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THE FIVE SANCTUARIES OF THE BIBLE By Nyron Medina

SANCTUARY ONE.
1. God told Moses to build a sanctuary. Ex. 25:8,9.
2. The teaching of the sanctuary was to secure God’s dwelling among Israel. Ex. 25:8; Lev. 26:11,12.
3. In the promise land the sanctuary was placed in a place called Shiloh. Josh. 18:1; Jud. 18:30,31; 1 Sam. 1:24.
4. Shiloh was destroyed and the Lord forsook there after the Philistine took the Ark of the Covenant.
a. The Ark of the Covenant was taken by the Philistine. 1 Sam. 4:3-5,10,11,17,22.
b. The ark is returned and placed in Kirjathjearim. 1 Sam. 6:13-15; 1 Sam. 7:1,2.
c. But Shiloh was destroyed and no more temple (sanctuary) was there. Ps. 78:58-64; Jer. 7:12,14; Jer. 26:6,9.
SANCTUARY TWO.
1. David made a new sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant and placed it there. 2 Sam. 6:1,2,10-12,17.
2. David wanted to build a house (sanctuary) for God, but God objected and said his son Solomon would build it. 2 Sam. 7:1,2,4-7,12,13.
SANCTUARY THREE.
1. Solomon built God’s house (sanctuary) and dedicated it to God. ! Kn. 6:1,14,37,38; 1 Kn. 8:1-11.
2. Many years later that same sanctuary was infiltrated with idolatry and idols. Eze. 8:1-18.
3. Thus the glory (the Shekinah) of God left this sanctuary. Eze. 10:1-7,15-19.
4. This sanctuary built by Solomon was eventually destroyed by the Babylonians. 2 Chr. 36:14-19.
SANCTUARY FOUR.
1. After 70 years of exile God moved upon Cyrus to allow the Jews to rebuild the sanctuary. Ezra. 1:1-5.
2. Stages in its rebuilding and its final finish. Ezra. 3:1-6,8; Ezra. 6:14-18.
3. A prophecy that Christ would come to this sanctuary. Hag. 2:6-9.
4. Eventually Christ came and taught in this repaired sanctuary. Jn. 7:14-16; Jn. 2:18-20; Lk. 21:37.
a. He cleansed the temple. Jn. 2:13-17; Matt. 21:12-17.
b. Finally Christ prophesied of its destruction by the Romans. Lk. 21:5,6; Matt. 24:1,2; Dan. 9:26,27.
5. When Christ died the veil was rent in two symbolizing that the earthly sanctuary and its services lost its validity. Matt. 27:50,51; Mk. 15:37,38.
SANCTUARY FIVE.
1. There is a real and true heavenly sanctuary. Heb. 8:2; Heb. 9:11.
2. Christ was inaugurated as the High Priest and minister of this heavenly sanctuary. Heb. 8:1-3,6; Heb. 4:14-16.
3. As its counterpart on earth, this heavenly sanctuary has two apartments. (Heb. 8:5; Heb. 9:1-7).
4. The way into the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary was not yet made manifest while the first apartment of the earthly sanctuary was yet in service. Heb. 9:8,9; Heb. 9:1-7.
5. When Christ rose again and entered into heaven, He entered into the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary. Heb. 9:12,24,25; Heb. 10:19.
6. Christ entered into the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary in the year 1844 at the end of the 2300 days/years for the Investigative Judgment. Dan. 8:14; Dan. 7:9,10,13; Rev. 11:18,19.
7. God’s way – the Truths of Christ, the Plan of Salvation – is in the sanctuary. (Ps. 77:13; Jn. 14:6; 2 Jn. 9).
8. The Papacy took suppressing dominion over the gospel. Dan. 7:24,25.
9. But when the judgment sits he loses that dominion. Dan. 7:9,10,13,26.
10. The judgment starts when the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary is open, thus at that time the Papacy loses his obscuring dominion over the gospel. Rev. 11: 18,19.
11. This is the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary, thus at this event the Papacy loses its dominion over the gospel. Dan. 8:14.
12. The Papal little horn tramples the Truth. Dan. 8:11-13.
13. How long is he allowed to do this? Unto two thousand and three hundred days/years, at the beginning of the cleansing of the sanctuary, thus at this date the Papacy loses his obscuring dominion. Dan.8:13,14.
14. The mystery of God is to be completed at the sounding of the seventh angel. Rev. 10:7.
15. The mystery of God is the gospel. Eph. 6:19.
16. When the seventh angel sounds the judgment begins in the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary. Rev. 11:15-19.
17. Thus with the recovery of the full gospel we must preach the Truth again. Rev. 10:11.

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