The Cleansing of the Sanctuary

• Paul taught about righteousness, temperance, and ____ to come. Acts 24:24, 25—19 Across

• God will judge the ____ and the wicked. Ecclesiastes 3:17—11 Down

• We must ____ appear before the judgment seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:10—13 Down

• God will bring every work into judgment, even every ____ thing. Ecclesiastes 12:14—23 Across

• In the day of judgment we will give an account for every ___ ___. Matthew 12:36 (2 Words)—18 Across

Note: “To him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” (Psalm 50:23)

• Judgment must begin at the ____ of God. 1 Peter 4:17— 15 Across

Note: “The house of God, which is the church of the living God.” (1 Timothy 3:15) “And if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1 Peter 4:17, 18) “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.” (Hebrews 7:25)

• The Father, has committed all judgment to the ____. John 5:22—17 Across

• When Christ comes, He will bring His ____ with Him. Revelation 22:12—8 Down

Note: The judgment for all who have ever entered Christ’s service actually takes place before He comes. This is illustrated in Matthew 22 in the parable of a marriage which a certain king made for his son. Before the wedding begins, the king inspects the guests to see if all are clothed with the wedding garment (verse 11). Notice the parallel in Revelation:

    “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” (Revelation 19:7, 8)

    In the parable, having that robe determined whether one was accepted or cast out.

    “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)

    “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment.” (Revelation 3:5)

    They “which have not defiled their garments,” but “have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb,” “shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.” (Revelation 3:4; 7:14)

    This character examination is performed by Christ in the heavenly sanctuary. When His investigation is completed, everyone’s destiny will be sealed. He will then announce:

    “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” (Revelation 22:11, 12)

• God’s urgent message to people today says, “the hour of his judgment is ____.” Revelation 14:7—3 Down

Note: Paul spoke in terms of “judgment to come.” (Acts 24:25) The message for today is that “judgment is come.” (Revelation 14:7) When Jesus comes, “He hath judged.” (Revelation 19:2)

    This investigative judgment, which evaluates the lives of all who have ever professed faith in Christ, is completed before Jesus comes.  It should not be confused with the judgment of the wicked by Christ and His saints, which occurs during the millennium; or the final judgment and punishment of the wicked, which takes place at the end of the 1000 years. (See the crossword puzzle entitled “Preview of the Coming Age” in the October 2003 issue of Present Truth.)

• Having your names ____ in heaven is more valuable than having power over evil spirits. Luke 10:19, 20—12 Across

• The names of God’s people are recorded in the ___ __ ___. Philippians 4:3 (3 Words)—9 Across

• God records our good deeds in a book of ____. Malachi 3:16—6 Down

• Iniquity (sin) is also ____ before God. Jeremiah 2:22— 24 Across

• In God’s ____ is written a description of everyone. Psalm 139:16—2 Down

Note: Everything we do is recorded in God’s books. Some of the direct or implied references to the heavenly books of record include Nehemiah 13:14; Job 16:19; Psalm 56:8; Hebrews 12:23; Revelation 13:8; 17:8; 21:27; and 22:19.

• When the judgment is set, the books are ____. Daniel 7:9, 10—22 Across

• People are ____ out of those things written in the books. Revelation 20:12—19 Down

• If the books of record show that a person turned back to sin, he shall ___. Ezekiel 18:24—20 Across

• Those who sin against God, He will ___ ___ of His book. Exodus 32:33 (2 Words)—7 Down

Note: “Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.” (Psalm 69:28)

• In the judgment, those who do not have their names in the book of life will be cast into the ___ __ ___. Revelation 20:15 (3 Words)—10 Across

• In Daniel’s vision Christ comes to the ____ of days. Daniel 7:13—14 Down

Note: This movement of Christ does not describe His coming to the earth, but rather to “the Ancient of days.” The same scene is described by the prophet Malachi. Notice the question that is asked, and its answer:

    “Where is the God of JUDGMENT? Behold I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his TEMPLE.” (Malachi 2:17 - 3:1)

    Revelation 10 describes the bitter disappointment of those who expected Jesus to come in 1844. (See the crossword puzzle entitled “Revelation Unseals Daniel’s Prophecy” in the November 2004 issue of Present Truth.)

    When He did not come, their question was, “Where is the God of judgment?” The Bible’s answer was, “The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple.” The Father and the Son moved, in 1844, into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary to begin His work of investigative judgment, His final work before coming to earth to receive His bride.

    From Daniel 8:19 we learned that the sanctuary would be cleansed “at the time appointed.” Commenting on that, Paul says, “He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world.” Acts 17:31.  The time appointed for the judgment was the fulfillment of the 2300 days.

• During this time Christ will ____ the sons of Levi. Malachi 3:3—1 Down

• He will ____ the names of the overcomers before His Father and His angels. Revelation 3:5—4 Down

• The ____ of the overcomers will be blotted from their record. Acts 3:19—21 Across

• In the old yearly service, an atonement was made for the people that they would be ____ from all their sins. Leviticus 16:30—16 Across

• When the work of cleansing the heavenly sanctuary is finished, ____ of the wrath of God will be poured out upon the earth. Revelation 15:5 - 16:1—5 Down

Note: “And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.” (Daniel 12:1)

    “And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living.” (Isaiah 4:3)

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