repentance of sin and faith in Christ , are entitled to the benefits of His atonement . The cleansing of the sanctuary therefore involves a work of investigation--a work of judgment . This work must be performed prior to the coming of Christ to redeem His people ; for when He comes , His reward is with Him to give to every man according to his works . Revelation 22:12 . Thus those who followed in the light of the prophetic word saw that , instead of coming to the earth at the termination of the 2300 days in 1844 , Christ then entered the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary to perform the closing work of atonement preparatory to His coming .
It was seen , also , that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice , and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator , the scapegoat typified Satan , the author of sin , upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed . When the high priest , by virtue of the blood of the sin offering , removed the sins from the sanctuary , he placed them upon the scapegoat . When Christ , by virtue of His own blood , removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration , He will place them upon Satan , who , in the execution of the judgment , must bear the final penalty . The scapegoat was sent away into a land not inhabited , never to come again into the congregation of Israel . So will Satan be forever banished from the presence of God and His people , and he will be blotted from existence in the final destruction of sin and sinners .
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