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Thy Way is in The Sanctuary, Part 3

Explore the significance of the sanctuary as the dwelling place of God and how every individual is designed to be a temple for His presence. Gain insight from the Scriptures and the Spirit of Prophecy.

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Thy Way is in The Sanctuary, Part 3

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  1. Presents Thy Way is in The Sanctuary Part 3-B Compiled and Illustrated from The Scriptures & The Spirit of Prophecy December 2015 From “http://www.thelightoftheword.org”

  2. “Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou preparedme: In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sinthou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the bookitis written of me,) to do thy will, O God” (Hebrews 10:5-7).

  3. In Part 3-A of this series of study on “Thy Way is in The Sanctuary”, we saw how our bodies are the temple for the indwelling of The Son of GOD, Who is The Spirit, or The Express Image of GOD--The Father, WHO gives The Gift of Light and Life by HIS Word, to all, who are created by HIM, to live by Him. We saw evidence from The Scriptures, how The Spirit of man is The Candle, or The Source of Life from The LORD, WHO gives us HIS Gift of Light and Life by HIS Son. For it is by HIS Son--The Word of GOD, Who lights the candle of life in every man that comes into the world. He is The Candle that came and gave Light to the house of Israel, while the Egyptians remained in darkness. We saw from The Spirit of Prophecy how The Sanctuary Temple at Jerusalem was given to be a continual witness to the high destiny open to every soul. That Candle of Light and Life in The Temple of every soul was never to go out. But death and darkness came into this world, as a result of man being led to sin against GOD.

  4. By presenting The Pattern of The True Sanctuary, The LORD has provided a Way in which we can comprehend The Things of HIM that are hard for His created beings to understand. The LORD by HIS Word called the house of Israel unto The Mountain of The LORD, to make of them a peculiar treasure above all people of the earth, to be also a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. And HE would make them a holy nation by HIS Most HOLY PRESENCE abiding in HIS Angel, and HIS Holy Angel abiding in the midst of His people--the habitable place of HIS earth. Just as HE made a mountain Holy by HIS PRESENCE in HIS Holy Angel, Who was upon the mountain; HE would make the people, who obeyed HIM by HIS Angel, to be a holy nation by HIS PRESENCE in HIS Angel abiding among them. And as they dwelt in tents, which covered them, to be their dwelling, The LORD by HIS Word Instructed Moses, to speak to the children of Israel, saying, “…let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” For it is said…

  5. “That temple, erected for the abode of the divine presence, was designed to be an object-lesson for Israel and for the world. From eternal ages it was God's purpose that every created being, from the bright and holy seraph to man, should be a temple for the indwelling of the Creator. Because of sin, humanity ceased to be a temple for God. Darkened and defiled by evil, the heart of man no longer revealed the glory of the divine One.” (The Desire of Ages, Page 161)

  6. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy Notice what The LORD by HIS Word through His servant has revealed. That temple, erected for the abode of the divine presence, for Israel and for the world. was designed to be an object-lesson From eternal ages it was God's purpose that every created being, from the bright and holy seraph to man, should be a temple for Because of sin, the indwelling of the Creator. humanity ceased to be God. a temple for Darkened and defiled by evil, the heart of man the divine One. the glory of no longer revealed

  7. Notice again how all thing were created by HIM, for Him,… “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by himall things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence. For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell” (Colossians 1:15-19).

  8. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy Speaking of The Temple Christ made for His indwelling, Paul wrote of Him… all things were created Who is The Image of The INVISIBLE GOD, The Firstborn of every creature. For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: and for Him: by HIM, And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

  9. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy And if all things consist and were made by HIM, and for Him, Paul wrote that… He is The Head of the body, the church: Who is The Beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] He might have the preeminence. For it pleased [The Father] that in Him should all fulness dwell.

  10. Notice What The LORD said of Him, Who was with HIM,… “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabitetheternity, whosename [is] Holy; Idwell inthe high and holy [place], withhimalso [that is] of a contrite and humblespirit, to revivethespirit of the humble, and to revivethe heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made. For the iniquity of hiscovetousness was Iwroth, and smotehim: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restorecomforts unto him and to his mourners” (Isaiah 57:15-18).

