Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

correct in stating that the church could have been in
the kingdom before now the total answer is only
made more positive. Time will continue, the fruit
of sin will become increasingly more bitter, "signs"
will become ever more impressive that the "end" is
near—but it cannot come until the church truly
desires it.
This is completely in harmony with the
statement of Christ, "That day and hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father" (Mark 13:32).
There is good reason that not even the Son knows.
He returned to heaven as a member of the human
family ever to remain one with them. But in His
statement there is a promise that One knows and
the human race may take courage that the present
confusion and dismal uncertainty will not continue
indefinitely. The sanctuary shall be cleansed. The
human heart of God's people will be cleansed. The
gospel will prove that it is the "power of God."
But the Adventist conscience is troubled. It
searches for an answer—when will this work be
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