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The European Union in Prophecy
The matchless splendor of the earthly tabernacle reflected to human vision the
glories of that heavenly temple where Christ our forerunner ministers for us before
the throne of God. The abiding place of the King of kings, where thousand thousands
minister unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stand before Him (Daniel
7:10); that temple, filled with the glory of the eternal throne, where seraphim, its
shining guardians, veil their faces in adoration, could find, in the most magnificent
structure ever reared by human hands, but a faint reflection of its vastness and glory.
Yet important truths concerning the heavenly sanctuary and the great work there
carried forward for man's redemption were taught by the earthly sanctuary and its
services.
The holy places of the sanctuary in heaven are represented by the two
apartments in the sanctuary on earth. As in vision the apostle John was granted a
view of the temple of God in heaven, he beheld there "seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne." Revelation 4:5. He saw an angel "having a golden censer; and there
was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints
upon the golden altar which was before the throne." Revelation 8:3. Here the prophet
was permitted to behold the first apartment of the sanctuary in heaven; and he saw
there the "seven lamps of fire" and "the golden altar," represented by the golden
candlestick and the altar of incense in the sanctuary on earth. Again, "the temple of
God was opened" (Revelation 11:19), and he looked within the inner veil, upon the
holy of holies. Here he beheld "the ark of His testament," represented by the sacred
chest constructed by Moses to contain the law of God.
Thus those who were studying the subject found indisputable proof of the
existence of a sanctuary in heaven. Moses made the earthly sanctuary after a pattern
which was shown him. Paul teaches that that pattern was the true sanctuary which
is in heaven. And John testifies that he saw it in heaven. In the temple in heaven,
the dwelling place of God, His throne is established in righteousness and judgment.
In the most holy place is His law, the great rule of right by which all mankind are
tested. The ark that enshrines the tables of the law is covered with the mercy seat,
before which Christ pleads His blood in the sinner's behalf. Thus is represented the
union of justice and mercy in the plan of human redemption.
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