Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

condemned their actions and provided elaborate
requirements for reconciliation with God. From
Sinai until Christ's death, transgressors of the
Decalogue found hope, forgiveness, and cleansing
by faith in the gospel portrayed by the sanctuary
services of the ceremonial law.
The Law and the Gospel After the Cross. As
many Christians have observed, the Bible indicates
that while Christ's death abolished the ceremonial
law, it affirmed the continued validity of the moral
law.[20] Note the evidence:
1. The ceremonial law
When Christ died, He fulfilled the prophetic
symbolism of the sacrificial system. Type met
antitype, and the ceremonial law came to an end.
Centuries earlier Daniel had predicted that the
death of the Messiah would "bring an end to
sacrifice and offering" (Dan. 9:27; see chapter 4 of
this book). When Jesus died, the veil of the temple
was supernaturally torn in two from top to bottom
(Matt. 27:51), indicating the end of the spiritual
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