Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

place in relation to the work on earth in the
judgment hour after 1844.
The "True Tabernacle" and Christ
When Christ told the Jews to destroy the
temple and in three days He would raise it up
again, He made reference to His body. Neither the
Jews nor His disciples understood what He meant.
For us it is easy. We can see His death and
resurrection as it fits into prophecy and history.
Paul also caught something of the deep
significance of this truth. In Hebrews 9:11, he tells
us: "But Christ being come an high priest of good
things to come, by a greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not
of this building."
Christ had said this previously—His "temple"
was raised up and He became a high priest by a
"perfect tabernacle." He became such a high priest
in His humanity; as His people are called to present
their bodies a living sacrifice, so He truly presented
His. The splendor of this high calling to the
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