“judgment has come”

“Judgment Has Come”

1. Accused (defendant)2. Accuser ( plaintiff, state)3. Judge4. Lawyer (defense attorney)5. Witnesses (if any)6. Jury7. Documents, Records, Evidence8. The Law (authority of the land)

2 Corinthians 5:10

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”

“And behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to everyone accord-ing to his works.”

Revelation 22:12

Pre-Advent Judgment/ Investigative Judgment

“The subject of the sanctu-ary and the investigative judgment should be clearly understood by the people of God. All need a knowledge for themselves of the posi-tion and work of their High Priest.

Pre-Advent Judgment/ Investigative Judgment

“Otherwise it will be impos-sible for them to exercise the faith which is essential at this time or to occupy the position which God de-signs them to fill. Great Con-troversy pp. 488

“And the wordbecame flesh anddwelt among us”

John 1:14

“According to all that I show you, that is, the pat-tern of the tabernacle and all its furnishings you shall make it.”

“And see that you make it according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.”

Revelation 11:19

“Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in heaven.”

The earthly sanctuary

The heavenly sanctuary

• Type (typical service) • Shadow (of the True)• Figure• Pattern• copy (of the True)

• Anti-type• True

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bod-ies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service” Romans 12:1

A Transfer of Sin

Sinner Lamb Priest Sanctuary

A Transfer of Sin

“Both ceremonies alike symbolized the transfer of the sin from the penitent to the sanctuary” PP 354.

A Transfer of Sin

“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.

A Transfer of Sin

“By the offering of the blood the sinner ac-knowledged 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 released from the condemnation of the law.” GC 420

“one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scape-

goat”

The cleansing of the sanctuary on:

The Day of Atonement

“And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

For any person who is not af-flicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people” Lev. 23:28, 29

“Every man was required to af-flict his soul while this work of atonement was going forward. All business was to be laid aside, and the whole congregation

of Israel were to spend the day in solemn humiliation before God, with prayer, fasting, and deep searching of heart.” GC 419.

“Aaron shall lay both hands on his handson the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Is-rael, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away.” Lev 16: 21

“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.” GC 420

“The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited

land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.”Leviticus 16:21, 22

ScapegoatPriestSanctu-ary

A transfer of sin on Day of Atonement

“It was symbolic for the present time” He-brews 9:9

Present Truth

• Jesus in the altar of sacrifice.“Behold the Lamb of God who takes the sin of the world”

John 1:29

“He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he did not open His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth”

Isaiah 53:7

“And the high priest arose and said to him, “Do you answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You? But Jesus kept silent.”

Matthew 26:62, 63

“He [the priest] shall skin the burnt offering and cut if into its pieces.” Lev. 1:6

“Then the soldiers, when they had cruci-fied Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, and also the tunic.” John 19:23

Present Truth

• Jesus in the altar of sacrifice.• Jesus as the laver.

“And immediately, coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Spirit of descending upon Him like a dove” Mark 1:10

Present Truth

• Jesus as the altar of sacrifice and as High Priest.• Jesus as the laver.• Jesus in the courtyard.“The Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” Matthew 9:35

Present Truth

• Jesus as the altar of sacrifice and as High Priest.• Jesus as the laver.• Jesus in courtyard.• Jesus as High Priest.

“But Christ came as High Priest” Hebrews 9:11

When did Jesus enter the Holy Place in Heaven?

Jesus Enters the Holy Place

“After His ascension, our Saviour began His work as our high priest” GC 420

Jesus in the Holy Place

“It was the work of the priest in the daily ministration to present before God the blood of the sin offering, also the incense which ascended with the prayers of Is-rael.

