Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

The "True Tabernacle" and
the Remnant People
The glory of God's creation as it came from His
hand was to be magnified further when Adam and
Eve were made in His "image." They were unique,
not "ministering spirits" but beings made after His
own likeness to have dominion over the earth.
Above all, they were to have communion with
God, face to face. This would ever enlarge their
appreciation of the Creator and would provide Him
with a fellowship to satisfy the outreach of His own
character—to love in person. But the plan was
thwarted, which left God to try to bring man back
to the original place of face-to-face communion.
He was constrained to do this, for they were His
children. The magnitude of His plan is presented to
His remnant in majestic thoughts:
From eternal ages it was God's purpose that
every created being, from the high and holy seraph
to man, should be the temple for the indwelling of
the Creator. Because of sin, humanity ceased to be
a temple for God. Darkened and defiled by evil, the
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