THE CROSS

IN THE
SANCTUARY

How important
is this for
salvation?

Key Points about the Sanctuary

In the Bible the sacrificial system was established in

order to illustrate how God was going to solve the
problem of sin.
At the center of the service was the blood of the
sacrificial animal.
The life of the animal was poured out so that the life
of the repentant sinner could be saved.
The animal was a symbol of Jesus, who would give
His life in place of ours.
The 3 Angels' Messages & The Heavenly Sanctuary Series

HOLINESS IN
THE CAMP

The camp was

holy because
the presence of
God made it
holy.

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I

may dwell among them. (Exodus, 25: 8)
God dwelled in the centre ofNowadays, God is far
the camp. He was so close enough, so we cant die
that they could see Him andbefore His presence, but He
even touch Him, and He wasis so close that He can
far enough that they couldnt
encourage us and support
die because of His presence.
us.

The placing of the tabernacle in the midst

of the camp of Israel was an illustration, an
object lesson and suggestion, of the truth
that He would dwell in the midst of each
individual. Eph. 3:16-19

Sacrificial System
Inthesanctuaryservices,thesacrificeoftheanimals
occurredinthecourtyard.Itwasthesesacrificesthat
pointedforwardtothecrossofChrist.Thedayof
atonementfocusedontheMostHolyPlacewherethe
sinswereblottedout.

Sacrificial System
Inorderthatmanmightrealizetheenormity
ofsin,whichwouldtakethelifeofthesinless
SonofGod,hewasrequiredtobringan
innocentlamb,confesshissinsoveritshead,
thenwithhisownhandstakeitslife,atypeof
Christ'slife.
Thissinofferingwasburned,typifyingthat
throughthedeathofChristallsinwould
finallybedestroyedinthefiresofthelast
day.

Sacrificial System
Forgiveisliterallygivefor.Toforgivesin
istogiveforsin.Forgivenessofsincomes
alonefromGod.WhatdoesGodgive,what
hasHegiven,forsin?HegaveChrist,and
Christ'gavehimselfforoursins.'Gal.1:4;
Eph.2:1216;Rom.5:811.

Sacrificial System
Thereforewhenanindividualorthewhole
congregationofIsraelhadsinnedand
desiredforgivenessthewholeproblemand
planofforgiveness,ofatonement,of
salvation,wasworkedoutbeforetheirfaces.

Thesacrificewhichwasbroughtwasinfaith
ofthesacrificewhichGodhadalreadymade
ingivingHisSonforsin.

Meaning of the
Sacrificial System
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel.
At the moment sin entered into the world, God instituted a
sacrificial system that had these symbolic and teaching
functions. The first sacrifice that Adam and Eve offered was a
wonderful explosion of hope in the coming Redeemer, a hope
offered in the midst of the pain of guilt and death.

Meaning of the
Sacrificial System
1. The sacrificial act was an act of salvation.
2. The death of sacrificial victims had a
symbolic function only.
3. The killing of the sacrificial animal also
illustrated the seriousness of sin and the
costliness of forgiveness.

OBJECTIVE OF THE SACRIFICES

And it shall be unto you for a fringe,
that ye may look upon it, and remember
all the commandments of theLord, and
do them ; and that ye seek not after
your own heart and your own eyes,
after which ye use to go a whoring:
That ye may remember, and do all my
commandments, and, and BE HOLY
UNTO YOUR GOD (Numbers, 15: 39-40)
God provided every Israelite with a
visual reminder to take with him, a
blue tassel in the edge of his clothes
which was a reminder to keep the
commandments

Though we dont wear tassels

today, we have something so
much
more powerful:

THE CROSS OF
CHRIST,
which always should bring
before
our minds the cost of sin, the
cost of our redemption, and the
promise
of salvation for all who,

Holiness in the Camp

God ordered His people to seek holiness as part of
preparations for the trip to Canaan.
1.Holiness in the camp: turning away from
uncleanness.
2.Holiness in the society: considering ourselves
Gods possession.
3.Holiness in the family: keeping marital fidelity.
4.Holiness of people: devoting oneself to service.
5.As a result we will be hallowed by the blessing.

