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I would disagree with you on this one. However, I have decided to no longer comment on this topic of the sanctuary in this forum. There are a couple of other topics that I choose not to be part of the discussion because they just get too inflammatory for the sacredness of the topic. I have for some time been doing my own independent study of the sanctuary and have read thru quite a number of books on the topic with more to go. Leslie Hardinge's "With Jesus in His Sanctuary" is next on my list. I am purposefully not reading EGW on this topic until the very last. The early pioneers worked beliefs out thru careful Bible study and when they had, EGW would often have a confirmatory vision regarding their conclusions. EGW was not the source of Adventist beliefs. You can duplicate this experiment over and over again within Adventist circles. Ask a group of Adventists when they last heard a sermon on the sanctuary and no one will be able to remember when that might have been. Why this concerns me is that I have a growing appreciation of the sanctuary in the desert as one highly symbolic physical parable of the entire plan of salvation. Now do you see why it is seldom preached?! People will go on and on how we are saved by the Cross. However, the part of the Cross in the desert sanctuary was represented by the alter of burnt offerings outside the sanctuary. You could erase the sanctuary itself and have the plan of salvation as believed by most Christians. But what was the meaning of everything inside of the sanctuary? For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:10 The Cross only reconciled us to God and the entire human family has been reconciled by the Cross. But we are saved by the life of Jesus. So, short "drive-by" potshots at comments do not do this topic justice.

✨ Be thou perfect ?? Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

I read many of the articles. It was a great issue. I agree that the denomination needs to change with the times; but we must be careful. Many denominations that have embraced change to accommodate current society and younger people have also embraced - even celebrate - non-biblical principles - like certain sexual deviancies, one-world religion, and abortion. I'm not going to get any more explicit than that. Young people in general are fleeing organized religion - especially Christianity.

And on the seventh day ELOHIYM ended his work which HE had made; and HE rested on the seventh day from all HIS work which he had made. And ELOHIYM blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it HE had rested from all HIS work which ELOHIYM created and made. Gen 2:2, 3 H7673 shâbath shaw-bath' A primitive root; to repose, that is, desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causatively, figuratively or specifically): - (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away. Strong Hebrew Dictionary Shabath is a verb, Sabbath is a noun. The word is desist and man implied that it means relaxations and it does not. It means to stop. ELOHIYM did not used exertion, HE spoke, HE made us with HIS POWER and we cannot even concede that! Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of YAHWEH thy ELOHIYM: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days YAHWEH made Heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore YAHWEH blessed the Sabbath day, and Hallowed it. Ex 20:8-11 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; Gen 15:13 And ELOHIYM Spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, "Here am I." And HE Said, I am ELOHIYM, THE EL of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. Gen 46:2-4 And ELOHIYM Said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, YAHWEH ELOHIYM of your fathers, THE ELOHIYM of Abraham, THE ELOHIYM of Isaac, and THE ELOHIYM of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: THIS IS MY NAME, and THIS IS MY MEMORIAL unto all generations. Ex 3:15 The Bible states clearly that Abraham kept YAHWEH'S Charge, Laws, Judgments, Statues and Commandments. None of these were ceremonial laws, they came because the Children of Israel did not keep the above. They were given to show them that YAHSHUA would come and die. In the Book of Hebrew, Paul made it very clear. He stated that no animals that was killed could never take away sin. Only an ELOHYM equal TO HIS FATHER could. John 1, 2 Before the children of IsraEL turn to the deities of Egypt that cause them to suffer under the Egyptians. They were servants and not slaves because they ate well and still stayed in the best land called Goshen. Just like you did not understand that YAHSHUA made the world, I pray that you read about IsraEl and how they constantly forsake YAHWEH for the deities of Egypt, and Canaan, they worship the calf or the ox and if you understood Eze. you will know that Satan's main face is called a cherub. That word mean ox and it is Satan and his feet have the feet of Ox. They pursued many false deities against YAHWEH! Both THE FATHER and THE SON HAD THAT NAME AND THEY WERE INDIVIDUAL BEING. THEY WERE SPIRITUAL BEINGS and we are flesh and blood. We are not spirits! Happy Sabbath and Blessings!

As the Early and the Latter Rain is poured out over the land and makes everything lush and green, so too may our grace and glory increase. (2 Pet 3:18). We grow into the full stature of Christ. We are His “New Thing Remnant.” I spoke with a friend about this subject over the last week or so. They told me that “we cant be fixed, because we have to be broken. “Perfectly Broken,” is how my friend puts it. “Though I walk in the midst of trouble; Jesus will revive me!” (Psalms 38:7). Like the Eagle (Isa 40:31) we may harness the power of the storm, convert it to energy, USE THAT ENERGY TO rest, (IN Christ), and to rise above the clouds into the sunshine of His presence and love on just a single ray of hope: One text that has really stood out for me regarding this New Thing Remnant reads as follows: Now, I was taught by some who claimed to be "The Remnant" that we need to practice a "health message" in order to have "the fullness of truth," and be"more saved" than people in other churches. One thing led to another, and I failed miserably at having a vegetarian life style and of having that"prospering in health" that this text talks about. I was unhappy. I was out of shape. I weighed 250 lbs. Way too much for my height and age. My waist size was 40 inches.Obviously we need more than beans and carrots to be in good health! What about that phrase: "as it is well with your soul?" READ FULL TEXT HERE

?Abide in My love? John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

IF you have a license to marry, you can be married in a SDA church, as long as one person is a male and the other person is a female. However, no SDA clergyperson is required to perform the marriage of anyone. I have refused to marry people when I did not consider it to be a marriage that would be successful. E.G. In one case I asked the women why she wanted to spend her life with the man. She replied that she had an airplane ticket home to mother and planned to file for divorce immediately. That is one I refused to perform.