The sanctuary in Heaven is the very center of Christ’s work in behalf of men. It concerns every soul living upon the earth. {88GC 488}
There is perhaps no subject in the entire range of Christian Theology upon which more has been written, and which has been more fully and ably discussed, than that of the atonement; and yet I may safely say, there is none in reference to which the professed Christian world are more at variance, than this. But on this point all parties agree: that it is a subject second to no other in importance and utility. It is the foundation of the whole superstructure of the Christian Religion.
A view of the Sanctuary/ Tabernacle of God
PROBATION (SALVATION) IS SOON TO CLOSE. HAVE YOU CLEANSED YOUR SOUL TEMPLE, BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, FROM EVERY DEFILEMENT BY OBEDIENCE UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS?
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Rom 5:19
Any preaching of the sanctuary, any study of the sanctuary, any proclamation of the sanctuary, that does not preach and proclaim the finishing of transgression in the life of him who preaches it; that does not mean, and manifest itself in, the making an end of sins in his life; that does notinclude the making reconciliation of iniquity in him who gives the message; that does not bring everlasting righteousness into the life of him who is preaching; is not preaching the message of the cleansing of the sanctuary at all. The messenger leaves out the very thing that the angel of God, in presenting it, makes the substance of the whole story. … There is a cleansing of the sanctuary in heaven. That is true. And while that is going on in heaven, and there is the making an end of sins there, and a reconciliation of iniquity there, and finishing of transgression there, and all that, yet if that is not also donein the saints and believers on the earth, then that cleansing of the sanctuary can never end. We never could, in that case, come to the end of this world. Sothe cleansing of the church of the saints on earth must keep equal pace, must be exactly in proportion with the cleansing of the sanctuary in heaven, or that church will not be up to date. {Alonzo T Jones, General Conference Bulletin, April 1, 1903}
“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?” Ps 77:13
Filled with His Fullness
1. Filled with His fullness, I long to be;
Looking to Jesus, spotless like Thee.
Seeking atonement, Most Holy Place,
Take now the blessing, fullness of grace.
2. Filled with His fullness, power divine,
Showers are falling, glory doth shine;
Filled with the Spirit, let us proclaim
To ev’ry nation, pow’r of His name.
3. Filled with His fullness, sealed with His name;
This is the message, Lord make it plain.
Gather to judgment, enter the door;
This is His purpose, sealed evermore.
4. Filled with His fullness, grant it O Lord,
That all Thy people have one accord,
Enter the judgment ere it’s too late;
Seal them forever, our Advocate.
NOTE: No audio (music had copywrite and had to be removed) in following video for the first 3:43 minutes; then narration follows.
The subject of the sanctuary . . . should be clearly understood by the people of God. All need a knowledge for themselves of the position and work of their great High Priest. . . The intercession of Christ in man’s behalf in the sanctuary above is as essential to the plan of salvation as was His death upon the cross. By His death He began that work which after His resurrection He ascended to complete in heaven. We must by faith enter within the veil, “whither the forerunner is for us entered.” Hebrews 6:20. There the light from the cross of Calvary is reflected. There we may gain a clearer insight into the mysteries of redemption.The salvation of man is accomplished at an infinite expense to heaven; the sacrifice made is equal to the broadest demands of the broken law of God. Jesus has opened the way to the Father’s throne, and through His mediation the sincere desire of all who come to Him in faith may be presented before God. {FLB 203.2-3}
Nothing so offends the heart of Christ as injury done those whom he died to save. RH January 9, 1908, par. 7
Jesus was our 2520th Lamb
“Christ gave Himself, an atoning sacrifice, for the saving of a lost world. He was treated as we deserve, in order that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His. “With His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5. {8T 208.3}
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Rom 5:1) “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.” (Rom 3:24, 25) “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” (Rom 4:7, 8) {AUGleaner August 19, 1903, par. 8}
“Through Christ the hidden glory of the holy of holies was to stand revealed. He had suffered death for every man, and by this offering, the sons of men were to become the sons of God. With open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, believers in Christ were to be changed into the same image, from glory to glory. The mercy seat, upon which the glory of God rested in the holiest of all, is opened to all who accept Christ as the propitiation for sin; and through its medium, they are brought into fellowship with God. The vail is rent, the partition walls broken down, the handwriting of ordinances canceled. By virtue of His blood the enmity is abolished. Through faith in Christ Jew and Gentile may partake of the living bread.” {22LtMs, Lt 230, 1907, par. 18}