  11. Notice What The LORD said of Him, Who was with HIM,… “I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. [There is] no peace, saithmy God, to the wicked” (Isaiah 57:19-21).

  12. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy The Spirit of Christ reported The Words of The LORD by Isaiah, who said… For thus saith The High and LOFTY ONE that inhabiteth Eternity, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. WHOSE NAME [is] HOLY; Him also [that is] of a contrite and humble Spirit, I dwell in The High and Holy [Place], with not contend for ever, neither For I will wroth; will I be always should fail before for the spirit ME the souls [which] and I have For the iniquity of made. his was I covetousness him: wroth, and smote

  13. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy Of the spirit, The LORD also revealed by The Spirit of Christ in Isaiah, saying… wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I hid ME, and was I have seen his ways, and him: will heal I will lead him also, unto him and to his mourners. and restore comforts I create The Fruit of the lips; peace, Peace, and to [him that is] near, to [him that is] far off, saith The LORD; and I will heal him.

  14. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy Those, who respond to the leading of GOD by HIS Word, they will be at peace… But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

  15. Notice that The HIGH and LOFTY ONE, WHO inhabits Eternity, HE and HIS Son, Who is also of a contrite and humble Spirit; HE dwells with Him in the high and holy place, to revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones. HE speaks of not contending forever, neither being always wroth with the spirit that failed before HIM, and with the souls which HE made. He spoke of the iniquity of the spirit that failed before HIM, and of his sin of covetousness, which angered The LORD, because he went on in the way of his heart. Yet The LORD desired to heal him, and lead him, and restore comforts not only to him, but to those, who mourn for him. And because of the sin of man, in following his own way, the servant of The Lord wrote…

  16. “Jesus, our precious Saviour, could not see us exposed to the fatal snares of Satan, and forbear making an infinite sacrifice on our behalf. He interposes himself between Satan and the tempted soul, and says, "'Get thee behind me, Satan.' Let me come close to this tempted soul." Hepities and loves every humble, trembling suppliant. Herevives the spirit of the humble and the contrite. "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabitetheternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with himalso that is of a contrite and humblespirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.”

  17. “For the iniquity of his covetousness was Iwroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restorecomforts unto him and to his mourners." "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (The Youth's Instructor 1896/01/16 pp-5)

  18. After man was told that he would not surely die, man had turned to follow the same path as Satan, to follow his own way. And by not being a covering, or a dwelling place for The Spirit of Christ in them, The Lamp of Light and Life when out. By The Spirit being rejected from the habitable part of the dust of the earth--the habitation of man was left naked to be in darkness and death. But The LORD God came and gave a prophecy and a promise of hope, to revive man, and to heal man from his condition of darkness and death. But this prophecy was not fulfilled in the time of Adam, because what was needed to save man, GOD had revealed to man, when HE spoke by HIS Word to the serpent, who beguiled Eve. For it is written that…

  19. “…the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I [was] naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof Icommanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thyseed and herseed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Genesis 3:14, 15).

  20. Notice that The LORD revealed that The Seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent, and he--the serpent would bruise His heel. The point to notice from The Promise given of GOD by HIS Son, is that the woman did not yet produce The Fruit of The Seed, Who would bruise the head of the serpent. And The Fruit of The womb of the woman did not yet exist, for the serpent to bruise His heel in saving man from sin. For the woman had not yet brought forth The Seed, to save man from the prison of death. If The Fruit of the woman’s womb existed from before the creation of the woman, then He could not have been of the woman to be of her Seed, to bruise the serpent’s head. And He would have been The First Adam, and not the Adam, from whom the woman was made, to be bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh. Another point to notice is that from the results of man’s sin against GOD, man had ceased to be a temple for the abode and fullness of GOD. This meant that sin had separated man from GOD, which required man to be in need of a Mediator between GOD and man.

  21. When GOD spoke to Adam, HE did this by HIS Son--The Holy One--The Word, Who dwells in the habitable part of the highest form of the dust of HIS earth. He--The Christ is just like The Father, because He is The Son of GOD. It is said of Him, Who is One in Nature with The Father…

  22. “All through the pages of sacred history, where the dealings of God with His chosen people are recorded, there are burning traces of the great I AM. . . . In all these revelations of the divine presence, the glory of God was manifested throughChrist. Not alone at the Saviour's advent, but through allthe ages after the fall and the promise of redemption, “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself.” Christ was the foundation and center of the sacrificialsystem in both the patriarchal and the Jewish age. Since the sin of our first parents, there has been no direct communicationbetweenGod and man. The Father has given the world into the hands of Christ, that through Hismediatorial work He may redeem man, and vindicatethe authority and holiness of the law of God. All the communion between heaven and the fallen race has been throughChrist.”

