(Part 9 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Temptation definition – the process whereby we are enticed to sin resulting in the mind being contaminated with its results. As mentioned in part 8, we start life, we could say, with compromised hardware (our brains) but the software (the mind) has not yet committed what […]
(Part 8 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Ask anyone what the human temple needs to be cleansed of and the likely answer would be? – sin. It is useful in this discussion to understand what sin is. Knowing what we need to be cleansed from will help us to know what cleansing agent(s) […]
(Part 7 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Are we – our physical bodies – likened to the sanctuary with its different apartments? “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I […]
(Part 6 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) This verse strongly suggests that there is one sanctuary in particular that heaven is especially concerned about: “A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.” (Heb 8:2) This verse seems to equate sanctuary and tabernacle. Jesus is […]
(Part 5 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Today, much of Christianity is looking for an earthly sanctuary or temple – not the Earth itself as in the days of William Miller (mentioned in part 4) but a building, a third temple to be built once again in Jerusalem. There are hints of this […]
(Part 4 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Is the sanctuary that is to be cleansed (referred to in Daniel 8:14) located in heaven? Is there anything in heaven that needs cleansing? This page is part of a series of studies to identify the sanctuary of Daniel 8:14 that is to be cleansed and […]
(Part 3 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) In this part of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series (see the introduction/overview) the Old Testament Sanctuary is examined to see if it could be the sanctuary referred to in Daniel 8:14; the one that is to be cleansed. “Thy way, O God, is in the […]
(Part 1 – Daniel 8:14 Overview and Index of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Ray’s note: This page is a summary of the whole study to give an overview of a completely different but Bible-based and exciting perspective on the cleansing of the sanctuary. While the content represents my best understanding at the time […]
Ray’s note: The following is excerpted from an article by Jeff Benner (www.ancient-hebrew.org) in which he portrayed God in a very good light and I thought I would share highlights of it. Jeff goes through each of the significant words in Numbers 6:24-26 digging into the meaning of the original Hebrew. Those detailed explanations are […]
What Does 2 Kings 1:12 Say About God? A verse in the story of Elijah, 2 Kings 1:12, brings up important questions. The verse says: “And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of […]
