The work of the investigative judgment and the blotting out of sins is to be accomplished before the second advent of the Lord. Since the dead are to be judged out of the things written in the books, it is impossible that the sins of men should be blotted out until after the judgment atContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 3”
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The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 2
The law of God is the standard by which the characters and the lives of men will be tested in the judgment. Says the wise man: “Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment.” Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14. The apostle James admonishes hisContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 1
“I beheld,” says the prophet Daniel, “till thrones were placed, and One that was Ancient of Days did sit: His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool; His throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him:Continue reading “The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: In the Holy of Holies—Chapter 24, Part 2
The proclamation, “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh,” in the summer of 1844, led thousands to expect the immediate advent of the Lord. At the appointed time the Bridegroom came, not to the earth, as the people expected, but to the Ancient of Days in heaven, to the marriage, the reception of His kingdom. “They that wereContinue reading “The Great Controversy: In the Holy of Holies—Chapter 24, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: In the Holy of Holies—Chapter 24, Part 1
[Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgmentContinue reading “The Great Controversy: In the Holy of Holies—Chapter 24, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: What is the Sanctuary?—Chapter 23, Part 3
[Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.—KJV] The question, What is the sanctuary? is clearly answered in the Scriptures. The term “sanctuary,” as used in the Bible, refers, first, to the tabernacle built by Moses, as a pattern of heavenly things; and,Continue reading “The Great Controversy: What is the Sanctuary?—Chapter 23, Part 3”
The Great Controversy: What is the Sanctuary?—Chapter 23, Part 2
Turning again to the book of Hebrews, the seekers for truth found that the existence of a second, or new-covenant sanctuary, was implied in the words of Paul already quoted: “Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.” And the use of the word “also” intimates that Paul has beforeContinue reading “The Great Controversy: What is the Sanctuary?—Chapter 23, Part 2”