History of the Sacrificial System

Animal Skins in nd Abel
a
Cain
Eden

Noah After the Flood

For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I

have given it to you to make atonement for
yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that
makes atonement for ones life. Lev. 17:11

Abra
h
Sacr ams
ifice

The Gate
The gate separated people from the
magnificent and holy God.
God could only be approached with
repentance and sacrifice when the people came
inside the gate. (Psalm 15:1, 2)

The Gate
Jesus referred to
himself as the gate
(door). Anyone who
enters through Jesus
will receive eternal
life. (John 10:9)

Entrance- The brazen altar

The sin-offering was
brought into the court of
the sanctuary, to the door
of the tabernacle of the
congregation. The sinner,
with his hands laid upon
the head of the lamb,
confessed over it all his
sins, and then with his
own hand he killed it.

Entrance The brazen altar

The sinner, by confessing his sins over
the lamb, in type and shadow
transferred them to the lamb. The life
of the lamb was then taken instead of
the life of the sinner, typifying the
death of the Lamb of God, who would
offer His life for the sins of the world.
The blood of the animal was powerless
to remove sin, but by shedding its
blood the penitent revealed his faith in
the divine offering of the Son of God.
Every sin offering was to be without
blemish, thus typifying the perfect
sacrifice of the Saviour.

Entrance The brazen altar

When John the Baptist saw Jesus
approaching he informed the people that
Jesus is the Lamb of God who will
take away the sin of the world.
(John 1:29). The brazen altar represents
the cross of Calvary.
A lamb was burned upon the brazen altar in the
court each morning and evening at the time the
incense was renewed upon the altar. The golden
altar was an "altar of continual intercession,"
representing the prayers of God's people
coming up before Him continually; while the
brazen altar was an "altar of continual
atonement," representing the putting away and
destruction of sin, the only thing that separates
us from God and prevents our prayers from
being answered.

The true gospel Paul preaches is the good

news of salvation by faith in the expiatory
sacrifice of Jesus.
According to Paul, the gospel rests
fully on what Christ accomplished for
us through His death on the cross
and resurrection from the dead.
Christs death and resurrection did
something that we never could do for
ourselves. They broke the power of
sin and death, freeing His followers
from thethat
power
ofisevil,
holds
Knowing
a man
not which
justified
by the
so many
in fear
and
works
of the
law but
bybondage.
faith in Jesus
Christ, even we have believed in Christ
Jesus, that we might be justified by faith
in Christ and not by the works of the law;
for by the works of the law no flesh shall
be justified (Galatians, 2: 16)

UNDER CURSE
Christ has redeemed us from
the curse of the law, having
become a curse for us (for it is
written, "Cursed is everyone
who hangs on a tree") (Galatians,
3: 13)
Christ,
who was not under the
curse of the law (since he obeyed it
completely), was made curse for us
in order to redeem us.
He was crucified on a pagan
symbol which represented death
but turned it into a symbol that
gives mankind everlasting life and
hope.

Significance of the Positions of Items

The brazen altar is the place where the lamb is slain. This would be the
foot of the cross in the New Testament, we lay our sins down at the
foot of the cross, the place where the Priest slay the lamb.

This is the outer court before we enter into the tabernacle or into
relationship with Christ. Then we encounter the laver about mid-way
up in the tabernacle, this is the place where the Old Testament Priest
washed after the atonement of sin by way of the slain lamb. In the New
Testament this shows us that Jesus has washed away our sins or we
have been washed by the word (Ephesians 5:26).

We see the lampstand in the Tabernacle as Jesus being the light unto
the world ( John 8:12).

The table of showbread with twelve loaves of unleaven bread to

represent each tribe of Israel, This reveals to us that the Kingdom of
God is about order; His word brings order. These three items are laid in
the mid-section of the tabernacle extending outward on both sides. This
reveals the mid-section of the Cross; this is the Holy place, the place
where the heart of a person is found. Then in the tabernacle we come to
the veil that conceals the Holy of Holies. Behind the veil is the Glory
of God. The veil in the New Testament is Jesus and we must go
through Him to get to the Father; to get to the Glory!! (John 16:4)

The Cross provides Salvation for

mankind.
The 12 tribes of Israel
which represents all humanity in their
formation around the sanctuary forms
a perfect cross.