Jesus in the Holy Place

“So did Christ plead His blood before the Father in behalf of sinners, and present before Him, with also the precious fra-grance of His own righteous-ness, the prayers of penitent believers.” GC 421

Jesus in the Holy Place

“For eighteen centuries this work of ministration continued in the first apartment of the sanctuary. The blood of Christ, pleaded in behalf of penitent believers, secured their pardon and accepted with the father,

Jesus in the Holy Place

“Yet, their sins still remained upon the books of record. GC 421

Jesus in the Holy Place“The blood of Christ, while it was to release the repentant sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel sin; it would stand on record in the sanctuary until the final atonement. PP 357

• William Miller• 1782-1849• American Baptist Preacher• Atheist/ Deist• “Specially chosen by God” GC 317• Carefully studied books of Daniel & Revelation• Predicted the Second Coming to occur in 1843, 1844

“I was thus satisfied that the Bible

is a system of revealed truths”

-William Miller

“And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

2300 days

Sanctuary Cleansed

“ Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city”

Prophetic Key

1 day= 1 year

2300 years

2300 days= 2300 years

70 wks= 490 years

70 weeks (490 years)

Jews “cut off”

Daniel 8:14~

Prophetic Key

69 wks= 483 years

70 weeks (490 years)

Jews “cut off”

69 weeks (483 years)

“Mes-siah”

7 wks 62 wks

“Know therefore and understand, that from the coming forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty two weeks.

Daniel 8:14 ~

Prophetic Key

69 wks= 483 years

70 weeks (490 years)

Jews “cut off”

69 weeks (483 years)

“Mes-siah”

7 wks 62 wks

“And after the sixty-two weeks [the] Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself”

Daniel 8:14~

Prophetic Key

69 wks= 483 years

70 weeks (490 years)

Jews “cut off”

“Then He shall confirm a covenant with many for one week”

69 weeks (483 years)

“Mes-siah”

7 wks 62 wks 1 wk

“But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and of-fering”

1 week (7 years)

“end to sacrifice”

Daniel 8:14~

When does it begin?“Know therefore and understand, that from the com-ing forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem…”

3 Commands:1st 537 B.C. –Cyrus’ Decree2nd 579 B.C. –Darius’ Decree3rd 457 B.C. –Artaxerxes’ De-cree

70 weeks (490 years)

(483 years) 27 A.D

7 wks 62 wks 1 wk

457 B.C

“end to sacrifice”

“Messiah” “cut off”

31 A.D

34 A.D

1844

2300 years

457 B.C 27 A.D 31 A.D 34 A.D

1810

“But Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, not to appear in presence of God for us.” Hebrews 9:11

NOW1844

“We are now living in the great day of atonement.” GC 490

“In the typical service, while the high priest was making the atonement for Israel, all were re-quired to afflict their souls by re-pentance of sin and humiliation before the Lord, lest they be cut off from among the people. In like manner, all who would have their names retained in the book of life, should now, in the few remaining days of their probation afflict their souls before God by sorrow for sin and true repentance.

NOW1844

“We are now living in the great day of atonement.” GC 490

“There must be deep, faithful searching of heart. The light, friv-olous spirit indulged by many pro-fessed Christians must be put away.” GC 490

“Judgment Has Come”

Judgment: A two-fold ministry

• Jesus makes atonement for sinners

• “Investigative Judgment”

Jesus enters the Most Holy Place“to perform the work of investiga-tive judgment and to make an atone-ment for all who are shown to be entitled to its benefits.” GC 480

Books in Heaven

1. “A book of remembrance” • Every temptation resisted• Every evil overcome• Every word of tender pity ex-

pressed• Every act of sacrifice• Every suffering and sorrow en-

dured for Christ’s sake.

2. A record of sins of men

“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it good, or whether it be evil”

Ecc. 12:14

3. The book of life• Every wrong word• Every selfish act• Every unfulfilled duty• Every secret sin• Every artful dissembling• Every heaven-sent warnings/re-

proofs neglected• Wasted moments• Unimproved opportunities

Who will be judged?

“So in the great day of final judg-ment and investigative judgment the only cases considered are those of the professed people of God.” GC 480

“Judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel?” 1 Peter 1:4

“Beginning with those who first lived upon the earth, our Advocate presents the cases of each successive gener-ation, and closes with the living.” GC 483

1844

dead investigated

Probation Closed

Living investigated

When?“Soon--none know how soon, it will pass to the cases of the living.”

CG 490