My Journey to Life - Daily Study Guide

Q6. What is Jesus doing in the heavenly sanctuary?

Picture: Q6. What is Jesus doing in the heavenly sanctuary? JTLD 55.1

From His completed atonement at the cross, Jesus ascended to the Holy Place to begin His work of intercession on behalf of every repentant sinner. This initiation of Christ’s priestly work in the heavenly sanctuary corresponds to the role of the priest in the Holy Place of the earthly sanctuary (see answer to the next question). On the atypical Day of Atonement beginning October 22, 1844, Jesus entered the Most Holy Place for the second and last phase of His atoning ministry. He is vindicating His people in a final judgment before the universe and applying the cleansing benefits of His sacrificial death to all whose names are preserved in the Book of Life. JTLD 55.2

• Bible Discovery: Daniel 12:1; Luke 10:20; Hebrews 4:1, 2; 7:25; 8:2; Hebrews 9:1, 22-24, 28; Revelation 21:27
• Further Reading: Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 489.1