Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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unconscious folly was revealed, and <strong>the</strong> antitype<br />
became <strong>the</strong> truth of his life. He had to go from<br />
mental symbols of grandeur to <strong>the</strong> sobering<br />
knowledge of real life substance. He had to learn<br />
repentance, and with heart-felt anguish proclaim, "I<br />
will arise and go to my fa<strong>the</strong>r, and say to him,<br />
Fa<strong>the</strong>r, I have sinned against heaven, and before<br />
<strong>the</strong>e" (Verse 18). When he saw his sin was "against<br />
heaven" things could change. It was <strong>the</strong>n he was<br />
given <strong>the</strong> "seal" of his fa<strong>the</strong>r's approval. And so it<br />
will be with <strong>the</strong> last church.<br />
Immaturity in a child or a youth is normal. But<br />
<strong>the</strong>re comes a time when this must give way to<br />
responsibility, and <strong>the</strong> accountability of an adult is<br />
not only expected but demanded. Childhood<br />
fantasies, bedtime stories and nursery rhymes must<br />
be replaced with <strong>the</strong> real issues of life. "For when<br />
for <strong>the</strong> time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need<br />
that one teach you again which be <strong>the</strong> first<br />
principles of <strong>the</strong> oracles of God; and are become<br />
such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.<br />
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in <strong>the</strong><br />
word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong<br />
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