(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 20 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?” (Psa 77:13) Is there a physical sanctuary in heaven that looks like the earthly sanctuary Moses built with furnishings corresponding to each item in Moses’ sanctuary? I would not […]
(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 17 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) In any cleaning we do it is necessary to be able to see the dirt. In cleansing our personal sanctuary (our minds), the conscience plays a large role in identifying to us what requires cleansing. The conscience is actually part of our flesh. It occupies a […]
(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 […]