I.　When we pray, we should be in the tabernacle; that is, we should pray in God—John 1:14; 14:2-3, 20, 13-14; 15:4a, 7; 17:24, 26a:

A.　The picture of the tabernacle portrays Christ as the incarnated God who is available for us to enter.

B.　Because the incense altar is in the center of the tabernacle, which signifies the incarnated God, to be at the golden incense altar is to be in the incarnated God.

C.　Whenever we pray, we should experientially be in God; then we will not only pray to God but also pray in God.

II.　When we are about to pray, we should first be satisfied by eating holy food; that is, we should pray with God within us as our energizing supply—John 1:29; 6:53-56:

A.　Christ is all the offerings to open the way into God and to fill us inwardly.

B.　At the altar in the outer court we experience Christ as the offerings, and we have the blood to cleanse us and the meat to fill us inwardly.

C.　If we would come to the incense altar, we must be persons who are in God and who have God in us; that is, we should be one with God and mingled with Him.

III.　When we pray, we should offer incense to God; that is, we should pray with Christ as the incense—Exo. 30:34-38; Rev. 8:3-4:

A.　Burning incense at the golden incense altar signifies praying.

B.　The incense typifies the resurrected and ascended Christ as the unique One who is acceptable to God.

C.　To burn the incense actually means to pray Christ.