Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

e blotted out. So the work of Christ in the holy
and in the most holy involves a work that deals
with the conscious mind and a deeper work of
cleansing the unconscious mind. Thus, when the
work on the Day of Atonement is completed, God's
people will be prepared to see Him without fear or
guilt when He shall appear, for "we" shall be like
Him.
This means that the 144,000 will come to
understand fully what had not been known by any
previous generation. The secret sin of desiring to
take the life of God would be revealed and the root
of sin would be expelled. Guilt would be purged
and without remorse these ones "without fault
before the throne of God" would sense their place
in the royal family as sons of the Most High. Such
a work could not have been done nor understood
by any previous generation for no former people
had the three angels' messages. The cleansing and
restoring of the heavenly sanctuary could not take
place until the time had been fulfilled, not because
God was unwilling but because man was unready.
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