The Sanctuary Doctrine
Quote from David on November 7, 2024, 12:03 amThere is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and began His intercessory ministry at the time of His ascension.
In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days, He entered the second and last phase of His atoning ministry. It is a work of investigative judgment which is part of the ultimate disposition of all sin, (Rom 3:26) typified/symbolized by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of Atonement.
In that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things are purified with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of Jesus. The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly intelligences who among the dead are asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have part in the first resurrection. It also makes manifest who among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting kingdom. This judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall receive the kingdom. The completion of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent.
(Lev 16; Num 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6; Dan 7:9-27; Dan 8:13, 14; Dan 9:24-27; Heb 1:3; 2:16, 17; Heb 4:14-16; Heb 8:1-5; Heb 9:11-28; Heb 10:19-22; Rev 8:3-5; Rev 11:19; Rev 14:6, 7; Rev 20:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 22:11, 12.)
—Fundamental Beliefs, 24
There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and began His intercessory ministry at the time of His ascension.
In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days, He entered the second and last phase of His atoning ministry. It is a work of investigative judgment which is part of the ultimate disposition of all sin, (Rom 3:26) typified/symbolized by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of Atonement.
In that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things are purified with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of Jesus. The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly intelligences who among the dead are asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have part in the first resurrection. It also makes manifest who among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting kingdom. This judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall receive the kingdom. The completion of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent.
(Lev 16; Num 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6; Dan 7:9-27; Dan 8:13, 14; Dan 9:24-27; Heb 1:3; 2:16, 17; Heb 4:14-16; Heb 8:1-5; Heb 9:11-28; Heb 10:19-22; Rev 8:3-5; Rev 11:19; Rev 14:6, 7; Rev 20:12; Rev 14:12; Rev 22:11, 12.)
—Fundamental Beliefs, 24
Quote from David on November 7, 2024, 12:09 amA good article on this website gives us a brief, simplified picture of how to understand the ministry of Jesus in the sanctuary:
We have a great high priest who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue to express our faith in him. Jesus, our high priest, is able to understand our weaknesses. When Jesus lived on earth, he was tempted in every way. He was tempted in the same ways we are tempted, but he never sinned. With Jesus as our high priest, we can feel free to come before God’s throne where there is grace. There we receive mercy and kindness to help us when we need it. (Heb 4:14-16, ERV)
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A good article on this website gives us a brief, simplified picture of how to understand the ministry of Jesus in the sanctuary:
We have a great high priest who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue to express our faith in him. Jesus, our high priest, is able to understand our weaknesses. When Jesus lived on earth, he was tempted in every way. He was tempted in the same ways we are tempted, but he never sinned. With Jesus as our high priest, we can feel free to come before God’s throne where there is grace. There we receive mercy and kindness to help us when we need it. (Heb 4:14-16, ERV)
Please feel free to register here on our web site and ask questions anytime.