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REVIVAL WEEK - MASENO UNIVERSITY

DATE: 20-26-2015THEME: THE SANCTUARY

TEXT: PSALMS 77:13SONG 430: JUDGMENT HAS SET

SATAN’S SANCTUARY

SIEGEDANIEL 8

“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? There are many precious truths contained in the Word of God, but it is "PRESENT TRUTH" that the flock needs now. I have seen the danger of the messengers running off from the important points of present truth, to dwell upon subjects that are not calculated to unite the flock and sanctify the soul. Satan will here take every possible advantage to injure the cause. {EW 63.1} But such subjects as the SANCTUARY, in connection with the 2300 days, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, are perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present position is, establish the faith of the doubting, and give certainty to the glorious future. These, I have frequently seen, were the principal subjects on which the messengers should dwell. {EW 63.2}

SatanSatan is seeking to veil Jesus is seeking to veil Jesus from our sight, from our sight, to eclipse His light; to eclipse His light; for when we get even for when we get even a glimpse of His glory, a glimpse of His glory, we are attracted we are attracted to Him. to Him. ST, October 17, 1892ST, October 17, 1892

WHY DOES SATAN HATE THE SANCTUARY?

WHY DOES HE TRY TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF IT?

Finally, on the Day of Atonement, all the sins confessed and brought to the Heavenly Sanctuary are put on Satan the Scapegoat.

Satan does not want any sin forgiven and cleansed and finally put on him. For God’s people…

The first thing you notice while studying the Book of Daniel Chapter 8 is that the animals used in that Chapter are animals used in the "tamid/continual/daily or evenings and mornings" and the first animal introduced is a "ram" an animal which was used for sin offering and then a "goat" an animal used on the "Day of Atonement". This brings to the attention of a bible student that something is about to happen in no other place but in the house of God. At this point we can decide to make a conclusion and end the study but it wont help truce seekers.

The second thing to be noted in this chapter is that the

word "prince" is referred to Christ and none other.

The purpose of Daniel's prophecy: The message of Daniel is restoration of all that

was lost in the Babylon’s captivity. Daniel 2 presents the restoration of the kingdom, Daniel 7 focuses on the restoration of the king, Daniel 8 highlights the restoration of the sanctuary, and Daniel 10 to 12 concludes the entire book by describing the restoration of God's people from the dominion of ungodly powers. It should be remembered that we are going to deal with the sanctuary specifically the table of Shewbread which was obliterated in Dark Ages

Another point to make is that the goat was used on the Day of Atonement meaning this events no matter what, has to do when the people are in a solemn period when Judgment is about to be done. This chapter, its emphasis is not about the succession of Kingdoms but it has to do with the Sanctuary and the sacrificial system.

Daniel 8 also gives us the time prophecy of the cleansing of the

sanctuary giving us a hint that the chapter is talking about nothing else but the sanctuary.

Daniel 8 is an introduction to Daniel 11 which speaks about the

"Time of the End" which has to do with God's people and true worship and you cannot worship God in truth if you don't understand Jesus' ministration and the implication of the sanctuary

THE THEME OF DANIEL'S PROPHECIES There are four prophetic outlines given in Daniel-chapters 2, 7, 8 to 9

and 10 to 12. William Miller and James White took pains to emphasize that the four lines of prophecy cover the same ground and enforce the same truth. They were right.

The prophecies of Daniel are a unit Not only are the four lines of prophecy parallel, but they have one

great theme. Ellen G. White wrote: "Consider the circumstances of the Jewish nation when the prophecies of Daniel were given.” Testimonies to Ministers, p. 113. The armies of Nebuchadnezzar had descended upon the kingdom of Judah: kingdom, king, sanctuary and people were swept away by the Babylonians. Daniel was among those forlorn captives who hung up their harps beside the river of Babylon and refused to sing the songs of Zion. Along with every true-blooded Hebrew, he longed for the restoration.

