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Study the Subject of the Sanctuary, August 27
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days;
then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:14
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We should be earnest students of prophecy; we should not rest until
we become intelligent in regard to the subject of the sanctuary, which is
brought out in the visions of Daniel and John. This subject sheds great light
on our present position and work, and gives us unmistakable proof that God
has led us in our past experience. It explains our disappointment in 1844,
showing us that the sanctuary to be cleansed was not the earth, as we had
supposed, but that Christ then entered into the most holy apartment of the
heavenly sanctuary, and is there performing the closing work of His priestly
office, in fulfillment of the words of the angel to the prophet Daniel.
The 2300 days had been found to begin when the commandment of
Artaxerxes for the restoration and building of Jerusalem, went into effect, in
the autumn of 457 B.C. Taking this as the starting point, there was perfect
harmony in the application of all the events foretold in the explanation of
that period in
Daniel 9:25-27
.... The seventy weeks, or 490 years, were to
pertain especially to the Jews. At the expiration of this period, the nation
sealed its rejection of Christ by the persecution of His disciples, and the
apostles turned to the Gentiles, A.D. 34. The first 490 years of the 2300
having then ended, 1810 years would remain. From A.D. 34, 1810 years
extend to 1844. “Then,” said the angel, “shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”
Our faith in reference to the messages of the first, second, and third
angels was correct. The great waymarks we have passed are immovable.
Although the hosts of hell may try to tear them from their foundation, and
triumph in the thought that they have succeeded, yet they do not succeed.
These pillars of truth stand firm as the eternal hills, unmoved by all the
efforts of men combined with those of Satan and his host. We can learn
much, and should be constantly searching the Scriptures to see if these
things are so.
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