Lesson 8 - Cleansed at Last
In Scripture, a day means a day. But when the symbolic language of the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation are used, one prophetic day equals a literal year. Thus the 2,300 days are 2,300 literal years.
The 2,300-year prophecy is the longest time prophecy in the Bible. It takes us down to the time of the end. We must wait until our next chapter, Daniel 9, to understand the real significance of this prophecy. In chapter 9, we will discover its beginning and ending points.
Heaven’s True Sacrifice and Sanctuary: Questions 14-15
Everything about the earthly sanctuary represented Jesus.
- The lamb, dying in the court, represented Jesus as our dying sacrifice.
- The priest, ministering in the Holy Place, represented Jesus, our Priest in heaven’s sanctuary, offering forgiveness, mercy, and power for a new life.
- The high priest entering the Most Holy Place of the sanctuary and standing before God’s law in the presence of God on the day of the cleansing of the sanctuary, represented Jesus our High Priest and His final work of judgment to do away with sin forever.
God’s final goal is to purify or cleanse the universe from sin. Some individuals will be cleansed by fire. They cling to their sin. They fail to surrender their sin. Hardened in rebellion against God, they refuse to yield to His Lordship. In the presence of a Holy God, sin is combustible material. Our God is a consuming fire to sin wherever it is found (Hebrews 12:29). The fiery presence of God consumes sinners at the glorious brightness of His return.
Other individuals will be cleansed by blood. Today He invites us to come to Him. Today He invites us to accept His mercy. Today He desires to forgive our sins. Today He desires to change our lives. Today He longs for us to respond to the love that flows from an old rugged cross where the Saviour of the world, with blood-stained hands, is stretched out on a cross for us.
In light of the fact that we are living in the final moments of earth’s history, would you like to respond to His gracious invitation to give your whole life to Him?
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