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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