JESUS IN TYPE & ANTITYPE

TYPE

ANTI-TYPE

1. 1 Peter I:19. Christ was

1. "Behold the lamb of God,
"without blemish a n d without
which taketh away the sin of
spot."
the world." John I:29.Lev.
4:3, 23, 28. The animal to be 2. Heb. 4:15, 16. "Let us therefore
come boldly unto the throne of
without blemish.
grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help
in time of need."

2. Lev. 4:4, 14. The offering

was to be brought before the
Lord to the door of the
3. 1 John I:9. "If we confess our
sanctuary.
sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins."
3. Lev. 4:4; Num. 5:7. The sin-

JESUS IN TYPE & ANTITYPE

TYPE

ANTI-TYPE

4. Lev. 4:29. The sinner slew

the sin-offering; he took the
life of the lamb with his own
hands.

4. Isa. 53:10. Christ's soul was made an

offering for sin. Criminals often lived
for days upon the cross; it was the
awful burden of the sins of the world
that slew Christ.

5. Lev. 4:5-7, 17, 18. In some

offerings the blood was
taken into the sanctuary and
sprinkled before the Lord.

5. Isa. 53:10. Christ's soul was made an

offering for sin. Criminals often lived
for days upon the cross; it was the
awful burden of the sins of the world
that slew Christ. Heb. 9:12. "By His
own blood He [Christ] entered in
once into the holy place, having
obtained eternal redemption for US."

JESUS IN TYPE & ANTITYPE

TYPE

ANTI-TYPE

6. Lev. 10:16-18. When the blood

was not taken into the sanctuary,
a portion of the flesh was eaten
by the priest in the holy place;
thus in type the priest bore "the
iniquity of the congregation, to
make atonement for them before
the Lord."

6. 1 Peter 2:24. This was a type of

the One "who His own self bare
our sins in His own body on the
tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness:
by whose stripes ye were
healed."

7. Lev. 4:31; 7:3o. The sinner with

his own hands was to separate
all the fat from the sin-offering,
the fat typify-ing sin. Ps. 37:20.

7. Isa. I:16. We are not only to

confess past sins, but we are to
examine our own hearts and put
away evil habits. "Cease to do
evil."

JESUS IN TYPE & ANTITYPE

TYPE

ANTI-TYPE

8. Lev. 4:31. The fat is all

burned to ashes in the court
of the sanctuary.

8. Mal. 4:1-3. All sin and

sinners will be burned to
ashes on the earth.

9. Lev. 4:7, 18, 25, 30. The

9. Eph. I:14. Christ purchased
blood of every sin-offering
the earth as well as its
was poured on the ground at
inhabitants by His death on
the bottom of the brazen
the cross.
altar in the court.

GOD DIED FOR YOU

The people of Isra

el celebrated Pass
over remembering
God passed over
that
the blood-marked
h
o
u
s
spared the firstbo
es, and He
rns their life.
When they celebra
ted the Passover d
inner, they announ
prophetically the d
ced
eath of the Messia
h who will free the
from sin.
m
Jesus died the 14th
of nisan (while the
Passover was
sacrificed) to save
us from sin.

The Gospel in the Feasts

Spring Feasts

59

Passover
Nissan 14
First Month
Lev 23:5; Ex
12

Unleavened
Bread
Nissan 15-21
First Month
Lev 23:6-8

First Fruits
Nissan 16
First Month
Lev 23:9-14

Crucifixion
1 Cor 5:7

Christ in Tomb
John 6:51;
John 12:24

Resurrection
1 Cor 15:20

Type/Symbol

Court Ministry

Autumn Feasts

Feast of
Weeks
Sivan 6
Third Month
Lev 23:15-21

Pentecost
Acts 2:1-4;
Rev 5:6

Trumpets
Tishri 1
Seventh Month
Lev 23:23-26

Second Advent
Movement
Rev 14:6,7

Antitype/Real

Day of
Atonement
Tishri 10
Seventh Month
Lev 23:27-32

Feast of Tabernacles
Tishri 15
Seventh Month
Lev 23:33-36

Pre-Advent Judgement
Dan 7:9,10;
Rev 11:19; 14:7

Homegoing at
Second Advent
Rev 14:14-16

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First Apartment Ministry
Second Apartment Ministry