The Restoration In one word this is the theme of Daniel's prophecies. Through a series of visions,

God revealed to Daniel both the time and manner of the restoration: -Restoration of the kingdom -Restoration of the king -Restoration of the sanctuary -Restoration of the people Daniel 2 Restoration of the Kingdom The restoration of the kingdom of David was the great hope of the Jews. Daniel

and his compatriots expected that God would restore the kingdom at the end of the seventy years' captivity in Babylon. (See Daniel 9:2.) Then King Nebuchadnezzar had a strange dream about an image of gold, silver, brass, iron and clay. God gave to Daniel the interpretation of the dream. Three more world empires must succeed Babylon (Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome). The fourth and last empire must be divided as the toes of a man, and a stone, representing the kingdom of God, would smite the image and break it in pieces. Then God would restore the kingdom to Israel.

Daniel 7 Restoration of the King Concerning Zedekiah, the last king of Israel, God had said :"And

thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, thus saith the Lord God, remove the diadem, and take off the crown; this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high . I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him.” Ezekiel 21:25-27. Never again would Israel have a king until Christ would come to take the throne. In the vision of Daniel 7, the prophet was shown that the king would not be restored at the end of Babylonish captivity. The four great empires, represented by the lion, bear, leopard and nondescript beast, must have their period of dominion. Then the Papal horn must continue for 1260 years. After that, Christ would enter the investigative judgment to receive the kingdom from His Father. Says the prophet:

"I saw in the night visions, and, behold, One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” Daniel 7:13, 14. Clearly, then, the theme of Daniel 7 is THE RESTORATION OF THE KING.

Daniel 8 Restoration of the Sanctuary To the Hebrew mind the restoration of the kingdom and the king

would be unthinkable without a restored sanctuary. In the vision of Daniel 8, the prophet was shown that the sanctuary would be "cleansed" ("restored" R .S .V.) at the end of the 2300 prophetic days. Daniel was greatly troubled about this information, for he could not understand the relation between the 2300 years and the seventy years spoken of by Jeremiah: (See Prophets and Kings, p. 554). He sought the Lord in prayer that God would not defer to restore the sanctuary. In the explanation given in chapter 9, Daniel is assured that the Jewish sanctuary would be restored at the end of the seventy years. But this was not the real and final restoration that God envisioned, for Daniel was told that the Jewish temple would again be destroyed (Daniel 9:26).

It was the real sanctuary, even the one in heaven, that would be restored. Just as the everlasting kingdom and the King would be infinitely more glorious than the little kingdom of Judah, so the true sanctuary of the Israel of God would be infinitely superior to the earthly. The partial restoration at the end of the seventy years would only be a little model or type of the final restoration that would take place at the end of the 2300 years: (See Prophets and Kings, p. 714). The theme of Daniel 8 is THE RESTORATION OF THE SANCTUARY.

Daniel 10 to 12 Restoration of the People It has been pointed out how the first three prophetic outlines deal with the

restoration of the kingdom, the king and the sanctuary, in that order. But one important aspect of the restoration has not been dealt with specifically-the restoration of the people from the dominion of oppressing powers. It is fundamental to know that, above everything else, God is dealing with His people. The book of Daniel, like the entire Bible, is the story of the restoration of God's people. In Daniel's last vision, which was shown him by the side of the river Hiddekel, he saw the restoration of the people. At the opening of this last vision, the angel said to Daniel: "Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days.” Daniel 10:14. At the close of the vision, the angel described the climax of the drama in these words: "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.” Daniel 12:1.

FOCUS: RESTORATION OF THE SANCTUARY (DANIEL 8) Now comes the crucial point. Adventists realize that Jesus entered the

Most Holy place of the heavenly sanctuary at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel 8:14. That was more than 170 years ago. Why the delay that now extends to the fourth generation of Adventists? Upon what does the restoration of the sanctuary depend? It depends upon the restoration of the people! This is the theme of Daniel 10 to 12. Thus the final circle illustrates the hub of the mighty message of Daniel. Just as there can be no restored kingdom without a restored King, and no restored King without a restored sanctuary, so there can be no restored sanctuary apart from a corresponding restoration in the hearts of the saints. This is because the condition of the sanctuary is directly related to the spiritual condition of the saints. They worship and dwell in the heavenly temple (Revelation 11:1; 13:6), not in their flesh, but in spirit-in the thoughts of their minds and the affections of their hearts.

