Lesson 9 - Heavenly Sanctuary

p 45 -- Lessons #8 & #9 -- QUIZ -- (Fill in the blanks)

1. -- We are asked to ____ Jesus Christ, the High Priest of our profession, and in so doing we find that He is serving in a ____ in heaven, which the Lord ____ and not ____.

2. -- The earthly priests of the Old Testament served unto an _____ and ____ of the heavenly reality. In the earthly service only the ____ priest could go into the second apartment, and then only ____ a year. Since Jesus is our ____ priest, His major work will be performed in the ____ apartment of the heavenly ____.

3. -- The atonement prefigured in the daily ministration of the earthly sanctuary always resulted in ____, while the yearly atonement prefigured a ____.

4. -- In Bible prophecy a day equals ____ ____. Text: ____ ____ : ____.

5. -- The first important point Gabriel told Daniel regarding the 2300 days was that the vision would extend to the ____ of the ____. Before the explanation was completed, Daniel fainted. Give the text which explains the

vision after Gabriel returned: Daniel ____: ____ - ____.

6. --- The vision of the 2300 Days began with the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem in ____ BC The first combined period of 69 weeks or ____ literal years, extended to the Messiah, or the ____ One. Jesus became the Messiah officially at His baptism in ____ A.D. In the ____ of the ____, or 3 1/2 years after His baptism, He was to be cut off. This was a prophecy of His crucifixion which occurred in ____ A.D. The 70 Weeks ended in ____ A.D. By adding the remaining 1810 years of the 2300 prophetic days to this date, we come to ____ A.D. In this year, our High Priest entered into the ____ apartment of the heavenly sanctuary to begin the final work of ____.

7. -- When Jesus returns the second time, it will be without ____ unto ____.

CONCEPTS FOR FURTHER STUDY

The understanding and interpretation of Daniel 8:14 as given in this Lesson is a unique study. Because of this, those who oppose this teaching offer certain objections, and present what they consider problems to its acceptance. These need to be carefully considered:

1. -- Is the word, "cleansed" as used in the KJV in Daniel 8:14 a correct translation, or should the word be, "justified"?

2. -- What is the relationship between Daniel 8 & 9 linguistically?

3. -- Can the 2300 days be considered as literal time?

p 46 -- 4. In the context of Daniel 8:9-14, how is "daily" (tamid) related to the "days" of Daniel 8:14 ("evenings and mornings.")Question 1 (Response): -- "Cleansed" or "Justified"? Which? -- In the margin of the KJV (Oxford Press edition) for Daniel 8:14, the word translated "cleansed" is noted in the Hebrew to be "justified." This is true. The Hebrew Bible (Massoretic Text) has the word - tzah-dak - a correct rendering of which for this verse would be "justified." However, in the Septuagint (LXX), the word is katharisthesetai, a future passive of katharizo. Likewise in the Vulgate (Latin version), the word is mundabitur, a future passive meaning, "shall be cleansed." Of these three versions ' the LXX is the most ancient (200-100 BC) and thus closest to the actual writing of Daniel. The Vulgate was the Old Testament translation into Latin by Jerome in the 4th Century A.D. The Masssoretic Text was produced by Jewish scholars at Tiberias in Palestine about 900 A.D. It, however, was based upon an accepted text developed by the Hebrew sage, Hillel, and the school he founded. This text became fixed early in the 1st Century A.D. (See Bible Review, Vol. 1, #2, pp. 12-25)

Modern Hebrew scholars believe that all of Daniel was originally written in the Aramaic, and the Aramaic word for Daniel 8:14 can only be translated, "cleansed," as was done in the LXX and Vulgate. (See Studies in Daniel, by H. Louis Ginsberg, pp. 41-42, 79) Thus in three languages, the Greek, Latin, and the language in which the book was originally written, the KJV version is sustained.

The connection between Daniel 8:14, and Leviticus 16 is easily traceable through the LXX, the most ancient of all translations of the Hebrew Bible. There, Leviticus 16:30 reads in the KJV - "For on that day shall the [high] priest make an atonement for you to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord." In the LXX the same verse reads - "For on this day he shall make an atonement for you, to cleanse you from all your sins before the Lord, and ye shall be purged." The single Greek word for "ye shall be purged" is the same Greek word in Daniel 8:14 for "shall be cleansed," differing only in person & number. (Dan. 8:14 - 3rd person, singular while Leviticus 16:30 - 2nd person plural)Question 2 (Response): -- The Words for "Vision" in Daniel 8 & 9 -- Two different words are translated "vision" in these two chapters. One is ghah-zohn and covers the whole of a vision. For examples see - "The vision of Isaiah" (1:1) and "The vision of Obadiah" (1:1). The other is mar'eh, and when translated "vision" refers to an aspect, or part of the whole vision. For example, in Daniel 8:15, the word, ghah-zohn is used for the word, "vision," and mar'eh is translated - "appearance."