Gospel in the Sanctuary

Court

Holy Place

Altar of Sacrifice

Laver

Table of
Shewbread

Christ

1. Messiah
Cross
John 1:29

Cleansing
Eph 5:26; I
John 1:9

John 3:16; Acts

2:37,38

Us

Altar of
Incense

2. Priest
The Truth
John 6:35

Birth/Courtship
Repent

Candlesticks

Most Holy Place

3. Judge

The Way

The Life

John 8:12;
Ps 119:105

Heb 7:25;
Rom 5:10

Growth/Engagement

Baptism

Bible Study Witnessing

John 3:5

John 5:39

Matt 5:14

Ark

Advocate
Mal 3:5

Maturity/
Marriage

Prayer

Victory

1 Thess 5:17

John 15:5

Process represented by the Elements

The Brass Altar

Blood - Redemption

The Brass Laver

Water - Sanctification

The Golden Table

Bread - The Word

The Golden

The Oil - Ministry of

Lampstand
The Golden Altar

the Holy Spirit

Incense
Prayer/Worship

Polish Brass
Cleansing
Reflective
The laver of water where the priest would need to
be "washed" represents baptism (by full immersion
- Matt. 3:16).

The laver was between the brazen altar and the door of the sanctuary. The laver and its base
were both of brass. Water was kept in them, for the priests to wash both their hands and their
feet before they entered the sanctuary to perform any service. They were also required to
wash both hands and feet before they went "near the altar to minister, to burn offering made
by fire unto the Lord." Death was the penalty for performing service at the altar or within
the tabernacle without first washing in the laver. "Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God"

Laver
The foot washing aspect of
the communion service is
also representative of a
mini-baptism.

Cleansingwhy?!
Impurity is considered as damaging to the covenant relationship as a moral sin
itself.
The instructions concerning impurity have the purpose of motivating the Israelites
to avoid anything that could contaminate them.
The biblical concept of impurity indicates that humans are almost in a natural
state of contamination existing in an environment that is fundamentally unclean.
They need cleansing in order to be free to approach the Lord. This cleansing was
primarily possible through the blood of the sacrificial victim (Lev. 12:8).
The laws regarding purification instructed them concerning how they could be
restored to a state of purity before the Lord. The sanctuary teaches us exactly
how God will achieve this!
In fact, impurity is usually associated with death. It is connected with dead bodies
(Num. 6:6, 7, 11), diseases (Leviticus 13, 14), blood discharge (a way of letting life
run away), and the emission of semen, which is the seed of life. The leper was
totally impure and considered as dead (Num. 12:912).

Cleansingwhy?!
The three mentioned reasons (leper, discharge and contact with a dead body)
were symbols of sin.
God is holy and He wants to live in a holy people, a people set aside from sin.
Impurity is considered as damaging to the covenant relationship as a moral sin
itself.
But there was also a theological interest. The impure person was not allowed to
come into contact with other people and was excluded from the sanctuary.
Impurity thus becomes a metaphor to express a person's alienation from God and
others.
In those cases the individual was a carrier, a contaminating agent; therefore, he
or she was forbidden to contact anybody else or any holy thing.
SIN defiles and contaminates. We must get rid of this impurity in order to dwell in
Gods presence!!!

Thywill
bedoneon
earthasit
isin
heaven.

Where was Christ crucified?

Seventh-day Adventist archeologist Ron Wyatt claimed that the ark of
the covenant was discovered underneath the crucifixion site of Jesus.
There are two options:
1) Mount Moriah (The Garden Tomb)
2) Mount Zion (where a catholic cathedral now resides chosen by
Constantines wife)
As the place of His ascension, Jesus chose the spot so often hallowed
by His presence while He dwelt among men. Not Mount Zion, the place
of Davids city, not Mount Moriah, the temple site, was to be thus
honored. There Christ had been mocked and rejected. There the
waves of mercy, still returning in a stronger tide of love, had been
beaten back by hearts as hard as rock. Thence Jesus, weary and heartburdened, had gone forth to find rest in the Mount of Olives. DA 829.1

Where was Christ crucified?

