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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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Priest which is to minister salvation from sin. This<br />

work is accomplished only in <strong>the</strong> most holy place.<br />

<strong>Be</strong>cause of its supreme importance Satan appeared<br />

to move in to try to carry on <strong>the</strong> work of God. His<br />

success with our spiritual forefa<strong>the</strong>rs in <strong>the</strong> days of<br />

Christ must be a warning to us. His compelling<br />

interest to deceive has not changed. As long as he<br />

can make God's people content and happy with an<br />

immature and corrupted idea of what <strong>the</strong> cleansing<br />

of <strong>the</strong> sanctuary is to accomplish, just so long he<br />

can hold <strong>the</strong>m in his power.<br />

This means that Satan will endeavor to<br />

commandeer <strong>the</strong> whole system of substitution just<br />

as he took over <strong>the</strong> old covenant system to fight<br />

against Christ and <strong>the</strong> preaching of <strong>the</strong> new<br />

covenant. He will proclaim that <strong>the</strong> gospel of <strong>the</strong><br />

Reformation, <strong>the</strong> preaching of Lu<strong>the</strong>r, is sufficient<br />

to prepare a people for <strong>the</strong> second advent, and <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord will come when we have done enough<br />

proclaiming. He will insist that substitution is<br />

sufficient and <strong>the</strong>re is no need for repentance and<br />

cleansing. As long as he can veil apostasy in <strong>the</strong><br />

garb of orthodoxy, he has <strong>the</strong> Remnant deceived in<br />

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