Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

on the surface. The "mansions" in His Father's
house as described in the Greek means "abodes" or
dwelling places. The God that "spake and it was
done" need not take centuries to prepare a place for
His people—if such a place is material. However,
to prepare an "abode" wherein God and His people
should verily dwell together, where they would be
the "temple of the living God," and He would
"dwell in them and walk in them," and wherever
He was they would be also—this indeed would
require preparation. This is not a work with bricks
and mortar nor even precious stones but rather with
"stony" human hearts. A work of this nature would
truly take time and no one can know just how long
it will take.
Many scriptures support the idea that "temple,"
"sanctuary," "tabernacle," or "house of God," add
meaning and depth to the high calling of God's
people. In this is to be found the real truth of what
"God hath prepared for them that love him," (1
Corinthians 2:9) that is, a character, an experience
in the deep things of God revealed by His Spirit.
His people, the "household of God," are joined
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