Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

things concerning himself. . . . These are the words
which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you,
that all things must be fulfilled, which were written
in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and in the
psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their
understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures (Luke 24:25-27, 44, 45).
The disciples were not alone in their ignorance
for Paul likewise walked in darkness, totally
committed to the wrong idea, until his mind was
enlightened and his eyes opened. He too had
studied the prophecies of the Old Testament but the
truth they contained was outside his
comprehension. After he received his vision, he
was enabled to write the epistle to the Hebrews and
set before the church the work of Christ in the
heavenly sanctuary. What a difference there might
have been in early church history if he had been
able to see much sooner.
There is good reason why Christ began at
Moses, went through the prophets, and brought the
disciples to the rending of the temple veil. The
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