Rev. 22:19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book."

Heb. 9:1 Then verily the first covenant had its ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.

9:11 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Holy Places once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

9:24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

Rev. 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Scripture also says do not take away anything from scripture.


Yes, it is only through Christ that we have forgiveness of sin! His death upon the cross is the cleansing blood that takes away our sin.
What you (James) quote about Christ's power to forgive and cleanse His people is correct.

I John 1:7 For the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

It is with grateful hearts that we recognize his cleansing power in our lives, and with praise we rejoice in that forgiveness made possible by His unspeakable loving gift of salvation.

But you are focusing on this to the exclusion of Christ's work in the heavenly sanctuary. You are "taking away" from scripture.

Now Christ Jesus is our High Priest! Our mediator! We need no other in our approach to God. Hebrews stresses the fact that our great High Priest is at the very right hand of God (chap. 1:3), in "heaven itself ... in the presence of God" (chap. 9:24).



There is much more to Christ's work of reconciling ALL THINGS.



While the sanctuary theme runs throughout Scripture, it is seen most clearly in Leviticus, Daniel, Hebrews, and Revelation.

Leviticus and Hebrews are concerned primarily with the priestly functions associated with the sanctuary, while Daniel and Revelation has the theme of judgment running throughout and taking us to the final restoration of all things.


The teaching of "judgment to come" has a firm base in Scripture. (Eccl. 12:14; Acts 24:25; Heb. 9:27; etc.). Those who look to Christ as their Savior and Lord, and follow His leading need not fear the judgment. The judgment is good news for Jesus promised:



Don't you want Christ to present your name before the Father and the holy angels and have your name forever in the book of life?

Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
3:12 " and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

1. It says plainly in Dan. 8:14 , "Unto 2,300 'days', then shall the sanctuary be cleansed."

The word in Daniel 8:14 is
(#6663) “ntsadaq” from "tsadaq" which has a forensic meaning of “justify, vindicate, clear, made righteousness, cleanse" .
Forensic means it is connected with or used in courts of law.

The atonement has to do with the Law, as well as the Gospel. The atonement which the priest made for the people in connection with their daily ministration was different from that made on the tenth day of the seventh month.

In making the former, they went no further than into the Holy Place of the Sanctuary; carrying the sins of the people into the sanctuary, but on the day of Atonement the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies, to place the blood upon the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant under which lay the ten commandments.

The former was made for individuals, removing the sin from them and placing them in the sanctuary, the latter was for the whole nation of Israel collectively, a final removal of all sin from the temple after the blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat above the commandments. The former was made for the forgiveness of sins, the latter for blotting them out as the Priest placed them on the head of the azazel goat which was cast out into the wilderness. The former could be made at any time, the latter only on the tenth day of the seventh month near the end of the symbolic salvation "year".

The Jewish symbolic year began with spring festivals -- Passover (Christ is our Passover Lamb) Christ's death was once and for all not needing to be repeated. The Day of Atonement was at the end of the symbolic salvation "year". They are not the same event.

The sanctuary cleansed in the Leviticus account was the earthly sanctuary of the old covenant.
The Sanctuary to be cleansed at the end of the 2,300 day/years is the heavenly Sanctuary of the new covenant.

Heb. 9:22-23 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns (the earthly sanctuary) of things in the heavens (the heavenly sanctuary) should be purified with these; (animal blood) but the heavenly things (the heavenly sanctuary) themselves with better sacrifices (Christ's blood) than these.
Moses received the patterns of the Sanctuary, built at Sinai from the Lord Himself.


2. Does "shall be cleansed" mean begin to be cleansed, or be cleansed as in "It is finished"? See John 12:31-32

At the end of the 2300 day/years the heavenly work typified by the day of atonement began.

When Jesus declared "It is finished" He was speaking of His tremendous sacrifice -- taking our sins upon Himself and dying upon the cross. (Typified by the Passover) At that point satan's defeat was assured, the plan of salvation was ratified, however the work of atonement is still going on -- we are still in this sinful old world, the final restitution has not yet taken place.

3. Jesus is our High Priest before God in heaven much like you have a member of parliament who has the ears of the Prime Minister in the capital city. See Heb. 10:19-31

Our heavenly High Priest is far more than some "member of parliament".
In that heavenly court (see Daniel 7:9-10) He is given the kingdom of this world (see Daniel 7:14)
Because of his death for our redemption He has the right to present the names of all Who have accepted His gift of salvation before the Father and the holy angels, as citizens of his kingdom who now will not need to die eternally but who will enjoy life everlasting with Him in His kingdom.

Does sprinkling the blood of sacrifice on the veil, altars, vessels and floor of the sanctuary cleanse those articles and the building itself? NO; rather, the opposite. Therefore the act was symbolic of the day of forgiveness of the sin of the congregation, i.e. of the world, through sacrifice (a sacrifice that was even unto death).

1. Yes, it symbolically cleansed the building and its articles (Lev. 16:19).

2. And please notice that the cleansing took place after the sacrifice had been offered. But, since the service was symbolical, of course it pointed forward to a future sacrifice and a future cleansing.

It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Rom 8:34.

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. Heb 7:25.

Does sprinkling the blood of sacrifice on the veil, altars, vessels and floor of the sanctuary cleanse those articles and the building itself? NO; rather, the opposite. Therefore the act was symbolic of the day of forgiveness of the sin of the congregation, i.e. of the world, through sacrifice (a sacrifice that was even unto death).

Jesus Christ said, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him (i.e. afflict their soul in repentance at the foot of the cross) should not perish (i.e. not be cut off from the congregation of the saved) but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

John 3:16 tells of the fulfillment of Dan. 8:14 ("Unto 2,300 'days', then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." See Lev. 16) The gift of the Holy Spirit is tangible evidence of our sure salvation if we hold fast unto the end. See Heb. 3:4-6

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2. See #1; and it was fulfilled on Calvary. Jesus said, "Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” (John 12:31-32) OR don't you believe Jesus anymore?