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Welcome back to our
Series that we've entitled,
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The Sanctuary,
Salvation and our Savior
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and we've been studying
the relevance of the sanctuary
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to understanding our
own Christian experience
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and walk with Jesus Christ
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also, how the sanctuary
reveals what Jesus has done...
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is doing...
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and will do.
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The Bible tells us in the book
of Psalms... Psalm 77 verse 13,
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"Thy way, O God, is
in the sanctuary... "
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in other words, if we want to
understand the workings of God
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in the plan of salvation,
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we must look at the sanctuary.
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The sanctuary is our model...
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it's our lens for understanding
the work and the ministry
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of Jesus Christ.
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The Bible tells us that
Jesus is the Lamb of God
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who takes away
the sins of the world.
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The Bible tells us in
John chapter 1 verse 29,
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"The next day John saw Jesus
coming toward Him, and said,
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'Behold, The Lamb of God
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who takes away the
sin of the world!'"
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In other words,
Jesus' ministry and life
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can be typified by understanding
the function of the lamb
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in the
ceremonies and the rituals
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of the Old Testament sanctuary
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and if the Jews
had just understood
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John's
introduction of Jesus Christ,
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as the Lamb of God who takes
away the sins of the world,
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they would not
have missed the Messiah.
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You see, the sanctuary
is more than a doctrine,
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the sanctuary is actually
a lens an interpretive key...
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a framework for understanding
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the work and the
ministry of Jesus Christ.
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John is using the sanctuary
more than just a doctrine...
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he's using it as
a hermeneutical key,
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in other words,
an interpretive key
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for understanding the work
and the ministry of Jesus Christ
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and it's because the
Jews did not use the sanctuary
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as their interpretive key,
that they missed the Messiah.
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Now, the Jews
believed in the sanctuary.
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As a matter of fact,
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the Jews would have
died for their sanctuary
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but they were not
using the sanctuary
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as their interpretive key
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to understand the
work of the Messiah.
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They were using culture,
they were using politics,
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they were using
anything but the sanctuary
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to understand the work and
the ministry of Jesus Christ
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and here John is
using the sanctuary
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as his hermeneutical
lens, as his reference point
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for understanding the
work and the ministry of Jesus,
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and could it be today
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that we're replacing
the sanctuary lens...
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the sanctuary
framework for culture...
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for another
philosophical framework
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for understanding the
work and the ministry of Christ
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and perhaps God
is calling us back
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to use the
sanctuary to understand
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what Jesus has done...
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is doing...
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and will do.
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We noted in an
earlier presentation
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that not only did Jesus fulfill
the work and the ministry
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as the lamb but also as
our High Priest in heaven.
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This is the other
entity in the sanctuary
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and the Bible tells
us in Hebrews chapter 8
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verses 1 through 5...
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"Now this is the main point
of the things we are saying:
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We have such a High
Priest, who is seated
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at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in heaven,
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a Minister of the sanctuary,
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and of the true tabernacle
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which the Lord
erected and not man. "
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So, Jesus did not only fulfill
the function of the Lamb,
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but according to Paul,
Jesus is fulfilling right now
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the function of the high priest,
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not on earth but in heaven.
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In other words,
here Paul is using
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the interpretive
key of the sanctuary
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to understand not only the work
and the ministry of Jesus Christ
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here on earth
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as the Lamb of God who takes
away the sins of the world,
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but also, to
help us to understand
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what Jesus is doing
right now in heaven.
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What is Jesus doing
right now in heaven?
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Here Paul tells us that He
is our High Priest in heaven
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ministering in not
an earthly sanctuary
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but in an heavenly sanctuary
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that was not
constructed by Moses,
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but was constructed by God.
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This is an important
point that we cannot miss.
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The sanctuary
is our framework...
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it's our lens like eye glasses
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to help us to
understand what Jesus has done
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is doing...
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and will do.
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Jesus performed the function
of the lamb at the cross...
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Jesus is performing
right now according to Paul
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the function of the
High Priest in heaven.
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Now, there is another
quotation here on the screen
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that I want to
take our attention to
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and it's from one
of my favorite books,
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it's the book,
"The Great Controversy"
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page 423 and it says,
"The subject of the sanctuary
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was the key which
unlocked the mystery
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of the disappointment of 1844.
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It opened to view a
complete system of truth,
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connected and harmonious. "
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Now, in a future presentation,
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we'll unpack exactly
what this is talking about
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but in the Advent movement,
the great disappointment of 1844
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people assumed that
the sanctuary was the earth
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and that Jesus was
going to be coming in 1844...
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later on they discovered or
I should say, rediscovered...
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this idea that there is
no reference in Scripture
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to the earth being the sanctuary
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rather, the Bible points out
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that the
sanctuary exists in heaven
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so the cleansing of
the sanctuary in heaven
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and this idea and the
motif of the sanctuary
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opened to view a
complete system of truth,
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we go on in this quotation,
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"Showing that God's hand
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had directed the
great Advent Movement
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and revealing present duty
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as it brought to
light the position
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and work of His people. "
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In 1844... in
the subsequent year,
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people discovered this idea
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that Jesus was
engaging in the final work
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of the Day of Atonement
in heaven on our behalf.
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So, let's back it up here,
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according to the Bible
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John the Baptist
used the sanctuary
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as the interpretive
key for understanding
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the work of
Jesus Christ on earth.
