“Christ had come, not to the earth, as they expected, but, as foreshadowed in the type, to the most holy place of the temple of God in heaven.”
“The intercession of Christ in man's behalf in the sanctuary above is as essential to the plan of salvation as was His death upon the cross.”
“Those who are living upon the earth when the intercession of Christ shall cease in the sanctuary above are to stand in the sight of a holy God without a mediator.”
“As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before God.”
“The law of God in the sanctuary in heaven is the great original, of which the precepts inscribed upon the tables of stone were an exact transcript.”
Christ in His Sanctuary presents a concentrated study of the sanctuary doctrine central to Seventh-day Adventist theology. This 125-page work illuminates the connection between the earthly tabernacle built by Moses and Christ's heavenly ministry as our High Priest. White explains how the sanctuary service in the Old Testament, with its daily and yearly ceremonies, prefigured Christ's two-phase mediatorial work—His ministry in the Holy Place from His ascension to 1844, and His work in the Most Holy Place since that date, culminating in the investigative judgment.
The book traces the Great Disappointment of 1844 and the subsequent discovery that the 2,300-day prophecy of Daniel 8:14 pointed not to Christ's second coming to earth, but to the beginning of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary—the antitypical Day of Atonement. White presents this sanctuary truth as the 'complete system of truth, connected and harmonious,' showing Christ's work of cleansing the sanctuary from the record of sins and determining who shall be accounted worthy of eternal life.
Practical sections explain the significance of the ark, the mercy seat, the tables of the law, and the intercessory ministry of Christ. White emphasizes that understanding sanctuary truth is essential for end-time preparation, as it reveals both the standard of judgment (God's law) and the provision for overcoming (Christ's righteousness). The book presents the sanctuary as the very center of Christ's work for humanity's salvation, warning that 'the subject of the sanctuary was the key which unlocked the mystery of the disappointment of 1844.'
This book is essential for Seventh-day Adventists seeking to understand their prophetic identity and the doctrinal foundations of their faith. It speaks powerfully to those confused about the judgment, offering clarity on Christ's present work. Bible students wrestling with Old Testament sanctuary typology will find the connection to Christ's ministry illuminated. New believers questioning Adventist distinctives need this foundational explanation. Anyone preparing for the close of probation must understand Christ's work in the Most Holy Place.
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