Lessons for Bible Students.
The Sanctuary---Continued.
(PROPHECY OF DANIEL, PP, 67-75.) 1. Does the sanctuary of the old covenant constitute the sanctuary of the new? 2. What was that sanctuary? 3. When the work of the first tabernacle was accomplished, what took place? 4. How long were the typical sanctuary and carnal ordinances to last? 5. And when that time arrived, what took place? 6. What did the rending of the vail of the earthly sanctuary at the death of the Saviour, evince? 7. What did Christ solemnly declare? 9. What is meant by the host? 10. Has this host, or church, had either sanctuary or priesthood in old Jerusalem for the past 1800 years? 11. Where has it had both? 12. Of what was the typical sanctuary while standing an evidence? 13. But when its services were abolished what took its place? 14. Of what were the holy places made with hands, figures or patterns? 15. By what have they been superceded? 16. What, and where, has been the sanctuary since the commencement of Christ's priesthood? 17. Where is this plainly stated? 18. Of what are these points conclusive evidence? 19. In his instructions to Daniel, did Gabriel point out to him, the transition from the figure or pattern, to the true tabernacle in Heaven? 20. What did he explain in reference to the 2300 days? 21. Then the whole of the 2300 days does not belong to whom? 22. In the period of 70 weeks, which was cut off, the transgression was to be finished; what is meant by that expression? 23. What did Gabriel show Daniel respecting the earthly sanctuary? 24. After being destroyed how long was it to remain desolate? 25. Does Gabriel bring to Daniel's view the new covenant, and in what language? 26. How does he bring to view the new-covenant church, or host? 27. Does he bring to view the new-covenant sacrifice, and how? 28. Does he bring to view the Mediator of the new covenant? 29. What does he inform Daniel respecting the new covenant sanctuary? 30. What was the Most Holy which was then to be anointed? 31. What authorities can be cited to prove this? 32. As the ministration in the earthly tabernacle began with the anointing of that tabernacle, with what are we here shown that the ministry in Heaven commenced? p. 70 near top. 33. What is therefore an established fact? 34. At what point is the transfer from the earthly to the heavenly tabernacle, placed by Gabriel? 35. What do we now see that Gabriel explained in Daniel ix? 37. What is the first consideration to prove that the heavenly sanctuary has two holy places? 38. If the earthly sanctuary consisted of two holy places, and the great original consisted of only one, what would there be? 39. Did the temple of Solomon, as its distinguished feature, consist of two holy places? 40. Of what does he say that that was a resemblance, in Wisdom of Solomon ix, 8? 41. Of what is this clear proof? 42. What does Paul plainly state? 43. Of what is this direct evidence? 44. What word does the apostle use in speaking of the heavenly sanctuary? 45. What has the expression, "holiest of all," in Heb. ix, 8, x, 19, been supposed to prove? 46. What is the expression in these instances? 48. In these three texts, how does Macknight render the word? 49. Do we find in the heavenly sanctuary vessels similar to those used in the earthly? 50. What scriptures speak of the ark of God's testament, and the cherubim? 51. What scriptures mention the golden altar of incense? 52. In what scriptures is the golden candlestick brought to view? 53. What is the heavenly sanctuary called by David, Habakkuk, and John? 54. What by Zechariah and Jeremiah? 57. What are the agents by which the sanctuary is trodden under foot? 58. What are these two desolations? 59. What is often urged as a sufficient argument against the view of a sanctuary in heaven? 60. What is the answer to this? 61. What is the little horn represented in the same vision as doing? 62. What is expressly predicted of the Papal power? 63. What is the language of this vision thus shown to be? 64. How has Satan through Paganism and Papacy trodden under foot the sanctuary of God? 65. In the days of the Judges and Samuel, where was Satan's rival sanctuary? 66. Where did the Philistines deposit the ark when taken from Israel? 67. After the erection of Solomon's temple, where was Satan's rival sanctuary? 68. Where, and what, was it in the days of Nebuchadnezzar? 69. What was carried into this temple? 70. At a still later period what did Satan establish? 71. After the typical sanctuary gave place to the true what did Satan do? 72. What did he have thenceforward at Rome? 73. And what did he have in that temple? 74. What has this Papal abomination done? and how? 75. What has it done to the sanctuary? and how? 76. What has it done to the Son of God? and how? 77. What have been the great objects of these vain attempts of Satan?