Therefore the sanctuary cannot be cleansed and restored until every mind which worships and abides there is restored in the moral character to the image of God. This relationship between sanctuary and people was the great lesson of the Hebrew tabernacle. When the people were defiled, the sanctuary was defiled at the same time: (Cf. Leviticus 20:1-3; Ezekiel 5:11; Numbers 19:13, 20) and the final cleansing of the people coincided with the final cleansing of the sanctuary on the Day of Atonement: (See Leviticus 16:15-17, 30.) Sin and sinfulness on the part of God's people keep the sanctuary defiled.

BUT THE SANCTUARY HAS

BEEN UNDER SIEGE, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CAPTIVE AND ITS IN

EXILE

First Solar Eclipse (COURTYARD)First Solar Eclipse (COURTYARD)

Everyone believed the religious leaders. Even the disciples forsook Jesus.

They did not see that Jesus was establishing the kingdom of God by dying for the our sins.

Jesus had been eclipsed by Satan Jesus had been eclipsed by Satan through the churchthrough the church

DANIEL 8 VERSE BY VERSE The first thing we notice is that the chapter starts with Medo-Persia.

But this vision begins when the 2300 days begins and this is why Babylon is not mentioned that is in the days of the Medo-Persia Kingdom.

Dan 8:1: In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision

appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

The year mentioned in this verse is 550BC. The first vision was the one mentioned is on the previous chapter. The word vision here is chazown.

Dan 8:2: And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I

was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

Dan 8:3: Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

One beast having two horns meaning this was a nation have two kingdoms because horns represents kingdoms and the last kingdom grows higher than the first. From the year 539-522 all kings were Medes except Cyrus who was half Mede and half Persian. From the year 522-331, almost 200 years every single king was Persian. After Daniel chapter 8 every time that this kingdom appears in prophecy its no longer called Medo-Persia but its called Persian because the Medes have passed from the scene. What we are going to see is that the war is on horizontal level on earth on the early part, they have no controversy with God. You remember the bear was raised on one side in chapter 7 and here one horn is raised, that’s parallel.

Second Solar Eclipse (HOLY PLACE) Second Solar Eclipse (HOLY PLACE)

I was at Shushan I was at Shushan in the palace, in the palace, which is in the which is in the province of province of Elam; and I saw Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I in a vision, and I was by the river was by the river of Ulai.of Ulai. Daniel 8:2. Daniel 8:2.

And, behold, there stood before the river And, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high: but the one was higher horns were high: but the one was higher than the other, and the higher came up than the other, and the higher came up last. last. Daniel 8:3

The ram which thou sawest having two The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. horns are the kings of Media and Persia. Daniel 8:20

PERSIANSMEDESMEDES

A SANCTUARY ANIMALA SANCTUARY ANIMAL

Da:8:4: I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

Pushing three sides 3 sides, remember the ribs were 3 in Daniel chapter 7. Westward would Babylon 539BC, northward Lydia 546BC and southward Egypt 525BC.

I saw the ram pushing I saw the ram pushing westwardwestward, and , and northwardnorthward, and , and southwardsouthward; ; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. became great. Daniel 8:4

RAM’S HORIZONTAL EXPANSIONRAM’S HORIZONTAL EXPANSION

WESTWEST

SOUTHSOUTH

NORTH

NORTH

And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came a he goat came from the westfrom the west on the face of the whole earthon the face of the whole earth, , and touched not the ground…Dan 8:5

And the goat had And the goat had a notable horn a notable horn between his eyesbetween his eyes. Dan 8:5

Dan 8:5 Another power rises. Its interesting to notice

that Greece is West of Persia and Daniel was in Persia when he received the vision so the points of the compass are precise in this vision. You remember which beast represented Greece in Daniel chapter 7. Alexander the great moved from Athens to Indis Valley and conquered the world in 3 years that’s how swift he was. The notable horn represents Alexander the Great who is the first King in that Kingdom

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: Daniel 8:7.

Therefore the he goat waxed very great. Dan 8:8

ANOTHER ANOTHER SANCTUARY

SANCTUARY ANIMALANIMAL

““FROM THE WEST ON THE

FROM THE WEST ON THE

FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH.”

FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH.”

GREECE BROKEN UP INTO FOUR

Four kingdoms Four kingdoms shall stand up out shall stand up out of the nation, but of the nation, but not in his power. not in his power. Daniel 8:22Daniel 8:22

Dan 8:8: Therefore the he goat waxed very great - Because Alexander’s

kingdom covered a greater territory than the Medes and Persians, and the fact that he conquered them, Greece is regarded as waxing very great.

When he was strong...horn was broken - When the empire was at its peak in strength, Alexander died in a drunken debauch at about the age of 31. Just before his death, he was asked to whom the kingdom would go. The reply came back that it would go to the strongest.

For it came up four notable ones - You remember that the Leopard had four heads and here it has four horns, this is a parallel prophecy with Daniel Chapter 7. In verse 22 we see that these four notable horns are four kings/kingdoms. They were not to stand up in the power of Alexander, that is, they did not have to conquer land that was unconquered to extend their territory, and not one man was to rule all.

Initially the entire kingdom went to Alexander’s natural brother Phillip Aridaeus, and then to his two infant sons Alexander Aegus, and Hercules. Within a very short time these were all killed so there was no natural heir to the throne, and the battle ensued between the 36 generals for control of the kingdom. Four generals formed an alliance against Antigonus. Antigonus was slain in the Battle of Ipsus in 301 B.C., and the four generals established separate kingdoms in their territories — exactly as the prophecy stated. These were Cassander who had Macedonia and Greece in the west, Lysimachus who had Thrace and a large part of Asia Minor in the north, Ptolemy who had Egypt and a part of Syria in the south, Seleucus who had the bulk of the Persian Empire from Syria eastward.

The kingdom of Lysimachus (Thrace) only lasted about twenty years, whereas the other three divisions remained until they were incorporated into the Roman Empire. Furthermore, Thrace was in the same general direction as Macedon .

Many scholars believe that the little horn that comes in the scene is Antiochus Epiphanes 171-163BC in Syrian Empire. That’s just the beginning of the many errors in Daniel 8. But there are many parallels of the Little Horn in the two Chapters are so vivid to miss the point, notable similarities are: 1. The same root word ”qeren” is used in both chapters 2. Both are described as little 3. Both become great after a small beginning 4. Both are persecuting powers 5. Both have the same target group i.e. against the people of God 6. Both of them are self-exalting and blasphemous 7. Both have crafty intelligence: one has the eyes of man and the other understands riddles, cunning and deceit 8. Both are final power upon the face of the earth 9. Both of these horns have to do with a prophetic time 10. Both of these horns extend until the time of the end and lastly 11. Both of the horns are destroyed supernaturally when Jesus comes. In a nutshell sentence, the little horn in Chapter 7 is the same Little Horn in Daniel 8.

Daniel 8:9Daniel 8:9

And out of one of them And out of one of them came forth a little horn, came forth a little horn, which which waxed waxed exceeding great,exceeding great, toward the toward the southsouth, and , and toward the toward the easteast, and , and toward the toward the pleasant pleasant landland..

This wasThis was PAGAN ROMEPAGAN ROME

EASTEAST

SOUTHSOUTH

PLEASANT PLEASANT LANDLAND

Rome’s Rome’s horizontal march horizontal march across the surface of the earth.across the surface of the earth.

There seems to be a problem in Daniel 8, in Daniel Chapter 7 the little horn rises from the head of the forth beast but in Daniel rises from the one of the four horns that were part of the Alexander the great broken empire. It leaves the impression that in Daniel 7 it comes from the Roman Empire and in Daniel 8 it comes from the Grecian Empire. Let us go to the next verse

Da 8:9: And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed

exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

East: Greece, Asia Minor and Syria, South: Egypt and Glorious Land: Israel. There is only one Kingdom that conquered in those directions and that’s Rome. In Daniel 8, the little horn represents both Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. And you notice that the little at first it conquers horizontal and geographically but suddenly shifts and he is fighting the God of Heaven the same thing happening in Daniel 7. And you ask why is it portrayed as coming from Greece, its because the roman culture, civilization and religion had their origins in Asia Minor specifically Pergamum. The Roman Empire came out of Asia Minor that’s Pergamum which was one of the four Kingdoms after the fall of Alexander the Great.

