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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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The latter rain will not produce shining faces<br />

which astonish <strong>the</strong> world and satisfy an ego<br />

clamoring for vindication, and longing for a<br />

remarkable display of power. "My thoughts are not<br />

your thoughts, . . . saith <strong>the</strong> Lord" (Isaiah 55:8).<br />

The power which <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit brings will be in<br />

<strong>the</strong> message. That message will enable us to hear,<br />

and to see, and to know, that which we now resist.<br />

The Holy Spirit in that message will expose every<br />

deception, unveil every apostasy, and cast down all<br />

man-made policies. It will make God's glory and<br />

righteousness manifest in <strong>the</strong> remnant, "for <strong>the</strong><br />

hour of his judgment is come."<br />

Adventists and Adventism as embodied in this<br />

people must recognize that <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong> antitype of<br />

all that has ministered salvation prior to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

existence. They could not come on <strong>the</strong> scene until<br />

<strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> 2300 years. They cannot complete<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir work now until <strong>the</strong>y understand that <strong>the</strong> latter<br />

rain, <strong>the</strong> Comforter in person, is to reprove <strong>the</strong><br />

world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment.<br />

This imperative of <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit must first of all<br />

include <strong>the</strong> church. What Jesus could not say to <strong>the</strong><br />

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