Lesson-10

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Lesson 10

TAKING A LOOK AT PROPHECY--Part 4

Introduction: In our previous lesson on Daniel 8 and 9, we established the time periods of the prophecy and the events involved, up to the final event found in Dan. 8:13,14. To better understand, we first need to study all we can find in the Bible about the sanctuary. If you have a concordance, you can study into it more than we will be able to do in this lesson, and if you have questions, we will try to answer them. When God delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt, they had been living in that heathen land four hundred years, and had to a great extent adopted many of their gentile practices. They had become accustomed to the visible pagan idols, and this continued to be a problem even after they once again settled in Canaan. But our God is a loving, caring God, and He knew they needed to be taught the gospel in a way that they could easily grasp. He gave Moses instructions, complete in every detail, to construct the tabernacle or sanctuary, and its furnishings, and for performing all of its services. He even gave detailed instruction for the priests’ clothing. See Ex. 28. All of this is found in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. After they had been settled in Canaan for a few hundred years, King Solomon built the first temple to replace the tabernacle that had grown old and dilapidated. The temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and was rebuilt between 457 and 408 BC. It was restored again by Herod in the time of Christ, and was finally destroyed in 70 AD and never again rebuilt.

1. Who was to build the tabernacle or sanctuary? Ex. 25:8.

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2. From where was the material to come for the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings inside and out, and the instruments and tools for its services? Ex. 25:1-7.

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3. What did God give them to help in the construction of the tabernacle and for making the “instruments” of service? Ex. 25:9; 28:3; 31:3; 35:30-35; Heb. 8:5.

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God gave them a pattern with exact instructions. But in Heb. 8:5 we also find that this earthly sanctuary, which the children of Israel built, was just a “shadow of heavenly things.” This seems to indicate there is a sanctuary in heaven. See also Heb. 10:1.

4. How is this further made clear in Heb. 8:1,2 and Heb. 9:24?

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You will find the book of Hebrews has quite a bit to say about the sanctuary and the priesthood, both the earthly and the heavenly, starting with chapter 5 and the next several chapters. If you study them carefully, you will be able to see the difference and understand this lesson more clearly.

Now let us take a little time to go into the basic details of the sanctuary design and its services.

5. How was the sanctuary divided? Ex. 26:33; Heb. 9:2,3.

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6. How often did the priest go into the first apartment? Ex. 29:38; Heb. 9:6.

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7. Who went into the second apartment, and how often? Lev. 16:34; Heb. 9:7.

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8. What was this day called? Lev. 23:27,28; 25:9.

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9. What is another word for atonement? Lev. 16:30; Num. 8:21.

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10. What did the atonement service cleanse? Ex. 32:30; Lev. 16:30.

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This is all symbolic. There is only one way our sins can be cleansed--through the blood of Christ. See 1 John 1:7; Heb. 9:12-14; Rev. 1:5.

11. To what momentous event was the earthly sanctuary and all its services pointing forward? Heb. 10:1-14.

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From the time of the fall in Eden, man was aware of the plan of redemption. He knew the wages of sin is death. The price must be paid, but a merciful and loving God provided a Substitute. John 3:16. The sacrificial offerings were just a symbol to keep before man the fact that at the appointed time their Saviour would come and give His life for theirs. It wasn’t easy for man to take the life of a lamb, but what a price the Son of God paid to save the world, “that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

12. What happened at the death of Christ? Matt. 27;51,52; Mark 15:37,38; Luke 23:45,46; John 19:28,30.

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The veil of the temple, that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, was completely torn in two, starting at the top. That must have seemed significant to Matthew and Mark, who mentioned it specifically. It truly was significant, for it implied the end of the Sanctuary service. The promised Redeemer had come, and lived and died to pay the price for man’s redemption. There was no longer any significance to the Sanctuary service. But the Jews continued temple services until the temple was destroyed 70 AD.

Since the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the temple has not been rebuilt, and, therefore there is no earthly sanctuary, so where is the sanctuary of Dan. 8:14? We have to agree, that since there is no longer an earthly sanctuary, has not been since 70 AD, that it is not talking about the earthly sanctuary. It must therefore mean the heavenly sanctuary, which is the pattern for the earthly sanctuary.

13. Why would the heavenly sanctuary need cleansing? 1 John 2:1; Heb. 4:15; 7:25; 8:1; 9:24,28; 10:10.

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We have learned in one of our earlier lessons, that Christ is now in heaven. When we confess our sins, to whom do we confess them? To Jesus, our High Priest.

14. What is God’s promise? 1 John 1:9.

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15. Where in heaven is Jesus? Heb. 9:24-26.

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So our sins are going to the heavenly sanctuary, and, like the earthly sanctuary, it needs to be cleansed from our sins. Not only our sins but all the sins of the world since creation. That is what is going on now in the process which we call The Investigative Judgment, which we shall study in our next lesson.