  23. “It was the Son of God that gave to our first parents the promiseof redemption. It was Hewho revealed Himself to the patriarchs. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses understood the gospel. They looked for salvation through man's Substitute and Surety. . . .” (That I Might Know Him, Page 102)

  24. By The Sanctuary, Moses understood the gospel. He looked for salvation through man's Substitute and Surety. Moses saw The Pattern of The Truth. The holy court The Most Holy PLACE was in The Holy Place The Lamb with GOD--The HEAD of His Body--Temple Christ--The Head of The Church The Foundation and The Center of The Sacrificial System He is both The Substitute and The Surety for man. And The Holy Place was in A Peculiar Treasure above all people The Kingdom of Priests A Holy Nation

  25. Notice that when The Son of God gave The Promise of a Surety of redemption to the patriarchs, from Adam to Moses, who received The Promise of GOD, they looked for salvation through man's Substitute and Surety. As GOD gave The Surety of HIS Word to Adam, HE again confirmed HIS Word to Moses, and he revealed to the children of Israel that “The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken” (Deuteronomy 18:15). That Prophet is The Seed of Promise, Who would bruise the head of the serpent. He would be a Man like Moses, who was of his brethren. Moses testified to them that The LORD said unto him, saying, “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my wordsin his mouth; and heshall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require [it] of him” (Deuteronomy 18:18, 19). Since all communication from heaven has been through The Son of GOD, it was through Christ--The Anointed One of GOD through Whom The LORD spoke those words of Promise to Moses.

  26. Notice that when The Promise of GOD was given, to raise up a Prophet from the midst of the children of Israel, The Promised One was not yet born of the womb of the woman, to be The Seed that would bruise the head of the serpent. But many of the prophets of God spoke of Him, Who was in the tabernacle of their dwelling--His Body. For He--The Spirit--The Angel, Who was sent of GOD, He is The Holy One of Israel in Whom they placed their hope of salvation. For when The LORD spoke of HIS Angel to Moses, and to the children of Israel by Moses, he testified and said…

  27. “…the LORD came down inthe pillar of the cloud, and stood [in] the doorof the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myselfknown unto himin a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream. Myservant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house. With him will Ispeakmouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORDshall he behold…” (Numbers 12:5-8) And What The LORD had shown Moses, he wrote of HIM, WHO revealed to him The Similitude of The LORD--The Angel, Who is The Express Image of The Father. And Moses said…

  28. “…the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw nosimilitude; only [ye heard] a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, whichhe commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tablesof stone. And the LORDcommandedme at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORDspake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female” (Deuteronomy 4:12-16).

  29. Notice that when The Promise of GOD was given, to raise up a Prophet from the midst of the children of Israel, The Promised One was not yet born of the womb of the woman, to be The Seed that would bruise the head of the serpent. The Promised Prophet was not yet born from the midst of the children of Israel, to be of the similitude of Moses, who was of the water, flesh and blood. But many of His prophets spoke of Him, Who being The Holy One of Israel--The Spirit, Who was in them; they testified of Him in Whom they did placed their hope of salvation. And speaking of that hope in Whom the prophets looked, Peter said of the prophets that they…

  30. “…have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ whichwas in them did signify, when ittestified beforehandthe sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whomit was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you withthe Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which thingsthe angels desire to look into. (1 Peter 1:10-12). As one of the prophets, who prophesied and reported of The Things of The Spirit of Christ, Who was in him, Isaiah testified beforehand, of the things Christ would suffer, and he wrote of Him, saying…

  31. “Who hath believed ourreport? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For heshall grow up beforehim as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dryground: he hath no formnor comeliness; and when we shall seehim, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem himstricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with hisstripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:1-5).

  32. “All we like sheep have goneastray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on himthe iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the landof the living: for the transgression of my people was hestricken. And he made hisgrave with the wicked, and with the rich in hisdeath; because he had done noviolence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth” (Isaiah 63:6-9).