The sacrificial heifer was conducted without the camp, and slain in the
most solemn manner. Thus Christ suffered without the gates of
Jerusalem, for Calvary was outside the city walls. This was to show that
Christ did not die for the Hebrews alone, but for all mankind. He
proclaims to a fallen world that he has come to be their Redeemer, and
urges them to accept the salvation which he offers. RH 1883
So Calvary was on Mount Moriah, outside the city walls and at the
place of the skull. There is only one place that fits all these
descriptions and that is the Garden Tomb which is where Ron Wyatt dug
and where he claimed he found the ark of the covenant. He said he
found the ark of the covenant directly underneath the cross-hole.
"For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people
according to the law,he took the blood of calves and of goats, with
water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book,
and all the people..." Hebrews 9:19. This was God confirming the
covenant with Israel.

Where was Christ crucified?

Hebrews 9:19 says that Moses sprinkled blood and water above the book
of the law in order to confirm the old covenant at Sinai. This was a type
of what Christ did when He confirmed the new covenant, which He did
on the cross. So just as Moses sprinkled animal blood, and water above
the book of the law in the type, Christ had to sprinkle His blood and
water above the tables of the law in the antitype.
The image of ark according to the SOP:
"The ark was made to contain the tables of stone, on which God engraved, with
his own finger, the Ten Commandments. It was in form like a chest, and was
overlaid and inlaid with pure gold. It was ornamented with crowns of gold round
about the top. The cover of this sacred chest was the mercy-seat, made of solid
gold. On each end of the mercy-seat was fixed a cherub of pure, solid gold. Their
faces were turned toward each other, and were looking reverentially downward
toward the mercy-seat, which represents all the heavenly angels looking with
interest and reverence to the law of God deposited in the ark in the heavenly
sanctuary. These cherubs had wings. One wing of each angel was stretched forth
on high, while the other wing of each angel covered their forms. The ark of the
earthly sanctuary was the pattern of the true ark in Heaven. There, beside the
heavenly ark, stand living angels, at either end of the ark, each with one wing
overshadowing the mercy-seat, and stretching forth on high, while the other
wings are folded over their forms in token of reverence and humility." 1SP 272

Where was Christ crucified?

Christ was crucified on Mount Moriah which of course a literal fulfilment
of Abraham's offering of Isaac when God said, "On the mount of the Lord
it [the final offering for sin] will be provided.
Gods providence and his holy word is unerringly accurate!!! Christ
clearly fulfils the law to very letter.

The Cross of Christ today

Today the cross of Christ is to see its end-time
application. It is occurring in heaven above, at the
"command center" of the universe, from where the
sin problem is being handled. The question for you
and me is whether we are entering into that which
the people were to do when the High Priest was
carrying out His work.

Afflicting our Souls!

As the prophet Isaiah beheld the glory of
the Lord, he was amazed, and,
overwhelmed with a sense of his own
weakness and unworthiness, he cried,
"Woe is me! for I am undone; because I
am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in
the midst of a people of unclean lips: for
mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
Hosts." Isaiah had denounced the sin of
others; but now he sees himself exposed
to the same condemnation he had
pronounced upon them. He had been
satisfied with a cold, lifeless ceremony in
his worship of God. He had not known this
until the vision was given him of the Lord.
How little now appeared his wisdom and
talents as he looked upon the sacredness
and majesty of the sanctuary. How

Afflicting our Souls!

His view of himself might be expressed in
the language of the apostle Paul, "O
wretched man that I am! who shall deliver
me from the body of this death?" But relief
was sent to Isaiah in his distress. [Isa. 6:6, 7
quoted.] . . . The vision given to Isaiah
represents the condition of God's people in
the last days. They are privileged to see by
faith the work that is going forward in the
heavenly sanctuary. "And the temple of God
was opened in heaven, and there was seen
in his temple the ark of his testament." As
they look by faith into the holy of holies,
and see the work of Christ in the heavenly
sanctuary, they perceive that they are a
people of unclean lips,--a people whose lips
have often spoken vanity, and whose
talents have not been sanctified and

The Great Controversy

Isaiah 14:13
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount
of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Wasnt Lucifer already in heaven? So what does he mean by the
phrase Im going to ascend into heaven? How can you ascend into
heaven when youre already in heaven? He said Im going to ascend
into heaven and Im going to exalt my throne above the stars of God.
Lets focus on throne, what is that? Throne represents a political
government. So hes saying I want to control the political power or
the civil aspects of heaven which means hes going to frame mischief
by a law. Hes going to setup the throne of iniquity in the place of the
throne of righteousness.

