Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

which refers to the "sanctuary of the new covenant"
has explicit connection with the mind and heart of
God's people. Heaven's counsel assures us: "What
was done in type in the ministration of the earthly
sanctuary, is done in reality in the heavenly
sanctuary." One was a preview; the other a heart
preparation for cleansing from sin preparatory to
translation.
The "True Tabernacle" and Heaven
Adventists have long confused heaven with
gold, silver and precious stones—gross
materialism. Christianity in general appeals to the
ego to do right in order to win reward, and avoid
wrong, in order to escape eternal punishment. But
this is the appeal of every other religion in the
world, whether pagan, philosophical, or otherwise.
Each holds out some kind of utopia to come in the
future, the only difference being the road traveled
to get there. Seventh-day Adventists are called to a
far superior understanding for themselves and to
give to the world, else they have no reason to exist.
94