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4. The Sanctuary Contents 1. The Heavenly Sanctuary 2. “Heaven” on Earth 3. Sacrifices 4. Lessons From the Sanctuary 5. Atonement: Purification Offering 6. The Day of Atonement 7. Christ, Our Sacrifice 8. Christ, Our Priest 9. The Pre-Advent Judgment 10. The Eschatological Day of Atonement 11. Our Prophetic Message 12. The Cosmic Conflict Over God’s Character 13. Exhortations From the Sanctuary

5. The Great Controversy 488 Our Goal {169} “ THE SANCTUARY in heaven is the very center of Christ’s work in behalf of men. … It opens to view the plan of redemption, bringing us down to the very close of time and revealing the triumphant issue of the contest between righteous and sin. It is of the utmost importance that all should thoroughly investigate these subjects.”

6. The Sanctuary Lesson 8, November 25 The Sanctuary Lesson 8, November 25 Christ, Our Priest

7. Key Text Hebrews 8:1, 2 NASB “ NOW THE main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.”

8. Christ, Our Priest Initial Words {255} AFTER HIS resurrection and ascension to the heavenly sanctuary, Christ entered into a new phase of the plan of redemption (Heb. 2:17). He was inaugurated as Priest and began His priestly ministry in order to mediate His perfect sacrifice in behalf of those covered, by faith, by His blood.

9. Christ, Our Priest Quick Look 1. Our HIGH PRIEST (Hebrews 4:14, 15) 2. ADVOCATE, INTERCESSOR and MEDIATOR (1 John 2:1, 2) 3. The ONE SACRIFICE (Matthew 27:50, 51)

10. Christ, Our Priest 1. Our High Priest Hebrews 4:14, 15 NKJV “SEEING THEN that we have a great High Priest…Jesus the Son of God…. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

11. 1. Our High Priest Better Than Aaron, Melchizedek {256} MELCHIZEDEK IS the king of the city of Salem (Salem means “peace,” so he is the “King of Peace”). His name means “King of Righteousness,” which speaks of his character. He is detached from history, as his familial line is not given.

12. 1. Our High Priest Better Than Aaron, Melchizedek {256} His birth and death are not mentioned. So, it seems as if he had no beginning and no end, and he is “priest of the Most High God.” Melchizedek, then, is a type of Christ. But Christ is even more.

13. 1. Our High Priest Better Than Aaron, Melchizedek {256} The book of Hebrews portrays Christ as the new High Priest. He is of a better order than even Aaron; not only does He fulfill the requirements of the Aaronite priesthood, He enhances them. Jesus had no sin and did not need to bring an offering for Himself. He Himself was the offering—the most perfect offering possible.

14. 1. Our High Priest His Qualities {259} Merciful and faithful (Hebrews 2:17). He bestows His gift to us and is loyal to His Father and to us. With Us (2:18; 5:2, 7). Lived as a human. Over us (3:6). Enjoys full authority. As we are (4:15). Tempted as we are. For us (9:24; 7:25). Represents us.

15. Christ, Our Priest 2. Advocate, Intercessor, and Mediator 1 John 2:1, 2 NKJV “THESE THINGS I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father. Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but also for the whole world.”

16. 2. Advocate, Intercessor, and Mediator The Parakletos {257} THE GREEK parakletos designates a legal assistant or advocate, someone who appears in another’s behalf as “intercessor.” Jesus is our Advocate, and He defends us because otherwise we would have no hope.

17. 2. Advocate, Intercessor, and Mediator The Parakletos {257} Our Advocate is “righteous,” which gives us the assurance that the Father will hear Christ’s intercession, for Christ could do nothing that His righteous Father would reject. Christ intercedes for those who have sinned, presenting Himself—who has not sinned—as the Righteous One who stands in their stead.

18. 2. Advocate, Intercessor, and Mediator Made Reconciliation {258} Christ is called the one Mediator between God and man. There is no one else because, in fact, no one else is necessary. Though sin had destroyed the close communion between humanity and God and would have led to the destruction of the race, Christ came and restored the connection.

19. 2. Advocate, Intercessor, and Mediator Made Reconciliation {258} This is reconciliation. He alone is the link between God and humanity, and through this link we can enjoy a full covenant relationship with the Lord. By being both God and human, Jesus is able to link heaven and earth with ties that can never be broken.

20. Christ, Our Priest 3. The One Sacrifice Matthew 27:50, 51 NKJV “AND JESUS cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom….”

21. 3. The One Sacrifice Complete Sufficiency {260} A CRUCIAL purpose of the earthly sanctuary service was to reveal—in symbols, in types, in mini- prophecies—the death and high priestly ministry of Jesus. Sin is something too terrible to be solved merely by the death of animals.

22. 3. The One Sacrifice Complete Sufficiency {260} Instead, all of that spilled blood was to point to the only solution for sin, and that was the death of Jesus Himself. That it took His death, the death of the One who was equal to God (Phil. 2:6), in order to atone for sin shows just how bad sin really is.

23. 3. The One Sacrifice Complete Sufficiency {260} Another crucial point: the complete sufficiency of Christ’s one death. Though the animal sacrifices had to be repeated time and time again, Jesus’ single sacrifice was sufficient to cover the sins of all humanity. God revealed this when the inner veil of the sanctuary was torn super- naturally after the death of Jesus.

24. Selected Messages 2:32, 33 Final Words {261} “Through faith in His blood, all may be made perfect in Christ Jesus. Thank God that we are not dealing with impossibilities. We may claim sanctification. We may enjoy the favor of God. We are not to be anxious about what Christ and God think of us, but about what God thinks of Christ, our Substitute.”