There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true
tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making
available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He
was inaugurated as our great High Priest and began His intercessory ministry at the time of His
ascension. In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days, He entered the second and
last phase of His atoning ministry. It is a work of investigative judgment which is part of the
ultimate disposition of all sin, typified by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the
Day of Atonement. In that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal
sacrifices, but the heavenly things are purified with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of Jesus.
The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly intelligences who among the dead are asleep in
Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have part in the first resurrection. It also
makes manifest who among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus, and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting
kingdom. This judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It
declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall receive the kingdom. The completion
of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent.
(Heb. 8:1-5; 4:14-16; 9:11-28; 10:19-22; 1:3; 2:16, 17; Dan. 7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27; Num.
14:34; Eze. 4:6; Lev. 16; Rev. 14:6, 7; 20:12; 14:12; 22:12.)
24. The Second Coming of Christ: The second coming of Christ

At Stan's request I have shifted this from the SS Forum

Referring to the 2300 evening-mornings and the 70 sevens, the last note was

Quote:

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The Book of Daniel has at least three recognizably different pieces

(1) The story of Daniel's times - the 3 Worthys, the Lion's Den, etc - clearly not prophetic

(2) The visions

(3) The discussion of those visions

The two questions and answers that we are looking at are in the Q&A section, not in the vision section.

As such, it is inappropriate to treat the Q&A as symbolic

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/Bevin

If the temple on Earth functioned as a symbolic way to remove evil thoughts and acts from one's life record, then the function of the Real Temple, somewhere out in space, must be the actual removal of these evil thoughts and acts from our life records.

If the temple on Earth functioned as a way to feed the butchers/cooks/priests and symbolically feed the LORD with blood, the the Real Temple in space must also function as a butchershop, a kitchen, and private dining area for the LORD to consume the sacrifices and offerings given to him by his servants.