Is it possible to put the sanctuary truth in simple terms so even a child can grasp it?
(1) God has a huge problem on His hands--sin. It has ruined this world and is getting worse ("iniquity shall abound," Matt. 24:12). Just look at any morning's news.
(2) Unless that "cancer" of sin can be excised, cut out, overcome, defeated, it will ruin the entire universe.
(3) This is what "the great controversy between Christ and Satan" is all about.
(4) The sacrifice of Christ 2000 years ago was wonderful; His sacrifice was complete.
(5) But not until the problem of sin can be solved and eradicated from the world and the universe, will "the atonement" (becoming "one" with God) be "complete." Sinners are at "enmity" with Him, and He cannot solve the problem by zapping them with a bomb. To force them would only make the problem worse. Does God ever have a problem! He cannot "rest" until that "cancer" in His universe is solved.
(6) He needs some people to cooperate with Him, because His Son has become "Immanuel, God with us." He became human as well as divine; His heart is with us in this world. Those people who must help Him are called "the church." It is the place where God must demonstrate to the world and to the universe that His "gospel … is the power of God unto salvation" (Rom. 1:16). In other words, it eradicates sin from its last refuge--the human heart. This demonstration constitutes the final judgment of the cross of Christ that will forever defeat sin.
(7) The "cleansing" of the sanctuary in heaven therefore requires first the cleansing of the hearts of His people on earth--the stage where the drama is being played out. The "books" in heaven cannot tell a lie. But His church on earth is "lukewarm," a spiritual sickness produced by heart alienation from Christ, love of self, love of the world. There is God's biggest problem!
The solution? Something called "the message of Christ's righteousness," a truth rooted in the cleansing of the sanctuary, "the third angel's message in verity" (Rev. 14:6-12). "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."
From the "Dial Daily Bread" Archive: August 29, 2010.Copyright © 2010 by Robert J. Wieland.
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