Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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Chapter 8<br />
The "True Tabernacle"<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Remnant<br />
What would happen today if a deacon should<br />
arise in <strong>the</strong> church with as deep an understanding<br />
of sacred history as Stephen had and with <strong>the</strong> same<br />
conviction to proclaim <strong>the</strong> truth? Would his speech<br />
before today's Sanhedrin have <strong>the</strong> same effect? If<br />
he called us "stiffnecked" and told us we "always<br />
resist <strong>the</strong> Holy Ghost," how long would we listen?<br />
As we look back and read sacred history, what<br />
is our reaction? As Stephen was stoned <strong>the</strong>re was a<br />
young man in <strong>the</strong> crowd by <strong>the</strong> name of Saul who<br />
stood by and watched him die. He had all <strong>the</strong><br />
authority of <strong>the</strong> nation behind him, but he was on<br />
<strong>the</strong> wrong side. He had to be made blind before he<br />
could see. The disciples were equally ignorant, and<br />
only seeing Jesus with <strong>the</strong>ir eyes after He arose<br />
could make <strong>the</strong>m understand how from <strong>the</strong><br />
beginning <strong>the</strong>y had been blind. What <strong>the</strong>y preached<br />
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