“We are in the great day of atonement(2520), when our sins are, by confession and repentance, to go beforehand to judgment. God does not now accept a tame, spiritless testimony from his ministers. Such a testimony would not be present truth. The message for this time must be meat in due season to feed the church of God. But Satan has been seeking gradually to rob this message of its power, that the people may not be prepared to stand in the day of the Lord. In 1844 our great High Priest entered the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary, to begin the work of the investigative judgment. The cases of the righteous dead have been passing in review before God. When that work shall be completed, judgment is to be pronounced upon the living. How precious, how important are these solemn moments! Each of us has a case pending in the court of heaven. We are individually to be judged according to the deeds done in the body. In the typical service, when the work of atonement was performed by the high priest in the most holy place of the earthly sanctuary, the people were required to afflict their souls before God, and confess their sins, that they might be atoned for and blotted out. Will any less be required of us in this antitypical day of atonement, when Christ in the sanctuary above is pleading in behalf of his people, and the final, irrevocable decision is to be pronounced upon every case(probation closes)?” {ST May 17, 1883, Art. B, par. 8 & 9} (emphasis supplied)
“The forgiveness of sins and iniquities and transgressions, belongs in a special sense to this time. We are in the anti-typical DAY OF ATONEMENT, and every soul should now be humbling himself before God, seeking pardon for his transgressions and sins, and accepting the justifying grace of Christ, the sanctifying of the soul by the operations of the Holy Spirit of Christ; thus the carnal nature is transformed, renewed in holiness after the image of Christ’s righteousness and true holiness. The precious, golden links of truth are not separate, detached, disconnected doctrines; but link after link, form one string of golden truth, and constitute a complete whole, with Christ as its living center. Salvation comes through practical godliness and faith in Jesus Christ. Faith is made perfect through works, and is evidenced in the character. To those who are teaching the truth, whose hearts are impure, and who have not been converted, Christ says, “What hast thou to do to declare my statutes? Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.” Oh, what truths we have–full of power, and it is not possible to controvert these Bible doctrines. There is no truth in heaven or in earth that would affect some characters, although it might be presented in all power and matchless purity and loveliness, because the heart does not love the practice of these holy sentiments. The truth we have set before us for the past few years, is immense in its importance, reaching into heaven and compassing eternity. Satan and his confederacy of evil have made every effort to cover up, to confuse minds, to make of none effect the precious, glorious truths of God’s word. We are living in strangely solemn times, and at the very time when the people of God should be wide awake, and many are asleep or dead spiritually. There is great need of much work being done. Every individual member of the church should look to the Captain for orders. {PH002 25.2}
Yes, I have accepted Jesus as my Savior and have been baptized as the bible tells me to.
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Such lovely words to hear. Praise God that you have accepted Jesus! “The apostles accepted Jesus upon the testimony of prophets and righteous men, stretching over a period of many centuries. The Christian world have a full and complete chain of evidence running through both the Old and the new testament; in the one pointing to a Saviour to come, and in the other fulfilling the conditions of that prophecy. All this is sufficient to establish the faith of those who are willing to believe. The design of God was to leave the race a fair opportunity to develop faith in the power of God and of his Son and in the work of the Holy Spirit.” {3SP 182.2}
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Yes, I have accepted Jesus as my Savior and have been baptized as the bible tells me to.
Such lovely words to hear. Praise God that you have accepted Jesus! “The apostles accepted Jesus upon the testimony of prophets and righteous men, stretching over a period of many centuries. The Christian world have a full and complete chain of evidence running through both the Old and the new testament; in the one pointing to a Saviour to come, and in the other fulfilling the conditions of that prophecy. All this is sufficient to establish the faith of those who are willing to believe. The design of God was to leave the race a fair opportunity to develop faith in the power of God and of his Son and in the work of the Holy Spirit.” {3SP 182.2}