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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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shaken—that is, created things so that what cannot<br />

be shaken may remain" (Hebrews 12:25-27 NIV).<br />

This involves far more than restoring <strong>the</strong> gospel<br />

to its apostolic and Reformation purity. This means<br />

<strong>the</strong>re will be constructed an edifice of truth never<br />

seen before, a new creation built according to <strong>the</strong><br />

plans of <strong>the</strong> "everlasting gospel." This would be a<br />

temple to "give glory to him; for <strong>the</strong> hour of his<br />

judgment is come." For Adventists it would be an<br />

upheaval as shattering as <strong>the</strong> Jews' experience<br />

when <strong>the</strong> veil of <strong>the</strong> temple was rent in twain at <strong>the</strong><br />

crucifixion.<br />

The holy place ministry of Christ is to be<br />

understood and heralded as a work completed. The<br />

ministry of salvation that has sustained <strong>the</strong> faithful<br />

from <strong>the</strong> days of <strong>the</strong> apostles to <strong>the</strong> Reformation<br />

and on through all seven churches to <strong>the</strong> end-time,<br />

must give way to <strong>the</strong> all-important, mature, final<br />

phase of <strong>the</strong> atonement. This work in <strong>the</strong> most holy<br />

place brings <strong>the</strong> culmination and <strong>the</strong> victorious<br />

completion of <strong>the</strong> original promise to "bruise <strong>the</strong><br />

head" of <strong>the</strong> serpent. At last <strong>the</strong> children of Adam<br />

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