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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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Chapter 7<br />

The Cleansing of <strong>the</strong><br />

"True Tabernacle"<br />

As a people we have been content to see in <strong>the</strong><br />

prophecies <strong>the</strong> sum total of our place in <strong>the</strong><br />

Christian world. Once we became a "church" we<br />

were able to carve out a niche for ourselves and<br />

overcome those less skilled in <strong>the</strong> scriptures, and<br />

this has become our "ego" stronghold.<br />

But this intellectual strength has in it <strong>the</strong> seeds<br />

of defeat, for <strong>the</strong> "time of trouble" must ultimately<br />

involve a confrontation with "self" that "<strong>the</strong> man of<br />

sin" might be revealed. For this reason <strong>the</strong> last<br />

conflict of <strong>the</strong> people of God, just before Christ's<br />

second coming, has been compared to Jacob's<br />

experience. Through humiliation, repentance, and<br />

self-surrender, this sinful erring mortal prevailed<br />

with <strong>the</strong> Majesty of heaven and <strong>the</strong> supplanter<br />

became a prince with God. In <strong>the</strong> audience<br />

chamber of <strong>the</strong> Most High he became a victor. His<br />

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