Spokes of the Sanctuary

UNTO TWO THOUSAND AND THREE HUNDRED DAYS; THEN SHALL THE SANCTUARY BE CLEANSED. Daniel 8:14

"Let us then say, by way of anticipation, that the sanctuary is a great central object in the plan of salvation.  

There is no one subject which so fully as this unites together all parts of revelation into one harmonious whole.  

The spokes of a wheel, considered by themselves and apart, may

be symmetrical and beautiful; but their uses are made apparent and their utility demonstrated only when, fixed together by a central hub and exterior fellies, they appear as component parts of a perfect wheel. 

In the great wheel of truth, the sanctuary occupies this central position. 

In the light of this subject, the books of Moses, with their detail of offerings and sacrifices, their minutiae of rites and ceremonies, usually considered so void of interest and use, if not of meaning also, become animated with life and radiant with consistency and beauty. It is a key to the interpretation of the most important prophecies which are having their fulfillment at the present time.

From it, in every direction, they radiate.  

Like a brilliant lamp introduced into a darkened room, it illuminates the whole Mosaic economy." Uriah Smith