Dan. 8:14 gives us a clue and key as to what Jesus is doing right now and what He is desperately trying to draw our focus to. The heavenly sanctuary is being cleansed. All of our sins are being washed/put way. All the sins of those who are willing to have them taken away anyway. To get a full picture of what is taking place and where are focus should be please refer to the day of atonement as described in Lev. 16 and 23. Are we corresponding to these things. If not we will not be happy with the results of the second coming.
Why is this so important to understand? We have been looking for the second coming yet there are things that must come first that if we do not undersand and correspond to we will be lost. Good thing Jesus has not come. Why!? Because the overwhelming evidence, especially among Christians is that the world and God's people are not ready. They are pushing God away while trying to draw near to Him because they/we have not understood the things that we must understand, correspond to, and accomplish before He comes.
We must participate and correspond with Him in the work of Atonement. This must be our focus right now. Once that becomes our focus than it will be completed. Then what? Then the sealing must become our focus. (Rev. 7 and 14) We cannot be sealed unless we have corresponded with Christ in the atonement. We need to be ready for the sealing. When God's people make this their focus because it is Christ's focus then it will be completed and the second coming will be able to take place and the second coming will become the focus not only of God's people but of Jesus as well.
Oh may our eyes be open to the realities of our living Saviour. Let us turn to Him. May we focus on Him where He is, not where we want Him to Be. Let us not look past Him looking to Far in the Right Direction.
Matt F Mattzella
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