(Part 23 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matt 6:10) In this last section of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary series we will take a look from another angle and consider whether that cleansing might go as far as to […]
(Part 22 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21) The Kingdom of God (often understood to be synonymous with the kingdom of heaven) is commonly thought of as heaven itself – the physical place where […]
(Part 21 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) We are nearing the end of our study on the cleansing of the sanctuary and I thought it would be good to look at the benefits of this process both to us and others. Seeing the benefits will hopefully encourage us to take this process seriously. […]
(Part 19 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) Remember the three levels of sin: Sinful attitude Sinful flesh Sinful acts This series on Cleansing the Sanctuary has stressed the point that we need to first deal with the sinful attitude (Part 8). Once we get to the point of truly trusting God by understanding […]
(Part 18 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “That he might sanctify and cleanse it [the church] with the washing of water by the word,” (Ephesians 5:26) It is interesting that the words “sanctuary” (hagion, G39) and “sanctify” (hagiazo, G37) are both from the same Greek word “hagios,” (G40) usually translated as “holy.” A […]
(Part 16 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Rom 12:2) Scripture indicates that renewing the mind will renew or transform the life. […]
(Part 15 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in […]
(Part 14 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) What was the very first, the original sin among humanity? Was it eating the fruit from the forbidden tree or was there a problem even before that? Consider again the three levels of sin (discussed in part 8) which did not exist in Adam and Eve […]
(Part 13 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) We can only use our minds or think because we have a brain. Thinking is based on the firing of neural circuits. That’s why a dead person cannot think – the neural circuits are no longer functional. Scripture says: “For the living know that they shall […]
(Part 11 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “… then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.” (Dan 8:14) “… the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” (Dan 7:9-10) In many minds, the heavenly sanctuary is closely associated with the process of judgment and scripture says plainly that the sanctuary is to be cleansed. […]