Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

eternity there should ever be any question, one look
at the "book" will suffice; the matter will be settled.
For those who live and reign with Christ, face to
face in His presence, there will never be any doubt.
With deep repentance they will agree they made
the record in the "book." They will never cease to
confess their sin. Since Christ is the Word that
became flesh, the complete description and
expression of God to man, He is likewise the
"book." It is in this "Lamb's book of life," that the
true people of God are written. We have been told,
"like Aaron, who symbolized Christ, our Saviour
bears the names of all His people on His heart in
the holy place." Thus the redeemed freely and
frankly admit their sin against God and confess the
mark of the nails as being the result of their
enmity—their sin against God recorded for all
eternity in the "book."
On the other hand, the lost will believe that
God has been appeased sufficiently and vented His
wrath on His Son enough to cool His anger, and
thus allow the faithful-in-name to pass judgment.
They are content with the idea that "God's remnant
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