Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

veil between Christ's divine nature and man's sinful
nature that initiated the despair of Calvary. This
confrontation of sin and righteousness is the cup
offered to the final generation. When God's people
are willing to drink it, they will be ready to see
Him face to face. Christ will be able to arise and
announce, "It is done." But He cannot do this until
it is a fact and it can never become a fact until the
remnant understands what is involved. The
unknown sin, the enmity of Laodicea must be
revealed. For millenniums God has been trying to
help His people understand, but the seventh church
has been given special counsel:
God sought to impress Israel with the holiness
of His character and requirements. . . . But the
people were slow to learn the lesson. . . . In pity for
their weakness, God gave them a symbol of His
presence. "Let them make me a sanctuary," He
said; "that I may dwell among them.". . . So to
Israel, whom He desired to make His dwellingplace,
He revealed His glorious ideal of character. .
. . But this ideal they were, in themselves,
powerless to attain. . . . Through Christ was to be
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