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It was this hermeneutical
lens, the interpretive key
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for understanding the
work in Jesus Christ...
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the work of Jesus
Christ at the cross
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and then in Hebrews chapter 8,
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Paul uses the
sanctuary lens again
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as a hermeneutical lens
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to understand
the working ministry
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of Jesus Christ in heaven
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and then in 1844 and
the subsequent years,
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the great Advent movement
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used the sanctuary
as the interpretive key
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of Jesus fulfilling
the work of God in heaven
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in the cleaning of
the heavenly sanctuary.
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So, the sanctuary motif...
the sanctuary doctrine...
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is actually a lens...
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a key for understanding
the work and the ministry
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of Jesus Christ...
past... present... and future
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and there's a danger if we're
not using the sanctuary lens
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we will use another lens...
we will use popular culture...
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we'll use the teachers and the
doctors of Theology of the day
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which will replace
this important hermeneutic.
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Now, what is the cost
of not using the sanctuary?
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The Jews did not
use the sanctuary lens
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as a
hermeneutical reference point
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for understanding the Messiah,
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and what was the result?
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They rejected God in the flesh.
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You see, not using the
sanctuary as a framework
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can lead to a costly existential
or experiential result.
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Not using this
hermeneutical lens
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can actually cause
you to misinterpret
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the work and the ministry
of Jesus Christ on our behalf.
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Now, as we go
to the screen here,
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this is a quotation
from one of my professors
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Fernando Canali,
Professor Emeritus of Theology
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at Andrews Theological Seminary
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and he exhorts all
leaders to use the sanctuary
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as the interpretive key
for understanding Christ.
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Notice what he says,
"Leaders, Administrators,
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Pastors and Scholars
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should be going
back to Scripture
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and using the sanctuary doctrine
as the hermeneutical key
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to understand the
complete and harmonious system
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of Biblical truth. "
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Here's a scholar exhorting
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people on every
level of ministry...
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Leaders,
Administrators, Church Officers
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to use the sanctuary as their
hermeneutical reference point
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for understanding the work and
the ministry of Jesus Christ.
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We are living in an age today
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where people not only do
not believe in the existence
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of the sanctuary,
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but we're living in an age
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where people that even believe
in the doctrine of the sanctuary
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are not using it as their
hermeneutical reference point
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for understanding the work and
the ministry of Jesus Christ.
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Now, when we look
at the sanctuary model,
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you'll see that there
is movement that is implied
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by the very sanctuary structure
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as we noted in our
previous presentation
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there is one access
point into the sanctuary...
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you come into the courtyard
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and by implication,
God wants to draw you
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into the Holy Place
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and into the Most-Holy-Place
experience with Him.
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Adam and Eve were here
in the Most Holy Place...
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a face-to-face
encounter with God...
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eyeball to eyeball...
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a conversation
with God because of sin,
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the entire human race was
placed outside of the gate
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and God wants to bring us back.
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The sanctuary idea...
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the sanctuary notion
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is this idea of
God bringing us back
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to that face-to-face
relationship with God.
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The theme of the
sanctuary in actuality
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is all about restoration.
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It is God
wanting to bring us back.
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Now, this is one of my favorite
quotations from book "Education"
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the book "Education" points out
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that the purpose of
the plan of salvation,
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is to restore in man
the image of his Maker...
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to bring us back
to the perfection
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in which he was created
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to promote the development
of body, mind and soul
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that the Divine purpose in
His creation might be realized.
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This was to be the
work of redemption.
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You see, the plan of salvation
is not just about forgiveness...
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forgiveness is an essential part
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and it's the first thing that
you experience as a Christian,
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but it's also about restoration.
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God wants to bring us
all the way back to Eden...
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not only to the place
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but to restore the person
and the image of God in man.
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That is the
theme of the sanctuary.
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God bringing us
all the way back.
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Now, in Eden, when
Adam and Eve sinned,
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there was an immediate
physical change that took place,
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remember the Bible
indicates that they noticed
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that there was
a chill in the air
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immediately after they
ate of that forbidden fruit,
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they could
sense, the Bible says,
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that they were naked
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and what was their response
to this sense of nakedness?
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Immediately there was
this emotional sense of shame.
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Have you ever sinned before?
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Have you ever made a mistake?
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How do you feel after
you've made that mistake?
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There's an immediate
emotional sense of shame.
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And how do we cope
with that sense of shame?
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We attempt to cover ourselves
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and this was the
response of Adam and Eve.
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They covered
themselves in fig leaves
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and this is the
universal response when we sin,
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you see, we can't
look at our own ugliness.
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We can't come to
grips with ourselves
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and so, I believe that all of us
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as a coping mechanism,
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try to live in the
state of disillusionment.
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We can't look at ourselves
so we cover ourselves...
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we cover our
shame with fig leaves
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and this is an example
of us covering ourselves
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with our own righteousness.
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The immediate response...
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the immediate feeling
that we get to sin... is shame
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and God is
going to bring us back
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and you'll notice that
the first thing that God does
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in the plan of salvation
is that He covers us...
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that's what He
did for Adam and Eve.
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He covered them
and this was an example
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of the Robe of Righteousness.
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We're going to take a
short break right now.
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Stay with us
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and when we come back
we'll look at this idea
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of God covering
us and cleansing us.
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