Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

eady for the marriage.
To explain this even briefly means to consider
that if God gave His Son because He loved the
world and wished to free His children from sin, it is
only reasonable to believe that He has a profound
interest in seeing the "end" come. If this "end" is
dependent upon something that God must do, the
dilemma immediately presents itself as to why He
has not already done what He will eventually do
for surely His heart must be torn as He sees the
human race wallow in the mire of sin and
suffering.
But more than this. If Jesus is the divine
Bridegroom and His church is the Bride, every
evidence which man is able to understand in such a
nuptial relationship points to the fact that Jesus
must have an inexpressible longing to have His
Bride with Him. Therefore if there is anything
further that He could have done, He would have
done it.
Added to this, if the Spirit of Prophecy is
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