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Sunday, May 30, 2010

A Cleansed Sanctuary, A Sealed Righteous Remnant

by Dionne Sabbay Thompson
October 4th, 2009 (Revised)


"Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy" (Daniel 9:24).


"When the work of investigation shall be ended, when the cases of those who in all ages have professed to be followers of Christ have been examined and decided, then, and not till then, probation will close, and the door of mercy will be shut. Thus in the one short sentence, "They that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: and the door was shut," we are carried down through the Saviour's final ministration, to the time when the great work for man's salvation shall be completed".

"In the service of the earthly sanctuary, which, as we have seen, is a figure of the service in the heavenly, when the high priest on the Day of Atonement entered the most holy place, the ministration in the first apartment ceased. God commanded: "There shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he comes out." Leviticus 16:17. So when Christ entered the holy of holies to perform the closing work of the atonement, He ceased His ministration in the first apartment. But when the ministration in the first apartment ended, the ministration in the second apartment began. When in the typical service the high priest left the holy on the Day of Atonement, he went in before God to present the blood of the sin offering in behalf of all Israel who truly repented of their sins. So Christ had only completed one part of His work as our intercessor, to enter upon another portion of the work, and He still pleaded His blood before the Father in behalf of sinners" (Great Controversy page 428).

"When the irrevocable decision of the sanctuary has been pronounced, and the destiny of the world has been forever fixed, the inhabitants of the earth will know it not. The forms of religion will be continued by a people from whom the Spirit of God has been finally withdrawn, and the satanic zeal with which the prince ...of evil will inspire them for the accomplishment of his malignant designs, will bear the semblance of zeal for God".--Great Controversy page 615 (1911).


It is proven that God's righteous harvest are currently holding up the return of Christ (2Peter 3:12-15, Revelation 19:11-16). Substantiating this claim, below is a biblically cited composition, exposing that once the Heavenly Sanctuary is fully cleansed, then the people of God will all be sealed, fixed on Christ, manifesting His character perfectly, triumphing over sin; causing the close of probation for the world; loosening the Winds of Strife, the outpouring of the seven last plagues onto planet earth (Revelation 7:1-4, 15:6-8, 16:1-21, 22:11).

“Daniel 8:14 is the foundation for the Adventist Movement, edifying earth’s populace about the 2300 day prophetic message and the cleansing of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Through this knowledge, God was able to bring His people to truth regarding His movement from Apartment one to Apartment two within the Heavenly Sanctuary (Great Controversy chapter 24). The Ancient children of Israel were warned ten days in advance before the Day of Atonement, and consequently, all sinners were cleansed from iniquity, by means of the earthly Sanctuary’s High Priest, a Levite.  At present, within the Heavenly Sanctuary, God is prepared to cleanse the Sanctuary completely from sin however, He requires that His righteous remnant, by way of His righteous robe, manifest complete Victory over sin, unto their irreversible sealing by the living God (Ephesians 4:30, 1John 3:9, Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers page 445)” [A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection page 3].

God sent a message through William Miller; a great stream of light emerged from the throne of God (Revelation 10:1-3, 14:6-7). “The First Angel’s message began in 1831 A.D., (Early Writings pages 232-237, Great Controversy page 331)” [A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection page 5].  However, sadly, Our Great High Priest has not achieved His purpose of completely cleansing His people and their bodies from sin, as many are still holding on to iniquity within their character experiences, failing to utilize His perfect, imputed righteous gift unto eternal salvation (Matthew 5:48, Galatians 3:24, Philippians 3:9-11). Human bodies are a Temple of God (1Corinthians 6:19). God requires that the Adventist world, those awaiting Christ’s return, His second coming, take heed, reproducing the character of Christ (Revelation 14:4). The responsibility has been ours, as we can be empowered by the Holy Spirit, allowing Christ to cleanse and perfect us (Matthew 5:48).

Chapter 24 of the Great Controversy (Free online Great Controversy) discusses the Holy of Holies. "Thy way oh God is in the Sanctuary..." (Psalms 77:13). God begins His work in the Sanctuary, as it was created to prevent sin from re-entering our lives, and it will be used to show the heart of God’s government. Great Controversy 423 denotes that Christ now is in the second apartment, which opens the mystery of the fall of 1844, more specifically October 22nd of 1844, illustrating that Christ, the Great High Priest, is engaged in a cleansing process. Our patient, compassionate Magnificent, High Priest will soon be appearing as King and Deliverer (Hebrews 6:20, 8:3-4). God aims to deliver all His inhabitants of earth from sin (1Thessalonians 5:23, Jude 1:24-15).

