The finishing of the mystery of God is the ending of the work of the gospel. And the ending of the work of the gospel is, first, the taking away of all vestige of sin and the bringing in of everlasting righteousness--Christ fully formed--within each believer, God alone manifest in the flesh of each believer in Jesus, and, secondly, on the other hand, the work of the gospel being finished means only the destruction of all who then shall not have received the gospel (2 Thess. 1:7-10), for it is not the way of the Lord to continue men in life when the only possible use they will make of life is to heap up more misery for themselves.

Again, in the service of the earthly sanctuary, we have seen that when the work of the gospel in the annual course was finished in behalf of those who had taken part in it, then all those who had taken no part in it were cut off. "Which was a figure for the time then present" and which plainly teaches that in the service of the true sanctuary when the work of the gospel shall have been finished for all those who have a part in it, then all those who do not have a part in it will be cut off. Thus, in both respects, the finishing of the mystery of God is the final ending of sin.

The service in the earthly sanctuary shows also that in order for the sanctuary to be cleansed and the course of the gospel service there to be finished, it must first be finished in the people who have a part in the service. That is to say: In the sanctuary itself, transgression could not be finished, an end of sins and reconciliation for iniquity could not be made, and everlasting righteousness could not be brought it, until all this had been accomplished in each person who had a part in the service of the sanctuary. The sanctuary itself could not be cleansed until each of the worshipers had been cleansed. The sanctuary itself could not be cleansed so long as, by the confessions of the people and the intercessions of the priests, there was pouring into the sanctuary a stream of iniquities, transgressions, and sins. The cleansing of the sanctuary, as to the sanctuary itself, was the taking out of and away from the sanctuary all the transgressions of the people which, by the service of the priests, had been taken into the sanctuary during the service of the year. And this stream must be stopped at its fountain in the hearts and lives of the worshipers, before the sanctuary itself could possibly be cleansed.

Therefore the very first work in the cleansing of the sanctuary was the cleansing of the people. That which was preliminary and essential to the cleansing of the sanctuary itself, to the finishing of the transgression and bringing in everlasting righteousness, there, was the finishing of transgression, and the making an end of sins, and making reconciliation for iniquity, and bringing in everlasting righteousness in the heart and life of each one of the people themselves. When the stream that flowed into the sanctuary was thus stopped at its source, then, and then alone, could the sanctuary itself be cleansed from the sins and transgressions which, from the people, by the intercession of the priests, had flowed into the sanctuary.

And all that "was a figure for the time then present"--a "figure of the true." Therefore by this we are plainly taught that the service of our great High Priest in the cleansing of the true sanctuary must be preceded by the cleansing of each one of the believers, the cleansing of each one who has a part in that service of the true High Priest in the true sanctuary. It is plain that transgression must be finished, an end of sins and reconciliation for all iniquity must be made, and everlasting righteousness must be brought in, in the heart's experience of every believer in Jesus, before the cleansing of the true sanctuary can be accomplished.

And this is the very object of the true priesthood in the true sanctuary. The sacrifices, the priesthood, and the ministry in the sanctuary which was but a figure for the time then present, could not really take away sin, could not make the comers thereunto perfect, whereas the sacrifice, the priesthood, and the ministry of Christ in the true sanctuary does take away sins forever, does make the comers thereunto perfect, does perfect "forever them that are sanctified."

After the end of human probation, Jesus will no longer forgive sins or blot them out. That work will have all been finished.

This is an important truth that needs consideration.

The work will be DONE.

IOWs ... Your fate has been decided. So ... what ever happens ... happens.

Many are led to think that they are on the road to Heaven, because they profess to believe in Christ, while they reject the law of God. But they will find at last that they were on the way to perdition, instead of Heaven. Spiritual poison is sugar-coated with the doctrine of sanctification, and administered to the people. Thousands eagerly swallow it, feeling that if they are only honest in their belief they will be safe. But sincerity will not convert error to truth. A man may swallow poison, thinking it is food; but his sincerity will not save him from the effects of the dose. The Review and Herald, March 8, 1881, paragraph 13

We decide our fate by the choices we make every day, whether for Christ or against Him.

"That work will have all been finished"

In the context of this discussion ... you will see that your fate has been decided and sealed.

fate |fāt|
noun
1 the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power : fate decided his course for him | his injury is a cruel twist of fate.
• the course of someone's life, or the outcome of a particular situation for someone or something, seen as beyond their control : he suffered the same fate as his companion.
• [in sing. ] the inescapable death of a person : the guards led her to her fate.
2 ( the Fates) Greek & Roman Mythology the three goddesses who preside over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Also called the Moirai and the Parcae .
• ( Fates) another term for Norns .
verb ( be fated)
be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way : [with infinitive ] the regime was fated to end badly.
PHRASES
a fate worse than death see death .
seal someone's fate make it inevitable that something unpleasant will happen to someone.

I believe that when Jesus ascended to Heaven he enter the Holy Place. Than in 1844 he went into the Most Holy. I believe that is were William Miller made is mistake, thinking that 1844 was when Jesus was to return. But than he figured it out, after he did more studying, that that was when Jesus would enter the Most Holy.

pk

From the time of Jesus' ascension until 1844, Jesus and the Father were in the Holy Place where Jesus was covering, or forgiving, the sins of those who put their faith in Him and asked God for forgiveness for their sins. That work was symbolized by the work of the Priests in the Holy Place of the earth sanctuary, when sinners brought their sacrifices to the sanctuary and had the blood transferred to the sanctuary.

In Oct. of 1844, Jesus and the Father left the Holy Place and went into the Most Holy. At this time, there began an investigation of the lives of those who had made a claim of having faith in the Messiah. If their lives show that their faith in Christ was genuine, and if they continued to have such faith until they died, their sins are blotted out. On the other hand, if their lives show that their faith in not genuine, or if they turned their back on God and returned to their sins, their names are blotted out of the book of life. GC 483.

Can this unique doctrine of our church be proven from the Bible and the Bible alone without the assistance of any of the writings of Ellen G. White?

Can this unique doctrine of our church be proven from the Bible and the Bible alone without the assistance of any of the writings of Ellen G. White?

So if you believe those things does that make them true? One must try to find what is truth and not just try to prove that what we believe is right is in fact right.....mel

HEY TWILIGHT

JUST like the earthly sanctuary had to be cleansed

the HEAVENLY SANCTUARY has to be cleansed


dgrimm60

The most important question in our time, is what is Jesus doing for us right now?

Twilight

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

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.