Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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his domain. The heart continued to be "desperately<br />
wicked." While it is true Christ did "bruise" <strong>the</strong><br />
head of <strong>the</strong> serpent, yet <strong>the</strong> serpent was not dead by<br />
any means. In practice he still reigned. The<br />
righteousness of <strong>the</strong> law remained to be fulfilled in<br />
us.<br />
Such a situation calls in question <strong>the</strong> power of<br />
<strong>the</strong> gospel. <strong>Be</strong>fore Jesus came in His first advent,<br />
heaven's plan was clearly stated: "Thou shalt call<br />
his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir sins" (Mat<strong>the</strong>w 1:21). Following Calvary,<br />
heaven was to tolerate <strong>the</strong> reign of sin for a given<br />
period, only until 1844, <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> 2300 days.<br />
After 1844 a new kind of work was to take place.<br />
The sins of God's people were now to be blotted<br />
out. There was to be developed a whole generation<br />
of people with a Christ-like character such as <strong>the</strong><br />
universe had not seen to that time. The sanctuary<br />
was to be cleansed.<br />
How Clean Is "<strong>Cleansed</strong>"?<br />
The key text that urged <strong>the</strong> Millerites on in<br />
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