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everyone that asketh them a reason of the hope that is in them.
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. By
His death He began that work which after His resurrection He ascended
to complete in heaven. We must by faith enter within the veil, “whither
the forerunner is for us entered.” Hebrews 6:20. There the light from the
cross of Calvary is reflected. There we may gain a clearer insight into
the mysteries of redemption. The salvation of man is accomplished at
an infinite expense to heaven; the sacrifice made is equal to the broadest
demands of the broken law of God. Jesus has opened the way to the
Father’s throne, and through His mediation the sincere desire of all who
come to Him in faith may be presented before God.
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth
and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13. If those who
hide and excuse their faults could see how Satan exults over them, how
he taunts