Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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image being apostate Protestantism and his mark,<br />
<strong>the</strong> spurious sabbath, <strong>the</strong>re may be a more serious<br />
problem facing us. If we place anything ahead of<br />
<strong>the</strong> true God, or allow anything to overshadow His<br />
place, just so surely we are rendering worship to<br />
<strong>the</strong> beast. Any rejection of truth means a rejection<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Author of truth. Worship of <strong>the</strong> beast in its<br />
ultimate and most sinister form is none o<strong>the</strong>r than<br />
worship or homage paid to "self." This "self" is<br />
what psychology calls <strong>the</strong> "ego" and this has<br />
implications which are very large and very subtle<br />
and largely unknown.<br />
Over <strong>the</strong> years it has been relatively easy to<br />
proclaim <strong>the</strong> messages of <strong>the</strong> first and second<br />
angel. The message of <strong>the</strong> third angel is<br />
progressively more difficult. This has a bearing on<br />
<strong>the</strong> cleansing of <strong>the</strong> sanctuary. The special relation<br />
that <strong>the</strong> third angel's message holds to <strong>the</strong><br />
sanctuary cleansing may be seen in <strong>the</strong> following<br />
counsel:<br />
Those who rejected <strong>the</strong> first message could not<br />
be benefited by <strong>the</strong> second; nei<strong>the</strong>r were <strong>the</strong>y<br />
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