Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-Day #24 Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-Day
#24 Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
There
is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle that the Lord set up and not
humans. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the
benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. At His
ascension, He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and, began His
intercessory ministry, which was typified by the work of the high priest in the
holy place of the earthly sanctuary. In 1844, at the end of the prophetic
period of 2300 days, He entered the second and last phase of His atoning
ministry, which was typified by the work of the high priest in the most holy
place of the earthly sanctuary. It is a work of investigative judgment which is
part of the ultimate disposition of all sin, typified by the cleansing of the
ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of Atonement. In that typical service the
sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the heavenly
things are purified with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of Jesus. The
investigative judgment reveals to heavenly intelligences who among the dead are
asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have part in the
first resurrection. It also makes manifest who among the living are abiding in
Christ, keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and in Him,
therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting kingdom. This
judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It
declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall receive the kingdom.
The completion of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human
probation before the Second Advent.
(Lev. 16; Num. 14:34; Ezek. 4:6; Dan.
7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27; Heb. 1:3; 2:16, 17; 4:14-16; 8:1-5; 9:11-28; 10:19-
22; Rev. 8:3-5; 11:19; 14:6,7; 20:12; 14:12; 22:11, 12.)
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