The Great Controversy

He continued by saying Im going to sit alsowhat did he mean by that?
Hes saying that hes going to sit in two places. Im going to sit upon the
mount of the congregation and the sides of the north. What is meant by "the
sides of the north?"
The answer is to found in Psalm 48:2,"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the
whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great
king."
The congregation is Gods people, so what was Lucifer saying? He was saying
that Im going to control church and state.

Mystery of Iniquityanti-Christ pattern

Revelation 1:8: Christ says: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.
Revelation 17:8: Satan The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall
ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition.
If we want to understand how the devil works study it through the cross
why? Because the devil and the anti-Christ copies the pattern of Christ.
There was a 30 year preparation for Jesus before he started his ministry. How
long did Jesus minister for? 3 and half years which is 1260 years prophetically.

Mystery of Iniquityanti-Christ pattern

At the end of the 1260 days or 3 and half years he received a deadly wound.
What happened after that? He went into the grave or into the pit and then what
happened after thathe ascended. Where did he ascend? Into the heaven...into
the heavenly sanctuary to become what? Acts 5:29-31
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to
give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
A prince is political ruler and Saviour represents the religious aspect! So Christ
ascended to be a ruler and our Saviourchurch and state.

Mystery of Iniquityanti-Christ pattern

In 508, pagan resistance was broken. From 508 538 is 30 years.
What happens in 538? Hes empowered, just like Jesus was
empowered at 30.
How long does the papacy minister for? 3 and half years or 1260
days (the satanic ministry).
He received a deadly wound in 1798, but now hes ascending and
hes ascending to take over church and state and this combined
equals the image of the beast, law of God made void, and
persecution.

Passover

Wavesheaf

Pentecost

Trumpets

Day of A

Tabernacles

1-3

4/5

6/7

8-11

10

20-22

Accepted

Seals / Sealing

Judgment

Remnant

Rescued

Lamb/Church

11
Legal Case

12
Satans Attacks

13
Satans Empire

14/15
Warning

16-19
Destruction

Revelations end time focus

Rev. 1:20,13,20; 2:1,5 Lampstands
Holy
Rev. 4:2ff
Gods Throne M Holy
Rev. 6:9
Altar of incense Holy
Rev. 8:3
Incense & prayer Holy
Rev. 9:13
Horns of altar Holy
Rev. 11:1
Measure Temple
M Holy
Rev. 11:19
Ark of Covenant
M Holy
Rev. 14:15,17
Angel from Temp, M Holy
Rev. 15:5,6; 16:1
Temple opened M Holy
Rev. 20:11
White Throne M Holy
Rev. 22:1
Throne of God M Holy

But you are a chosen

people, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you
may declare the praises of
him who called you out of
darkness into his
wonderful light (1 Peter, 2: 9)
We have a solemn duty as a
chosen people (present Levites).
We can be aware of it or we can
act irresponsibly, as Nadab and
Abihu did.
We must respect everything
related with God and His
service, and it is our duty to
transmit the knowledge of our
holy God to others.

The order of
providence in
relation to His people
is advancement, progression.
Continual advancement is
the way of holiness,
rising higher and higher
in the knowledge and love of God...
God is unchangeable
--the same yesterday, today, and forever.
E.G.W. (The upward look, March 29)

Following Jesus at all times

The condition of the unbelieving Jews illustrates the condition of the careless
and unbelieving among professed Christians, who are willingly ignorant of the
work of our merciful High Priest. In the typical service, when the high priest
entered the most holy place, all Israel were required to gather about the
sanctuary and in the most solemn manner humble their souls before God,
that they might receive the pardon of their sins and not be cut off from the
congregation. How much more essential in this antitypical Day of Atonement
that we understand the work of our High Priest and know what duties are
required of us. GC 430,431