Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

would be the idea that the second coming of Christ
is contingent upon a larger membership, more
institutions, better strategy and worldly
acceptance.
Failures in sacred history have always been the
result of spiritual poverty, never because of
inadequate resources, imprudent strategy or a poor
reputation. The seventh church, the last church, has
not been indicted because she is resting and has no
"works," for the True Witness says plainly that He
knows the "works." The indictment is, "thou . . .
knowest not" (Revelation 3:17). He points out a
blindness at the very time when the sanctuary is to
be cleansed.
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