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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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up in this conquest and her soul longs to be at <strong>the</strong><br />

side of her Lover.<br />

She will understand what it means to have <strong>the</strong><br />

assurance of <strong>the</strong> Spirit because she has received<br />

Christ by faith and His life has become her life.<br />

Her union with <strong>the</strong> Bridegroom provides much<br />

more than <strong>the</strong> forgiveness of sin. Her sin is not<br />

only taken away but <strong>the</strong> vacuum is filled with <strong>the</strong><br />

Holy Spirit. This means divine illumination,<br />

humanity joined to divinity. Here will be <strong>the</strong> wife<br />

committed to <strong>the</strong> marriage of <strong>the</strong> Lamb; she has<br />

made herself ready and she is arrayed in fine linen,<br />

clean and white, clo<strong>the</strong>d with <strong>the</strong> righteousness of<br />

saints (Revelation 19:7, 8).<br />

This means <strong>the</strong> Remnant will be brought back<br />

to understand truth as Adam did before <strong>the</strong> fall.<br />

They will rejoice in <strong>the</strong> presence of God. They will<br />

understand that <strong>the</strong> history of sin is but <strong>the</strong><br />

outworking of hatred against Him. The total woe of<br />

<strong>the</strong> universe is but <strong>the</strong> fruit of this enmity.<br />

Therefore <strong>the</strong> work of Christ is of vital importance<br />

to <strong>the</strong> church today, but this remains significant<br />

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