The Pagan Roman Empire FALLS in 476 AD

Rather than being “taken away”Rather than being “taken away”

PaganPagan Rome Rome gavegave its its power, seat, power, seat, and great and great authority to authority to Papal Rome.Papal Rome.

Rev. 13:2.


And it waxed great, And it waxed great,

even to the even to the host of heaven.host of heaven.(God’s people)(God’s people)Ephesians 2:6. Ephesians 2:6.

This was This was a a verticalvertical movement movement into the into the religious religious world.world.

“ “ And it cast down And it cast down some of the host some of the host and of the stars and of the stars to the ground, to the ground, and stamped upon and stamped upon them.”them.”Daniel 8:10.Daniel 8:10.

Host = God’s people; Stars = God’s ministers.Host = God’s people; Stars = God’s ministers.


Yea, Yea, he magnified himself he magnified himself even to the even to the Prince of the host!Prince of the host!


HOW HOW DID HE MAGNIFY DID HE MAGNIFY even to the even to the Prince of the host?Prince of the host?

BY CLAIMING TOBY CLAIMING TOHAVE POWERS HAVE POWERS OF GODOF GODTHE POPE THE POPE EXALTED HIMSELF EXALTED HIMSELF VERTICALLYVERTICALLY INTO THE INTO THE RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS WORLDWORLD


And by him And by him the dailythe daily was taken was taken away, away, and the place and the place of his sanctuary of his sanctuary cast down.cast down.

The word daily here is an adjective that has no noun to qualify. The word simply means something that goes on and on without interruption. Its only in the sanctuary that that we find this continual/tamiyd without interruption. It was used in the ministry of the priest in the Court and the Holy Place of the sanctuary and not in the Most Holy: Exodus 28:30, Hebrews 7:23-25, Exodus 29:42, Lev 6:13, Exodus 25:30, Lev 24:1-4, Exodus 30:8.

TAMIYD H8548 תמיד tamıyd taw-meed'

- alway (-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, ([n-]) ever (-more), perpetual.

Exodus 25:30—Table of Shewbread

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

Exodus 25:30—Table of Shewbread

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me tamiyd.

Exodus 27:20—Candlestick

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

Exodus 27:20—Candlestick

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn tamiyd.

Exodus 28:29—Names of Children of Israel on Breastplate

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:30—The Breastplate

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:30—The Breastplate

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD tamiyd.

Exodus 28:36,38—The Miter

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, …and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Exodus 29:38—Consecration

Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.

Exodus 29:42—Consecration

This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.

Exodus 30:8—Incense

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

Leviticus 6:13—The Fire on the Altar

The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

Leviticus 6:20—The Meat Offering

This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

Leviticus 24:2—Candlestick

Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.


Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn tamiyd.


Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.


He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Leviticus 6:20—The Shewbread

Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

Numbers 4:7—The Shewbread

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

Numbers 4:16—The Meat Offering

And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

Numbers 9:16So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

Numbers 28:3—The Burnt Offering

And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.


It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

Numbers 28:10—The Drink Offering

This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 28:15—The Drink Offering

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.


Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.


After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.


Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.


Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

1 Chron. 16:11—Worship

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

1 Chron. 16:4,6—Worship

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

Hebrews 7:25 —Worship

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

Heb 13:15—Worship

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

DAILY = TAMYDTAMYDTAMYD is used to describe is used to describe

the priestly work the priestly work IN THE COURTYARD AND HOLY PLACE IN THE COURTYARD AND HOLY PLACE

of the Sanctuary.of the Sanctuary.

DAILY

YEARLY

The ministry The ministry of Jesus of Jesus

Christ in the Christ in the heavenly heavenly

sanctuary sanctuary was was

forgotten; forgotten;

eclipsed by eclipsed by this new this new deceptive deceptive despotic despotic CHURCH/CHURCH/STATE STATE power.power.

