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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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acts, but not from <strong>the</strong> acts <strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />

Consequently <strong>the</strong> purpose of <strong>the</strong> gospel to make an<br />

"end of transgression" is defeated.<br />

It is time to realize that <strong>the</strong> beast, spoken of by<br />

<strong>the</strong> third angel, is far more than a system<br />

symbolized by Rome. It is every false doctrine<br />

known to <strong>the</strong> world, from <strong>the</strong> serpent's lie in Eden<br />

to Nimrod's Babel of paganism, which centuries<br />

later was to become <strong>the</strong> corporate body of <strong>the</strong><br />

papacy, even on down to our present day. The<br />

corrupt system was merely a means to an end, a<br />

method of <strong>the</strong> enemy to present a united front<br />

against <strong>the</strong> government of God after He had sent<br />

His Son.<br />

This baptized paganism has by its hierarchy<br />

produced one of <strong>the</strong> most mystical rituals<br />

perpetuated in modern society. Mystery must<br />

always surround and cloak a system that obscures<br />

<strong>the</strong> unconscious mind and keeps it buried and<br />

isolated from consciousness. The outward evidence<br />

of <strong>the</strong> inward corruption of <strong>the</strong> human heart is<br />

manifest in <strong>the</strong> celebration of Mass, when<br />

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