Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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mansions <strong>the</strong>y hope to build. But <strong>the</strong> Divine<br />
Architect has priority and eternal truth must take<br />
precedence. The Stone that is cut out of <strong>the</strong><br />
mountain without hands will crush all man-made<br />
plans. Adventism is called to complete <strong>the</strong> temple<br />
of truth which contains <strong>the</strong> entire design for<br />
salvation. But this building can never be completed<br />
and occupied unless it is built according to <strong>the</strong><br />
plans of <strong>the</strong> Divine Architect. Our own religious<br />
system, our human proposals and our selfish<br />
egocentric dreams must be remade to conform<br />
strictly to heaven's pattern. The trauma this creates<br />
will be greater than that which faced <strong>the</strong> Jews.<br />
Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.<br />
Any building not built on <strong>the</strong> Rock is doomed to<br />
fall. "See to it that you do not refuse him who<br />
speaks. If <strong>the</strong>y did not escape when <strong>the</strong>y refused<br />
him who warned <strong>the</strong>m on earth, how much less<br />
will we, if we turn away from him who warns from<br />
heaven? At that time his voice shook <strong>the</strong> earth, but<br />
now he has promised, 'Once more I will shake not<br />
only <strong>the</strong> earth but also <strong>the</strong> heavens.' The words<br />
'once more' indicate <strong>the</strong> removing of what can be<br />
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