““The accession of the Roman The accession of the Roman Church Church

to power marked the beginning to power marked the beginning of the Dark Ages. of the Dark Ages.

As her power increased, As her power increased, the darkness deepened.” the darkness deepened.”

Great Controversy, 55.Great Controversy, 55.

““Faith was transferred Faith was transferred

from Christ, from Christ, the true foundation, the true foundation,

to the pope of Rome.”to the pope of Rome.”Great Controversy, 55.Great Controversy, 55.

““Instead of trusting Instead of trusting in the Son of God in the Son of God for forgiveness of sins and for forgiveness of sins and for eternal salvation, for eternal salvation, the people looked to the pope, the people looked to the pope, and to the priests and prelates and to the priests and prelates to whom he delegated to whom he delegated authority.” authority.” Great Controversy, 55.Great Controversy, 55.

“ “They were taught that They were taught that the pope was the pope was their earthly mediator their earthly mediator and that none and that none could approach God could approach God except through him;” except through him;” Great Controversy, 55.Great Controversy, 55.

“ “and, further, and, further, that he stood that he stood in the place of God in the place of God to them to them and was therefore and was therefore to be implicitly obeyed.” to be implicitly obeyed.” Great Controversy, 55.Great Controversy, 55.

““For hundreds of years the For hundreds of years the circulation of the Bible circulation of the Bible was prohibited. was prohibited. The people were forbidden to read The people were forbidden to read it or to have it in their houses, and it or to have it in their houses, and unprincipled priests and prelates unprincipled priests and prelates interpreted its teachings interpreted its teachings to sustain their pretensions.” to sustain their pretensions.” Great Controversy, 51Great Controversy, 51

““Thus the pope came to Thus the pope came to be almost universally be almost universally acknowledged as the acknowledged as the vicegerent of God on vicegerent of God on earth, endowed with earth, endowed with authority authority over church and state.” over church and state.” Great Controversy, 51Great Controversy, 51

PAPAL ROME PAPAL ROME WOULD TAKE AWAY WOULD TAKE AWAY The Tamyd The Tamyd

IN VARIOUS WAYSIN VARIOUS WAYS

THE HIGH PRIESTTHE HIGH PRIEST The priestly ministry in the Holy The priestly ministry in the Holy

Place was Place was TAMYD—continual.TAMYD—continual. Jesus, our great High Priest, is Jesus, our great High Priest, is

the one CONTINUAL mediator the one CONTINUAL mediator between God and man.between God and man.

Satan took away the Satan took away the TAMYD TAMYD ministry of Jesus Christ by ministry of Jesus Christ by substituting a human priesthood. substituting a human priesthood. People looked to the pope and People looked to the pope and priests and forgot that Jesus was priests and forgot that Jesus was their High Priest and that there their High Priest and that there was a heavenly sanctuary!was a heavenly sanctuary!

THE ALTAR OF BURNT THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERINGOFFERING

The fire in the Altar was kept The fire in the Altar was kept burning burning tamyd.tamyd.The morning and evening The morning and evening

national sacrifice was national sacrifice was tamyd.tamyd. Satan took away Christ’s Satan took away Christ’s tamydtamyd

intercession of the blood of His intercession of the blood of His one sacrifice, one sacrifice, by substituting by substituting another continual sacrifice another continual sacrifice called the mass—a round wafer called the mass—a round wafer that through that through transubstantiation transubstantiation is believed to become the actual is believed to become the actual flesh and blood of Jesus.flesh and blood of Jesus.

The LaverThe Laver • The Laver which The Laver which represented Baptism represented Baptism and foot washing, daily and foot washing, daily washing of the Wordwashing of the Word

• Was replaced by Was replaced by Infant Baptism.Infant Baptism.• This led to the Union of This led to the Union of

Church and State. Every Church and State. Every human a member of church human a member of church and citizen of state. and citizen of state.

THE TABLE OF SHEWBREADTHE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD The table of The table of

shewbread shewbread represents represents the Word of God.the Word of God.

that was on the that was on the table table TAMYD.TAMYD. Satan took away the Satan took away the

TAMYD of the shew-TAMYD of the shew-breadbread by taking away by taking away the Scriptures from the Scriptures from the people, hiding it the people, hiding it in an unknown in an unknown language.language.

THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICKTHE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK The 7 lights of the golden The 7 lights of the golden

candlestick were kept burning candlestick were kept burning TAMYD.TAMYD.

The candlestick represented those The candlestick represented those who, after they had been refreshed who, after they had been refreshed through Bible Study and Prayer, through Bible Study and Prayer, let their light shine in the Dark let their light shine in the Dark World.World.

Satan took away the Satan took away the TAMYDTAMYD by by establishing the Inquisition and establishing the Inquisition and burning people who let their burning people who let their light shine; or throwing them light shine; or throwing them into a dark dungeon.into a dark dungeon.

THE ALTAR OF INCENSETHE ALTAR OF INCENSE The Altar of Incense represents The Altar of Incense represents

the place of prayer, where the place of prayer, where God’s people confess their sins God’s people confess their sins by faith to Jesus.by faith to Jesus.

The incense was burning The incense was burning TAMYDTAMYD on the altar of incense. on the altar of incense.

Satan took away the Satan took away the TAMYD TAMYD by substituting by substituting AURICULAR AURICULAR CONFESSION—CONFESSION—confessing confessing sins to a human priest. People sins to a human priest. People forgot that they could confess forgot that they could confess their sins directly to Jesus.their sins directly to Jesus.

December 11, 1984

The confessional is a two-apartment structure.

THE ALTAR OF

INCENSE

THE MOST

HOLY PLACE

THE MOST HOLY PLACE

THE ALTAR OF

INCENSE

THE BEAST THE BEAST POWER AND ITS POWER AND ITS 666 REVEALED666 REVEALEDIN THE HOLY IN THE HOLY

PLACEPLACE

What did all these things represent? The saving ministry of Christ. Where does Jesus minister? In the heavenly sanctuary. The little horn was going to take the heavenly ministry of Christ and cast it on earth, establish a rival ministry on earth. This verse meets its explanation in the celebration of the Eucharist in Roman Church and elements used and how the bread and wine are turned into real things and not as symbols of the ministry of Jesus. Instead of people being directed to the heavenly ministry, they are focused on earth and the man of sin. The candlestick which shines in the sanctuary was turned off in the dark ages. How about the showbread? Instead of the word of God they came with traditions. Alter of incense: merits of Jesus upon the Saints but the little horn now directs people to the earthly priests, saints and Mary. All the functions ministry of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary was placed on earth and on man. Salvation is at stake here. The taking away of the daily is the taking away of the continual ministry of Jesus in His sanctuary. How did the little horn take away the daily sacrifice and cast down the place of Christ's sanctuary? Dan. 8:11.

By placing the intercession for humans into the hands of the priests through the confessional and by sacrificing Christ anew in every Mass, the papacy has removed Christ's heavenly ministry from the thinking of humanity. Daniel also saw that "an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground" (vs. 12, NKJV). What "army" was given over to the little horn (Dan. 8:12)? In the Old Testament, the sanctuary had an "army" of ministering Levites. The little horn has its own army of ministers who serve the system. "The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist [Mass] are one single sacrifice. . . . 'In this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and is offered in an unbloody manner.' "— Catechism of the Catholic Church (New York: Dubleday, 1994), no. 1367, p. 381.

It is through this kind of teaching that the ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary has been overthrown in the minds of many Christians and its place effectively taken by misleading substitutes. Through the Mass and the confessional, the minds of Christian believers are drawn away from a continual dependence upon the mediatorial ministry of the Savior in His sanctuary. By elaborate ceremonies, all in the name of Christ, the ministry of Christ is obscured and lost sight of. The complete forgiveness that Christ wants to give to those who put their trust in His free and perfect righteousness has been usurped by a system that, in effect, takes the place of Christ Himself. Instead of relying directly on Christ and on what He has done for us, believers are taught to depend upon a church as the vehicle through which everything that Christ offers us is dispensed. This theme has been brought into stronger light here.

