Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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iveted <strong>the</strong> attention of <strong>the</strong> Millerites, for "on that<br />
day shall <strong>the</strong> priest make an atonement for you, to<br />
cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your<br />
sins before <strong>the</strong> Lord" (Leviticus 16:30).<br />
The significance of this word sadaq can be seen<br />
in o<strong>the</strong>r translations. Here are five different<br />
renderings: RSV, "<strong>Then</strong> <strong>the</strong> sanctuary shall be<br />
restored to its rightful state;" Lu<strong>the</strong>r's German,<br />
"<strong>Then</strong> shall <strong>the</strong> sanctuary be consecrated again;"<br />
Hungarian, "<strong>Then</strong> shall <strong>the</strong> sanctuary come into its<br />
own again;" Septuagint, "<strong>Then</strong> shall <strong>the</strong> sanctuary<br />
be purified;" Moffatt, "<strong>Then</strong> shall <strong>the</strong> sanctuary be<br />
restored." Plainly <strong>the</strong>se renderings tell us that <strong>the</strong><br />
sanctuary had come into disrepute, was<br />
contaminated and needed to "be put right,"<br />
"consecrated again," and "to come into its own<br />
again." This can only mean "restored" to a<br />
condition that it had held at some previous time.<br />
By definition <strong>the</strong> sanctuary is a consecrated<br />
place and it was this that was to be rehabilitated as<br />
it was devoted to <strong>the</strong> keeping of sacred things. In<br />
this sense <strong>the</strong> Bible uses <strong>the</strong> word sanctuary<br />
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