HEY TWILIGHT

JUST like the earthly sanctuary had to be cleansed

the HEAVENLY SANCTUARY has to be cleansed


dgrimm60

A good answer, but not the one we are looking for...

Twilight.

The Sanctuary is the mechanism for completing the Atonement process described in Lev 16.

The Sanctuary is where God answers questions about the Gospel fact that some are saved and some are not. Case by Case the answers come in.

The Sanctuary is where God's claims about Justice and Mercy BOTH being preserved in the plan of salvation - are proven to be correct.

The Sanctuary is where the false accusations against God and against the saints (as seen in Job 1 and in Daniel 7) are refuted.

"Cleansing the sanctuary" can also be thought of as "providing the necessary answers". Because at the end of that process "the saints come home" and are welcomed by all -- no more questions asked.

in Christ,

Bob

I believe you are right, Twilight. What he is doing right now is just as important for our personal salvation as what He did on the cross. If all He did was die on the cross, we could not be saved. This is what Paul talks about in 1 Cor. 15: 14-18.

Hebrews 4: 14-16 tells us what Jesus is doing today; he is providing us with power to resist and overcome sin, preparing us for His return:

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

1 Cor. 10: 13--

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Praise God for the resurrection. That is why I particularly enjoy Easter time.

Honestly?

Hebrews 4: 14-16 tells us what Jesus is doing today; he is providing us with power to resist and overcome sin, preparing us for His return:

Amen brother :-)

This is why we need to understand the sanctuary as Christians seeking to overcome by the Power of God, we need to understand how and upon what basis that power is passed to us.

This should be the subject that occuppies our minds.

Because if we are to be witnesses to the world, we need to have a living example of the gospel in our lives, only Jesus can mediate that to us.

Twilight