A wise father wanted to explain a complex building concept to his young son and needed a way to make his ideas easily understood. therefore he took his son into his younger sister's playroom. using her sandbox plus some cardboard and building blocs, he was able to clearly explain the complex building ideas so that his son could fully understand.
God knew that for humans to understand the heavenly sanctuary and Christ's ministry there for us, He needed to simplify the mysteries of salvation. Our heavenly Father desired us to fully comprehend those eternal truths. Therefore, he used a desert "sandbox" as it were, by which we could "visualise and touch" an example of the true heavenly sanctuary, which we could not see or touch.
Its message of redemption, grace, and love provides us with a beautiful picture of a caring God. The ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary is an essential for salvation as His death on the cross. Christ's once-fe-all death on the cross for our sins completed the atonement. Now He is making the benefits of His sacrifice available to us. Christ wants us to have an everlasting life, as John 3:16 shows us of His love for us all.
The message of the sanctuary illustrates three phases of Christ's ministry: first, His substitutionary sacrifice; second, His priestly mediation; and third, the final judgement. For all these, God used symbols to make it plain. Heb. 11:11,12; 8:2; 9:1-7; 1Tim 2:5; Rev. 22:11,12
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