The Second Advent of Christ will involve His return for His righteous remnant (Mark 4:26-29, Revelation 14:14-16). His people are His temple, and in order for the Holy Spirit to dwell in them, they must be refined, character perfect, and sin-free (Matthew 5:48, 1John 3:9, Christ Object Lessons page 330, SDA Bible Commentary volume 6 page 1096, Testimonies for the Church volume 3 page 43).

Daniel 8:14 foretells the cleansing of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Within Matthew 25, Christ instructed the Adventist believers to prepare for His return. This symbol of a perfect marriage union described by Christ is a powerful parable relating to the Adventist world, those awaiting Christ’s return (Ephesians 5:21-31).  Daniel 8:14, 7:13 Malachi 3 and Matthew 25, point to work that needs to be completed by Christ through His people regarding their cleansing before He can return, as He can not return before such a task is complete on earth, as who will He be returning to reap. Christ is thus preparing us for His Second Advent (Revelation 14:14-16). Christ will not return if His people are not ready, thus His righteous harvest have been delaying His return (Revelation 7:1-4, Early Writings pages 36-38) [A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection page 3].

The Advent believers must understand the work and Ministry of Christ, being revived by the Holy Spirit, moving forward conquering sin and perfecting character. Accepting knowledge, greater light will emerge once one permits God to draw them to Present Truth. The first angel’s message pointed to God's forthcoming, cleansing work in the Most Holy Place (Hebrews 6:20, 8:3-4, 9:12-28).

The message of Daniel 8:14 is to prepare a people for Revelation 14:6, the cleansing of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Christ was represented by the Prophet Daniel.   Aligning with the book of Revelation, many of Daniel's writings were critical, pointing to vital prophetic, eschatological data, causing even God’s prophet to faint in one instance (Daniel 8:27). God was showing Daniel that an event would occur, taking 2300 years to accomplish its works. God gave Daniel the vision, as a means of pointing to Christ’s future purpose of cleansing the Heavenly Sanctuary from all sin.

Regarding the Great Controversy, God’s desires will not be achieved by use of force, as God has given his subjects free will (The Desire of Ages page 22, 759).   By history, God’s people have mismanaged God’s work, failing remain faithful as a collective body from the churches of Ephesus to Laodicea (Revelation 1:11). By Faith, Christ’s people must follow the directions of the Great High Priest, abstaining from sin, as He seeks to completely cleanse the Heavenly Sanctuary. It is in fact those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life that are currently polluting the Heavenly Sanctuary’s Most Holy Apartment. Our characters thus must be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Christ. God’s remnant must put away sin, triumphing over its demonic power, choosing to stand for Christ, wearing His righteous robe (Philippians 3:9-11, Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers page 91-92, 506). They must offer unto the Lord an offering of Righteousness: their impurities must be purged by God the Father, the Husbandman, and Pruner, (John 15:1-7).   Humans thus, must reach Character Perfection, as sin whenever it is finished, brings forth death, and the righteous harvest will live to see the return of Christ (James 1:17, Revelation 6:17, 7:1-4).

The righteous remnant's robes must be purged and spotless, as they can be conquerors through the battle of evil, triumphing over sin (Ephesians 5:27, Titus 2:11).  God’s remnant must diligently pray and reach the point of fixing their minds on (Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers page 445). The righteous harvest must be diligent in their Christian walk, on guard, resisting temptation (James 4:7). They must through the grace of God, continue in an effort, reproducing the character of Christ (Revelation 14:1-4). God can not resist temptation for us, as it would not assist with the righteous remnant’s character development and their required vindication of His Government and Character. Although their lives were not completely sinless from birth, both Elijah and Enoch were eventually able to manifest complete victory over sin and they were consequently translated.   Elijah symbolizes the righteous remnant (Genesis 5:24, 2Kings 2:11, Hebrews 11:5, 1Corinthians 15:5-52, 1Thessalonians 4:16-18). There is a special work of purification, a putting away sin, evidenced in the Three Angels' Messages and Loud Cry (Revelation 14:6-12, 18:1-4).

Yeshua, our Great Magnificent High Priest, is now at work, patiently cleansing our sins from the Heavenly Sanctuary, a special work of purification (Psalms 77:13, Hebrews 6:20, 8:3-4). Let us follow in His perfect ways, putting on His righteous garments, hastening His return to reap us as His righteous harvest (2Peter 3:12-15, Revelation 14:14-16) [A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection page 4].

Many thanks to Truth for the Final Generation’s righteously empowered messengers: Dr. E. Douglin, Elders Saul Leacock and Clavia Ward, as their tremendous contributions regarding the Character of God has been enlightening, shedding light, sprinkles of Latter Rain, unto true believers about the unchanging, perfect goodness of Christ Jesus (Psalms 145:17, Malachi 3:6, James 1:17, 1John 1:5).


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