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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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ecause heaven has begun with <strong>the</strong>m on earth.<br />

Every passing hour now is one of activity in <strong>the</strong><br />

heavenly courts, to make ready a people upon <strong>the</strong><br />

earth. . . . If we would be saints above, we must<br />

first be saints below.<br />

The Lord has set his church as a light in <strong>the</strong><br />

world, to guide <strong>the</strong> world to heaven. It is to be a<br />

part of heaven on <strong>the</strong> earth flashing divine light on<br />

<strong>the</strong> pathway to benighted souls.<br />

<strong>Be</strong>yond <strong>the</strong> inner vail was <strong>the</strong> holy of holies,<br />

where centered <strong>the</strong> symbolic service of <strong>the</strong><br />

atonement and intercession, and which formed <strong>the</strong><br />

connecting link between heaven and earth.<br />

Heaven is far more than just a material place—<br />

it constitutes an understanding, a living experience<br />

that begins here and now for God's people in this<br />

world. The ministering work that Christ is now<br />

carrying forward is a ministry to <strong>the</strong> church on<br />

earth. As in <strong>the</strong> typical service <strong>the</strong> holy of holies<br />

was <strong>the</strong> connecting link with heaven on <strong>the</strong> Day of<br />

Atonement, so <strong>the</strong> holy of holies has a special<br />

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