Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

though throughout history there have been
numerous misunderstandings in the experience of
God's people, and these in the providence of God,
yet this situation must change in order for the
gospel to fulfill its mandate. It must be understood
for what it is, "the power of God unto salvation"
from sin. The truth about the character of God must
stand revealed in that final glory which lightens the
earth. Sin must be known for the death that is in it.
The hour will have come when time "shall be no
longer," doubt and uncertainty will cease, for the
end of sin has come. The church will know truth
for what it is and appreciate that the new covenant
is so vital that the Creator had to be personally
involved. He came "into this world, that they which
see not might see," and to "see" is to "know" (John
9:39).
The supreme interest of Jesus, our High Priest,
is to win the heart of His Bride which will make
the atonement complete. Her reticence to accept
her Divine Lover is the result of her immaturity.
Her fickleness and her consorting with the princes
of Babylon grow out of her childish appreciation of
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