IN BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW,
Testaments, the Sanctuary is presented as the place where God dwells. Sometimes He chooses to dwell in the one or the other. As the Psalmist put it, under the influence of the Holy Spirit,----Psalms 102:19-20 "For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;"
Then Habakkuk was led to write this----
Habakkuk 2:20 " But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence [ hold your tongue] before him."
The NEW Book repeatedly speaks of a Temple in Heaven in fact in----
Hebrews 8:2 "A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."
It is defined as---
Hebrews 9:11 "But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;"
Where Jesus serves as OUR High Priest----
Hebrews 8:1-2 "Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.{"
In vision John was shown in Revelation of Jesus Christ---
Revelation 11:19 "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail."
NOTE (JB) Hail stones mentioned weighing one talent- or about 55-70 pounds! That shall fall upon the wicked during the times of troubles.
Revelation 8:3-5 "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake."
He was also shown the the Holy Beings that serve God in the Temple---
Revelation 7:15 " Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them" [ Rev. 14:15; 15:5-8; 16:17.]
In the above verses see the smoke filled Temple and in a later scene he hears----
Revelation 16:1 "And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."
THE EARTHLY ILLUSTRATES THE HEAVENLY.
In order to better understand all that is related to the Heavenly Sanctuary and Christ's ministry there as our High Priest, it is most helpful to understand the earthly sanctuary that Moses helped build according to the model that God showed him---
Exodus 25:8-9 "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it."
It is the "Greater" and more perfect Sanctuary," [Hebrews 9:11] In the same way, Christ's ministry is superior in every way , to the earthly Priests. The Book of Hebrews stresses this point repeatedly. However, it seems clear enough that the design of both Sanctuaries is similar, and the services in the earthly can reveal fundamental truths about the Heavenly one.
In olden times, the Priests carried out their daily tasks, the work of intercession in the Holy Place,
{The whole unit was surrounded by a white linen fence , with but one "GATE", into the COURT YARD, which held the Sacrificial Alter and fire, and just before the Tabernacle {means TENT}was the Large Lavern for washing feet and hands of the Priests before entry into the Tabernacle itself, The Holy Place was the FIRST COMPARTMENT holding the Shew Bread on its Table, the eight lights of the CANDLE_STICK, and the Alter of Incense, whose fire must not ever go out. The to the VEIL into the Most Holy compartment which held the Ark of the covenant and upon which was the Mercy seat. which was entered only ONCE A YEAR on the day of Atonement. (at-one-with) Please read Exodus 25 and 26 chapters.
In the same as as His counter-parts, of old Jesus entered upon His intercessory ministry as our great High Priest at the time of His Ascension. A careful Study of Daniel 8 and the 9th chapters, shows that that in 1844 Christ began the final phase of His ministry in the heavenly Sanctuary, which corresponds to the earthly Day of Atonement, An Celestial Being said to Daniel in vision---
Daniel 8:14 " And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed."
The 2,300 days/years Ezekiel 4:6 "And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year."
Numbers 14:34 "After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. "
Therefore is arrived at the one day for one year principle, with the Hebrew year having 360 days. We must remember that this prophecy timeline is but one unbroken time frame with the separated time frames within the overall time set by God Himself!
NOTE: Many a person teaches that this "SEVEN days" [Daniel 9:27} is taken out from this sequence and placed as SEVEN YEARS, of a reprieve of the sinners, AFTER Jesus has returned and taken His Own with Him to Heaven! This IS NOT BIBLICAL! PERIOD., thus it 's from Satan!
Daniel 9:27 "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
| < 27AD Christ's baptism/begin Ministry >| < 31 AD died at the Cross >| < 34 AD Stephen stoned, the gospel to the gentiles! This is the 7 years/7 days, one half of which is what 3.5 years right?
Matthew 24 4"..... Jesus said... " Take heed..Let no man deceive you"
The start date by a decree by King Artaxerxes took place in 457 B.C. {from Daniel 9:25, this decree is found in Ezra 7: 12-13 in the fall of that year of 457 B.C. take in account a ZERO year between BC and AD. with the knowing that Christ was born in august of 4 B.C not 0 A,D. (Luke 3:1 the 15th year of Tiberius was 27 AD as prophesied Jesus was baptized and began His ministry
NOTE: now how the Bible proves itself within itself?
This 2,300 days/years prophecy came to A.D. 1844 }Please find and read my blog , "1844 The Year that CHANGED the World"
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1844?
Well, the Holy Bible is not silent, yet neither does it give much in the way of events for that year beyond---
Daniel 8:14 "And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. "
From the texts concerning the earthly cleaning we know this event was place on The Day of Atonement, and its removing of sins and the cleansing of the Sanctuary. we know from----
" And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
Note: Romans 6:23. "The wages of sin is death......" They why Christ's blood was shed on the Cross for us all!
The earthly Day of Atonement was the most solemn day, because the Hebrews considered it to The day of Judgment. During this day the people were to abstain from their ordinary labors and afflict their souls. {Honest look inwards}Those who refused to do this were cut-off from the people..
..Leviticus 23:27-32 "Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a Sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your Sabbath."
In view of the fact that the earthly was but a copy of the original Heavenly Tabernacle, {Hebrews 8:5} it's reasonable to take and conclude that Jesus, the ONE TRUE High Priest completed His work in Heaven on behalf of the Repentant sinners on earth,.HE will at that time return to earth the Second time! He'll have cleansed the Books {records of us all} This work implies SEPARATION of His true believers and those who make but a mere profession of religion, this is sometimes called "The Investigative Judgment", a term not found in the Bible, but all the elements of such a judgment are in the Bible: the names of the accused, the books of record, the Judge, the angel assistants, a sentence etc. [See Exodus 32:32. Daniel 7:9-10 Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5; 20:12, 15; 22:11-12,19] This judgment work MUST be completed BEFORE Jesus can return because----
Revelation 22:12 "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
Compare the above verse with the next.
Romans 2:5-11 " But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God.
Note No respect of persons...to all we are equal in His eyes!
THE FIRST ANGEL'S MESSAGE.
Given the fact that the "Cleansing", of the heavenly Sanctuary suggests a work of Judgment, and because according to Daniel 8:14 this judgment will begin at the conclusion of the 2300 days/years, the message of the first angel of Revelation 14 has a special significance for us today. For this message states in part, "Fear God, and give Him glory, for the hour of His JUDGMENT HAS COME." [Vs 7} Italics added. It is impossible to exaggerate the seriousness of this time of judgment since when the heavenly tribunal completes its work, Jesus will return and take to heaven with Him, all those who obey in love God's commandments and remained faithful to Jesus.....
Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
When properly understood, the doctrine of the Heavenly sanctuary is a cornerstone of the christian Faith.. It exalts the living Christ, as our Great Attorney and High Priest. It declared that God;s Ten Commandment law is the Standard for the Judging of the human character. It reveals that our own period of history is most singular and solemn shows that God is both merciful and Just in the way He treats His Created Beings and solves the problem of sin. As a result of the work of Judgment carried out in the Heavenly Sanctuary, every question, doubt, or reservation about god and the way He treated Satan will be answered, and the Redeemed will join in a grand a glorious song, :Great and Marvelous are your deeds, Lord god Almighty, Just and true are your ways, King of the ages" [Revelation 15:3]
Further Study: Numbers 14:34. Daniel 7:9-27; 8:13-14; 9:11-28. Malachi 3:1. Hebrews 1:3; 4:14-16; 9:11-28.
Thanking Y O U for your time.
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JB.
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