	"LET THERE BE LIGHT" Ministries home \| Bible Studies Lesson 10 TAKING A LOOK AT PROPHECY--Part 4 Introduction: In our previous lesson on Daniel 8 and 9, we established the time periods of the prophecy and the events involved, up to the final event found in Dan. 8:13,14. To better understand, we first need to study all we can find in the Bible about the sanctuary. If you have a concordance, you can study into it more than we will be able to do in this lesson, and if you have questions, we will try to answer them. When God delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt, they had been living in that heathen land four hundred years, and had to a great extent adopted many of their gentile practices. They had become accustomed to the visible pagan idols, and this continued to be a problem even after they once again settled in Canaan. But our God is a loving, caring God, and He knew they needed to be taught the gospel in a way that they could easily grasp. He gave Moses instructions, complete in every detail, to construct the tabernacle or sanctuary, and its furnishings, and for performing all of its services. He even gave detailed instruction for the priests’ clothing. See Ex. 28. All of this is found in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. After they had been settled in Canaan for a few hundred years, King Solomon built the first temple to replace the tabernacle that had grown old and dilapidated. The temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and was rebuilt between 457 and 408 BC. It was restored again by Herod in the time of Christ, and was finally destroyed in 70 AD and never again rebuilt. 1. Who was to build the tabernacle or sanctuary? Ex. 25:8. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. From where was the material to come for the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings inside and out, and the instruments and tools for its services? Ex. 25:1-7. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did God give them to help in the construction of the tabernacle and for making the “instruments” of service? Ex. 25:9; 28:3; 31:3; 35:30-35; Heb. 8:5. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ God gave them a pattern with exact instructions. But in Heb. 8:5 we also find that this earthly sanctuary, which the children of Israel built, was just a “shadow of heavenly things.” This seems to indicate there is a sanctuary in heaven. See also Heb. 10:1. 4. How is this further made clear in Heb. 8:1,2 and Heb. 9:24? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ You will find the book of Hebrews has quite a bit to say about the sanctuary and the priesthood, both the earthly and the heavenly, starting with chapter 5 and the next several chapters. If you study them carefully, you will be able to see the difference and understand this lesson more clearly. Now let us take a little time to go into the basic details of the sanctuary design and its services. 5. How was the sanctuary divided? Ex. 26:33; Heb. 9:2,3. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. How often did the priest go into the first apartment? Ex. 29:38; Heb. 9:6. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Who went into the second apartment, and how often? Lev. 16:34; Heb. 9:7. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What was this day called? Lev. 23:27,28; 25:9. ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is another word for atonement? Lev. 16:30; Num. 8:21. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What did the atonement service cleanse? Ex. 32:30; Lev. 16:30. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ This is all symbolic. There is only one way our sins can be cleansed--through the blood of Christ. See 1 John 1:7; Heb. 9:12-14; Rev. 1:5. 11. To what momentous event was the earthly sanctuary and all its services pointing forward? Heb. 10:1-14. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ From the time of the fall in Eden, man was aware of the plan of redemption. He knew the wages of sin is death. The price must be paid, but a merciful and loving God provided a Substitute. John 3:16. The sacrificial offerings were just a symbol to keep before man the fact that at the appointed time their Saviour would come and give His life for theirs. It wasn’t easy for man to take the life of a lamb, but what a price the Son of God paid to save the world, “that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” 12. What happened at the death of Christ? Matt. 27;51,52; Mark 15:37,38; Luke 23:45,46; John 19:28,30. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ The veil of the temple, that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, was completely torn in two, starting at the top. That must have seemed significant to Matthew and Mark, who mentioned it specifically. It truly was significant, for it implied the end of the Sanctuary service. The promised Redeemer had come, and lived and died to pay the price for man’s redemption. There was no longer any significance to the Sanctuary service. But the Jews continued temple services until the temple was destroyed 70 AD. Since the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the temple has not been rebuilt, and, therefore there is no earthly sanctuary, so where is the sanctuary of Dan. 8:14? We have to agree, that since there is no longer an earthly sanctuary, has not been since 70 AD, that it is not talking about the earthly sanctuary. It must therefore mean the heavenly sanctuary, which is the pattern for the earthly sanctuary. 13. Why would the heavenly sanctuary need cleansing? 1 John 2:1; Heb. 4:15; 7:25; 8:1; 9:24,28; 10:10. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ We have learned in one of our earlier lessons, that Christ is now in heaven. When we confess our sins, to whom do we confess them? To Jesus, our High Priest. 14. What is God’s promise? 1 John 1:9. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. Where in heaven is Jesus? Heb. 9:24-26. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ So our sins are going to the heavenly sanctuary, and, like the earthly sanctuary, it needs to be cleansed from our sins. Not only our sins but all the sins of the world since creation. That is what is going on now in the process which we call The Investigative Judgment, which we shall study in our next lesson.