Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

Muddled Thinking Has a Long History
God's declared purposes have been muddled
since Eve's hope for her firstborn down to the
present day. Frequently the participants in history
have had their eyes blinded to that which later
generations see with great clarity. The evidence for
this is so plain that the present generation needs to
ponder wherein its discernment may be lacking.
The high office of prophet held no guarantee of
20/20 vision. "It was not given to the prophets to
understand fully the things revealed to them," even
though they may have had great desire to know.
The disciples in daily contact with Christ did not
understand the message. When they were sent forth
to preach, "the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel,"
they could only see the Messiah as a temporal
prince. The very message they bore was based on
the ninth chapter of Daniel, but they failed to grasp
that "after threescore and two weeks shall the
Messiah be cut off" (Mark 1:15; Daniel 9:26).
Their eyes were focused upon the glories of a
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