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Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

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The Heavenly Sanctuary in Prophecy<br />

In the above discussion we focused on the<br />

sanctuary from the type-antitype perspective. Now<br />

we will look at it in prophecy.<br />

The Anointing <strong>of</strong> the Heavenly Sanctuary<br />

The 70-week prophecy <strong>of</strong> Daniel 9 pointed to<br />

the inauguration <strong>of</strong> Christ's priestly ministry in the<br />

heavenly sanctuary. One <strong>of</strong> the last events to take<br />

place during the 490 years was the anointing <strong>of</strong> the<br />

"Most Holy" (Dan. 9:24; see chapter 4). The<br />

Hebrew qodesh qodeshim that has been translated<br />

as "Most Holy" literally means Holy <strong>of</strong> Holies. It<br />

would therefore be better to translate the phrase "to<br />

anoint a Holy <strong>of</strong> Holies" or "to anoint the most<br />

holy place" (NASB).<br />

As during the inauguration <strong>of</strong> the earthly<br />

sanctuary it was anointed with holy oil to<br />

consecrate it for its services, so in its inauguration<br />

the heavenly sanctuary was to be anointed to<br />

consecrate it for Christ's intercessory ministry.<br />

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