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Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love. (COL 415)

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Jesus earned the right to own our sins

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they [our sins] are also quarantined within the blood of Jesus Himself.

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"Important truths concerning the atonement are taught by the typical service. A substitute was accepted in the sinner's stead; but the sin was not canceled by the blood of the victim. A means was thus provided by which it was transferred to the sanctuary. By the offering of blood the sinner acknowledged the authority of the law, confessed his guilt in transgression, and expressed his desire for pardon through faith in a Redeemer to come; but he was not yet entirely released from the condemnation of the law. On the Day of Atonement the high priest, having taken an offering from the congregation, went into the most holy place with the blood of this offering, and sprinkled it upon the mercy seat, directly over the law, to make satisfaction for its claims. Then, in his character of mediator, he took the sins upon himself and bore them from the sanctuary. Placing his hands upon the head of the scapegoat, he confessed over him all these sins, thus in figure transferring them from himself to the goat. The goat then bore them away, and they were regarded as forever separated from the people."
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"As anciently the sins of the people were by faith placed upon the sin offering and through its blood transferred, in figure, to the earthly sanctuary, so in the new covenant the sins of the repentant are by faith placed upon Christ and transferred, in fact, to the heavenly sanctuary. And as the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the removal of the sins by which it had been polluted, so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sins which are there recorded....
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"It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration, He will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty."
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I think what Mike's trying to say (and correct me if I'm wrong Mike) is that the sins of believers are literally, actually transferred from the believing sinner, through the merits of the blood of Christ, to the heavenly sanctuary by a mystical process we limited mortals can't really understand.

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I’m still uncomfortable Tom, with your statement that the blood of Christ is not the real cleansing agent.

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The Father of the universe continually pours forth an endless river of love to all, which will eventually prove to be either eternal life or utter destruction to every person. Never does anything contrary to His love proceed from Him, and the intent of that love is always to give and sustain life, never to destroy... Healing to those who embrace it, because the love of God cleanses the ehart of its guilt and shame. Horrible to those who reject it, because the very same love cannot avoid drawing attention to the infinite contrast which exists between itself and human sinfulness....

Acceptance of His mercy always tends the heart toward reighteousness. Those who embrace God's mercy for sin inevitably fall in love with Him and seek to incorporate the principles of His law into their lives....

Sin's power is broken by means of revelation, by the enlightenment of the mind and emotions concerning the true character of God. When we see and believe the love that God has toard us, sin loses its hold on our heart...

There is nothing more healing to the sinful heart than to be fully known and yet fully loved. Those who met Jesus sensed that He knew everything about them and still loved them. (54, 55)

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