  33. “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruisehim; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear theiriniquities. Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured outhis soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors” (Isaiah 53:10-14).

  34. Notice that The Similitude of The LORD, or The Express Image of The Father was in the dwelling of His prophets. He Testified through them of Himself, or of His Own Soul before-Hand. In other words, He--Who is The Arm of The LORD, He would gave His Own Soul--His Inner Person, to become The Hand, Who would fulfill the pleasure of GOD among men. By His Own Soul coming to dwell among the children of Israel, He would be The Promise Prophet of GOD, to be like unto Moses, who was also the human hand through whom He--The Arm of GOD worked, to lead the children of Israel unto The Holy Mount of GOD. For Isaiah testified of The Arm of The LORD, as having no form, because He is Omni-present, Which means He is All-pervading, or He is All-encompassing, All-inclusive, or wide-ranging, because by Him all things consist, and by Him all things were created for Him. And He gives His Life to all things that live by Him. Isaiah also testified that He has no comeliness. This is because His True Nature is Invisible to our eyes. And His True Beauty is what we see of His work of creation, which reveals His coverings, such as angels and men, who were designed to be His Temple, to reveal the Glory of GOD.

  35. But when the time comes for man to see Him, Isaiah testified and said that “…there is no beauty that we should desire Him.” In other words, He is not distinguished in a crowd, to be desired for His beauty, because He would be like everyone, who lives by Him, Who dwells in them, for we are all of Him. And His beauty would be That, which is revealed through us, as The Fruit of His Spirit in us. As we are the hands and feet of His Body Temple, in Which He dwells, He--The Seed of the woman would bear Fruit, to be The Promise Prophet of GOD. He would be The Hand of The Arm, Who brings Salvation unto Him, or to His dwelling, which we are. He Testified of The Things that would take place against Him, when His Own Soul would grow up, as a Tender Plant among the brethren of His Own Temple, which is the habitable part of the dust of the earth, in which He dwells. In His Testimony through Isaiah, The Spirit of Christ in him revealed that His Own Soul would be despised and rejected of men. He would be a man of sorrows. He would be acquainted with grief.

  36. And of the grief of His Own Soul through the despising and rejection of men, this grief will bruise, to crush His Own Heart. He--The Arm of The LORD would see the travail of His Own Soul in the likeness, or in the similitude of men, and He shall be satisfied. When The Christ--The Angel of The LORD led the children of Israel like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron, Moses testified of the burden of the people that was placed upon him. Of his testimony, Moses wrote and said…

  37. “Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased. And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thyservant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. I am not able to bear all this people alone, because [it is] too heavy for me” (Numbers 11:10-14).

  38. “And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacleofthe congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone” (Numbers 11:15-17).

  39. Notice that The LORD'S anger was kindled greatly, because the children of Israel did not appreciate the nourishment HE had provided for them by HIS Word. Moses was also displeased because of their lack of appreciation, and because he could not bear the burden of the people alone. And The LORD Instructed Moses by HIS Word, to gather seventy elders of the people that were officers over them, and bring them unto the Tabernacle of The Congregation, that they may stand there with him, and HE--The LORD would come down and talk with him there, and take of The Spirit of Christ, Who was upon him, and put The Same Spirit of Christ upon them, that he might not bear the burden of the people alone. Although The Arm of The LORD--The Christ--The Similitude of The LORD was upon the hand of Moses, in leading the house of Israel unto the Holy Mount, The LORD revealed to him, saying, “Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself” (Exodus 19:4). Having come to an age, when Moses could no longer mediate between The Arm of The LORD and the children of Israel, The LORD promised by HIS Word, to raise up unto them a Prophet like unto Moses, saying...

  40. “The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me seethis great fire any more, that I die not. And the LORD said unto me, They have well [spoken that] which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like untothee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require [it] of him” (Deuteronomy 18:15-19).