And a host was given him And a host was given him against against the daily the daily by reason of by reason of transgression, and it cast transgression, and it cast down down the truth to the ground; the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and and it practiced, and prospered. prospered. Daniel 8:12Daniel 8:12

HISTORYHISTORY494 AD: THE POPE CLAIMS 494 AD: THE POPE CLAIMS TO WIELD TWO SWORDS— TO WIELD TWO SWORDS—

CIVIL POWER AND CIVIL POWER AND ECCLESIATICAL POWER ECCLESIATICAL POWER OVER ALL THE WORLDOVER ALL THE WORLD

In 508 AD,In 508 AD, the Pope the Pope gains the gains the sword of sword of civil civil power to power to use. use.

Clovis, King of Clovis, King of Franks, gained a Franks, gained a victory over one of victory over one of the Arian Christian the Arian Christian nations, and gave nations, and gave Roman Catholicism Roman Catholicism civil power to use civil power to use on her part to on her part to force other nations force other nations

to her side.to her side.

In 538 AD,In 538 AD, the Pope the Pope gains the gains the sword of sword of ecclesiasticaecclesiasticall power. power.

The Eastern The Eastern Roman Roman Emperor Emperor Justinian Justinian proclaims the proclaims the Bishop of Bishop of Rome “the Rome “the head of all the head of all the holy holy churches.”churches.”

By 538 AD there was an enforcedenforced Sunday Law in all the Christian world.

All the world worshipping the trinity

495 AD: 495 AD: THE POPE CLAIMS THE POPE CLAIMS TO BE THE TO BE THE VICAR OF CHRIST.VICAR OF CHRIST.

THE POPE THE POPE EXALTED HIMSELF EXALTED HIMSELF VERTICALLYVERTICALLY INTO THE INTO THE RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS WORLDWORLDby putting himself by putting himself in the place ofin the place ofJESUS CHRIST JESUS CHRIST ON EARTH.ON EARTH.

““Who opposeth and Who opposeth and exalteth himself exalteth himself above all that is above all that is called God, called God, or that is or that is worshipped; worshipped; so that so that he as God he as God sitteth in the sitteth in the temple of God, temple of God, shewing himself shewing himself that he is God.” that he is God.” 2 Thess. 2:42 Thess. 2:4

By these By these arrogant claimsarrogant claimsthe Roman the Roman pontiffs vaulted at pontiffs vaulted at once once over the over the throne of kings…throne of kings…

……over every over every local church local church and church and church leaderleader

……over every over every person on person on planet Earth.planet Earth.

TO TO THE THE SEAT SEAT OF GODSOF GODS

The popes’ The popes’ arrogant claims, arrogant claims, and his power over and his power over church and state, church and state, would establish the would establish the Roman brand of Roman brand of Christianity as the Christianity as the dominant religion in dominant religion in the Roman empire. the Roman empire.

508 AD508 AD

Use of Use of ForceForce

538 AD538 AD

By 538 AD, the By 538 AD, the knowledge of knowledge of Christ’s daily Christ’s daily ministration in ministration in the heavenly the heavenly sanctuary was sanctuary was eclipsed.eclipsed.

508 AD508 AD

Use of Use of ForceForce

538 AD538 AD

Satan was then Satan was then successful in successful in maintaining this maintaining this eclipse of Christ eclipse of Christ during during the 1260 years the 1260 years of papal of papal supremacy, supremacy, 538-1798 AD. 538-1798 AD.

508 AD508 AD 1798 AD1798 AD

Practiced and ProsperedPracticed and Prospered

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." (2 Thess 2:3, 4)

"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." (2 Thess 2:11)

Isaiah 37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. NOTICE THE FOLLOWING

Now is the time for the careless to arouse from their slumber. Now is the time to entreat that souls shall not only hear the word of God, but without delay secure oil in their vessels with their lamps. That oil is the righteousness of Christ. It represents character, and character is not transferable. No man can secure it for another. Each must obtain for himself a character purified from every stain of sin. {TM 233.2}


Then I heard one saint Then I heard one saint speaking, and another speaking, and another saint said unto that saint said unto that certain saint which certain saint which spoke, spoke,

sanctuary presentation 3. the sanctuary siege

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