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atonement, which is going on in the sanctuary above. When this grand
truth is seen and understood, those who hold it will work in harmony
with Christ to prepare a people to stand in the great day of God, and
their efforts will be successful.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:575
.
Christ’s priestly intercession is now going on in our behalf in the
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sanctuary above. But how few have a real understanding that our great
High Priest presents before the Father His own blood, claiming for
the sinner who receives Him as his personal Saviour all the graces
which His covenant embraces as the reward of His sacrifice. This
sacrifice made Him abundantly able to save to the uttermost all that
come unto God by Him, seeing He liveth to make intercession for
them.—
Manuscript 92, 1899
.
Christ as High Priest within the veil so immortalized Calvary,
that though He liveth unto God, He dies continually to sin and thus
if any man sin, he has an Advocate with the Father. He arose from
the tomb enshrouded with a cloud of angels in wondrous power and
glory,—the Deity and humanity combined. He took in His grasp the
world over which Satan claimed to preside as his lawful territory, and
by His wonderful work in giving His life, He restored the whole race
of men to favor with God. The songs of triumph echoed and re-echoed
through the worlds. Angel and archangel, cherubim and seraphim,
sang the triumphant song at the amazing achievement.—
Manuscript
50, 1900
.
This is the great day of atonement, and our Advocate is standing
before the Father, pleading as our Intercessor. In place of wrap-
ping about us the garments of self-righteousness, we should be found
daily humbling ourselves before God, confessing our own individual
sins, seeking the pardon of our transgressions, and cooperating with
Christ in the work of preparing our souls to reflect the divine image.—
Manuscript 168, 1898
(SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, Ellen G. White
Comments, on
Hebrews 10:19-21
).
As our Mediator, Jesus was fully able to accomplish this work
of redemption; but O, at what a price! The sinless Son of God was
condemned for the sin in which He had no part, in order that the sinner,
through repentance and faith, might be justified by the righteousness
of Christ, in which he had no personal merit. The sins of every one
who has lived upon the earth were laid upon Christ, testifying to the
fact that no one need be a loser in the conflict with Satan. Provision