  41. Notice that by The LORD promising to raise up a Prophet, as a Tender Plant, to be like unto Moses, who did work by The Spirit of The Arm of The LORD, Who was upon him, to be a hand in leading the children of Israel unto The Mountain of The LORD, then That Prophet, Who is The Seed of the woman, would need to be born from the womb, to be raised up, to do all that the children of Israel have desired of The LORD their God. The Prophet of The LORD would be human like Moses, He would speak all that The LORD would command Him to speak that they might hear and do GOD’S Will. Because they did not want to hear The Voice of The LORD their God, nor see The Great Fire of HIS Angel, Who spoke to them in a thunderous Voice. Yet, The Son of GOD, Who dwells in His Temple, He would be among men, as The Son of Man. As The Spirit of Christ--The Arm of The LORD Testified before-Hand through the prophets in whom He dwelt, to reveal the things He would suffer, He also Testified by the prophet Haggai that the Glory of the second Temple would be greater than the first. Ellen G. White wrote of the prophet Haggai and said…

  42. “A thousand years before, the psalmist had magnified God's favor to Israel in making her holy house His dwelling place: “In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwellingplace in Zion.” He “chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which He loved. And He built Hissanctuary like high palaces.” Psalms 76:2; 78:68, 69. The first temple had been erected during the most prosperous period of Israel’s history. Vast stores of treasure for this purpose had been collected by King David, and the plans for its construction were made by divineinspiration. 1 Chronicles 28:12, 19. Solomon, the wisest of Israel's monarchs, had completed the work. This temple was the most magnificent building which the world ever saw. Yet the Lord had declared by the prophet Haggai, concerning the second temple: “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former.”

  43. “I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.” Haggai 2:9, 7.” (The Great Controversy, Page 023)

  44. Notice that even though Solomon built a most magnificent building for The Spirit of Christ to dwell in among His people, yet The Temple that is far more glorious, is not a temple made with man’s hands, but a Temple made of Flesh and Blood, for The Spirit of Christ to dwell in, to be in the likeness of men, among men. Notice also the woman--the holy house of Israel, which did receive The Spirit of Christ; she--the church became His dwelling among the nations of the earth. By the tabernacle of His servant Paul, The Spirit of Christ revealed through the hand of Paul, who wrote of Christ Testimony of The Father, and said…

  45. “…unto which of the angels said heat any time, Thou art mySon, this day have Ibegotten thee? And again, Iwill be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, whenhe bringeth in the firstbegotteninto the world, he saith, And let all the angels of Godworship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh hisangels spirits, and hisministers a flame offire. But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hatediniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladnessabovethy fellows” (Hebrews 1:5-9).

  46. Notice that at some point in time, The LORD declared before-time that HE would be a Father to HIS Son. And HE declared that Will again on the day that HE said to HIS Son “Thou art MY Son, this day have I begotten Thee”. These words were not said at anytime to the angels, who were created by HIM through HIS Son. But HE did say those words again in the fullness of time, when HE brought HIS First-begotten into the world, and declared to let all the angels of God worship Him. In other word, The Son of GOD would be born twice--First as The Son of GOD, and Second as The Son of Man. And by giving His Soul to be born again, to enter the kingdom of this world, Christ Jesus--The Son of GOD, would be Christ Jesus--The Son of Man, Who would be That Promise Prophet of GOD. When He was in this world, He Testified to Nicodemus of the need of man to be born again, to enter The Kingdom of heaven. And to confirm This Truth of being born twice, Christ Jesus said unto him…

  47. “…Verily, verily, Isay unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot seethe kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second timeinto his mother's womb, and be born? Jesusanswered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be bornof water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter intothe kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:3-6).

  48. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy The First-begotten, Who is of The SPIRIT, He was born again of water, and said to Nicodemus verily, Verily, unto thee, say I Except a man be born again, he cannot See the kingdom of GOD. Nicodemus said unto Him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

  49. Most Holy Place Holy Place holy He--The Son of GOD was born again, to become The Son of Man. To Nicodemus Jesus answered, verily, Verily, unto thee, say I Except a man be born of water and of The Spirit, he cannot See the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born is spirit of The Spirit

  50. Like Nicodemus, many might raise the question, saying, How could The First-begotten of GOD be born again the second time, to be The Son of Man, when He was already begotten of GOD from the beginning of HIS Way? To help us comprehend the answer, which is one reason The LORD sent HIS Son into this world, to be planted, as The Seed of GOD’S Word into our hearts, to bear Fruit; Matthew testified and bore fruit of Christ Jesus, and said of Him…

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