"There Is a Real Sanctuary in the Heaven of Heavens
The Word of God points clearly to a "sanctuary," or a "temple," in heaven. Notice:
a. The Testimony of the New Testament. In Hebrews 8:2 we read that Jesus is "a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."
In Hebrews 9:23, 24: "The patterns of things in the heavens should be purified . . . with better sacrifices. . . . For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself."
b. The Testimony of the Old Testament. The tabernacle in the wilderness, and later the Temple, were made "after the pattern" (Ex. 25:8; 1 Chron. 28:11, 12).
This has been thought by some to be just like a blueprint, something like a building plan.... read also that David understood that God's real sanctuary was in heaven, even though Israel had a glorious Temple at Jerusalem.
"For he [God] hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth." (Ps. 102:19)."
W.E. Read
The Word of God points clearly to a "sanctuary," or a "temple," in heaven. Notice:
In Hebrews 9:23, 24: "The patterns of things in the heavens should be purified . . . with better sacrifices. . . . For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself."
b. The Testimony of the Old Testament. The tabernacle in the wilderness, and later the Temple, were made "after the pattern" (Ex. 25:8; 1 Chron. 28:11, 12).
This has been thought by some to be just like a blueprint, something like a building plan.... read also that David understood that God's real sanctuary was in heaven, even though Israel had a glorious Temple at Jerusalem.
"For he [God] hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth." (Ps. 102:19)."
W.E. Read
