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The Everlasting Gospel
The Life of Sanctification
or
Life after "death"
Sanctification is the word used in the Bible to describe the state in which "the faith that works by love" develops the Christian character. Galatians 5:6; James 1:27.
See note 5, page 26. (The phrase "righteousness by faith" is NOT mentioned in the Bible, for righteousness is right-doing!)It is only after the experience of "pass over" that the new-born Christian can go, whenever he or she desires, through the entrance veil into the sanctuary grounds (the earthly kingdom of heaven), to praise God and promise obedience with his or her "burnt" offering of consecration, the "meat/meal" offering of possessions, and the "peace" offering of thanksgiving.
It is only after re-birth that they have the "power" of Christ to be able to do that, therefore we should prayerfully study those three rituals in the light of the pass over.
Leviticus chapters 1, 2 and 3. See Appendix D, page 46.Moreover, if a Christian (male or female) commits an action of sin AFTER THE experience of pass over, and then becomes aware of what it really is, he/she may come to the tabernacle courtyard (a sanctified place on earth shunned by sinners), and by the laying on of hands (in a prayer) confess that action of sin onto the head of a YOUNG FEMALE GOAT, being very specific about the action committed. 1 John 1:9.
See Appendix E, page 60, paragraph 1.That BOTH males and females should come to the sanctuary for confession of sin is specified in the Bible, but this was gradually turned into a prohibition by men acting under Satan’s direction, and is not often recognised today.
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(Begin quote)Numbers 5:
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 6 "Speak to the children of Israel, When A MAN OR WOMAN shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD [or against a fellow human], and that person be guilty; 7 then they shall confess their sin which they have done [a specific act of sin]: and he [or she] shall recompense his [her] trespass with the principal thereof, and add to it the fifth part thereof [a 20% fine], and give it to him against whom he [she] has trespassed.8
But if the man [who was sinned against is dead or missing and] have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; beside [as well as] the ram of the atonement [Leviticus 6:6-7], whereby an atonement shall be made for him [or her, and he/she be forgiven and cleansed].***************
(End quote)As we have read, in similar circumstances a priest brought a
young bullock (Leviticus 4:3); a leader in the church brought a male goat
(Leviticus 4:23); and they also laid hands on their offering to confess their
sin. This difference in animals was to show the difference God sees in THEIR
actions of sin.
A congregation (a corporate entity) was also asked to confess any deviation from
the right with the elders laying on their hands onto a bullock (Leviticus 4:14).
Sometimes, because of the enormity of the sin, a ram was required for an
ordinary Christian, but never a male lamb. Leviticus 5:15.
It was mostly men who were mentioned in the Old Testament times as performing these ceremonies because female Christians often did this at home "by faith". They were too busy bringing up the children and endeavouring to run their homes in God’s way to waste time on rituals which were only pictures of the truth. Their "sanctuary" was in their hearts and minds as Jesus later explained to another woman. "Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me, the hour comes, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem
[or in the sanctuary], worship the Father. You worship you know not what [in ignorance]: we [Jews] know what we worship: for salvation is of [taught by] the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth [as well as in actions]". John 4:21-24. See also James 1:27."Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered without
[outside] the gate. Let us go forth therefore to Him without the camp, bearing His reproach. For here have we no continuing [everlasting] city, but we seek one to come. By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. But to do good and to communicate [share] forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased". Hebrews 13:12-16.However, whenever he/she makes a "sin offering" (a prayer of confession) then or now, it is AS A SINFUL CHRISTIAN, not a sinner or child of Satan. A fig tree produces figs, but occasionally one may be bad – a car wheel rolls because it is round and may get an occasional puncture – so a Christian lives by his/her nature, with maybe, occasional lapses.
In the days of the sanctuary he or she killed the animal while it bore the sin in their stead, for by sinning as Christians we are responsible for the continuing death of Christ (it is not yet complete). The officiating priest then sprinkled some of its blood onto the horns of the brass altar (of Calvary) which stands in the courtyard, and poured the rest down on the earth.
See Appendix E, page 60, paragraph 5.By this action of repentance, (the recognition that his/her Saviour is now suffering for that action of sin, and the remembrance that he/she has died with Him in the Passover), the "sinful" Christian is restored to purity and forgiven. Colossians 2:12-13; 1 John 1:9.
The priest who helped in the ceremony then eats that female goat’s body (ritually a portion of it) and the sin becomes his by transfer.
The FORGIVEN and CLEANSED Christian goes back home feeling happy and enjoying the Sabbath "rest". Matthew 11:27-28; Hebrews 4:1-5.
The "SINFUL" PRIEST is not so happy.
He now bears the burden and guilt of the sin and he wants to
go home too.
So he looks for the high priest. If he is not available another "clean" priest
newly come on duty will do, for they all represent Christ. The SINFUL priest
then confesses HIS sin onto the head of a bullock and kills it (the sin became
his when he ate the flesh of the goat of the erring Christian).
The CLEAN priest who is helping him takes a bowl of the blood of the bullock into the first apartment of the sanctuary building (which represents heaven). He sprinkles some of it seven times on the floor in front of the second veil which also symbolises Christ’s protective power. Hebrews 10:19-20. This is as close to God as he can get without dying even though he is "clean", because he is still in his earthly body.
Some drops are also put on the horns of the golden altar of incense (the prayer altar) that is standing next to him in the first room. The remainder of the bullock’s blood is then taken back out of the building and poured on the ground around the brass altar out in the courtyard. Leviticus 4:7.
The body of this animal is not eaten, but is taken outside the sanctuary area, outside the camp, to a "clean" (sanctified) place and totally burnt there. See Leviticus 6:30.
Now the sin/death of the ordinary Christian has joined the record of death of the priest’s sin.
SO IT IS THE PRIEST’S SIN WHICH IS NOW IN THE SANCTUARY building, AND IT GOT THERE BY A BULLOCK’S BLOOD.
NOTE THAT HE IS NOT FORGIVEN FOR IT. (THERE IS NO MENTION OF FORGIVENESS OR ATONEMENT FOR HIM, BECAUSE HE IS JUST A MEANS OF TRANSFER for someone else.)
However, he is now free from it and can leave the sanctuary area.
The process is repeated all day and every day, 24 hours, 7 days a week as required. It does not stop for Sabbath. In fact, it increases on that day as many more convicted Christians come for cleansing. Therefore the earth in front of the second veil and the horns of the golden altar becomes heavily polluted with death.
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