apprehended only by direct, personal contact with God, for it is the spirit of man alone that is united with God. “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17)—not one soul or one body, but one spirit.
Direct contact with God is spirit to Spirit, and that is where direct revelation comes.
*Prayer Response
Thank You, Lord, for joining me to You. I proclaim that my direct, personal contact with God is spirit to Spirit. I proclaim that I have been united with God and have become one in spirit with Him. Amen.
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