Here are the listings for the word - vision - in Daniel 8 & 9:

Daniel 8:1, 2 (2x), 13, 15, 17, 26 (2nd use); 9:21, 24 - ghah-zohn.

Daniel 8:15 (appearance), 16, 26 (first use), 27; 9:23 - mar''eh.

Significant conclusions can be drawn. The 2300 days (evenings and mornings) are referred to as a mar'eh (Daniel 8:26). Gabriel had specific instructions to make Daniel understand the mar'eh (Daniel 8:16). It was that part of the vision (mar'eh) which was left - unexplained as the eighth chapter closes (Daniel 8:27). When Gabriel returned to Daniel, he specifically stated - "Understand the matter, and consider the mar'eh" (Daniel 9:23) Furthermore, Daniel specifically states that when Gabriel returned, he was the one "whom I had seen in

p 47 -- the vision (ghah-zohn) at the beginning." (Daniel 9:21) Thus the part in Daniel 9:24-27 is linked linguistically to the whole of Daniel 8.

Question 3 (Response): -- Literal Time vs Prophetic Time -- Between Daniel 8 - "the third year of Belshazzar" - and Daniel 9 - "the first year of Darius" - there is approximately 11 years. There are those who suggest that the 2300 evenings and mornings are half days, thus making 1150 full days, or about 3 years and 2 plus months. Those who grant the 2300 days as full days have approximately 6 years and 5 months. If Daniel entertained any idea that the prophecy was in literal time - keep in mind that in the 3rd year of Belshazzar he was not told when the vision of the 2300 days was to begin - it was dispelled after 11 years had passed. When he saw that the 70 years of Jeremiah were about expire and nothing had happened to bring about the "cleansing of the sanctuary," - also keep in mind that the vision of Daniel 8 began with a representation of Medo-Persia - Daniel entered into "prayer, and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes." (Daniel 9:3) It was then that Gabriel returned and gave the only explanation acceptable for the prophecy of Daniel 8:14 - it was to be considered in accordance with prophetic time - a day for a year. (Ezekiel 4:6 margin) There is no way that Daniel 9:24-27 can be properly understood except this principle be applied. Would God, who prior to the beginning of the fulfillment of the vision of the 2300 days indicated prophetic time only, now that the 2300 days are completed indicate a reapplication in literal time as is now being advocated by some?

Question 4 (Response): -- "Tamid" and the 2300 Days -- In Daniel 8:9-14, which is the full context for the setting of the 14th verse, the word tamid is translated "daily" three times. In the KJV, the word "sacrifice is added to complete its meaning. While tamid is used as a substantive in Daniel, it is used elsewhere either as an adverb or an adjective. The substantive use in Daniel would indicate an adjectival force, thus requiring for proper translation of thought a noun, such as "sacrifice."

And it is this continual service of Christ, the true High Priest, "who continueth ever," and who is consecrated forevermore" in an "unchangeable priesthood" - it is this continual service of our great High Priest, which the man of sin, the Papacy, has taken away. It is the sanctuary and the true tabernacle in which this true High Priest exercises His continual ministry that has been cast down by the transgression of desolation." (The Consecrated Way, pp. 99-100; Emphasis his.)

However, as incisive as Jones' conclusions may be, the use of "continual" (tamid) in Numbers 28 and 29, is always without exception, connected with the words, "burnt offering, " not "ministry." And it is in this sense that the first use of the word, tamid, as an adjective is found in the Bible. In Exodus 29:42, it reads, referring to the morning and evening sacrifices:

This shall be a continual (tamid) burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord, where I will

p 48 -- meet you, to speak there unto thee."It is in connection with the morning and evening sacrifices that we can see the relationship between tamid and the 2300 days of Daniel 8:14.

It is of interest that A. T. Jones in discussing this prophecy of Daniel, while recognizing that the word, "sacrifice" had been supplied, well knew that the "daily" could not be a symbolism of paganism. He suggested Numbers 28 & 29 as a source for the word to be used with tamid to give its meaning. He wrote:

In Numbers 28 and 29 alone, the word is used seventeen times, referring to the continual service of the sanctuary.

The Hebrew word for day is yom This word is not used in Daniel 8:14 for the 2300 "days" (KJV), but rather the phrase, "evenings and mornings." This very phraseology connects it with the word, tamid, thus specifically associating the Prophecy with the Hebrew sanctuary service. However, there is a reversal of terms. The daily sacrifice was in its inauguration spoken of as a morning and evening burnt offering. (Exodus 30:38-39) In Daniel 8:14, the days are noted as "evenings and mornings." This harks back to creation when the original days were made - "There was evening, there was morning, day one." (Gen. 1:5 Heb) Thus while connecting Daniel 8:14 with the sanctuary service of the Old Testament through the symbolism derived from tamid, it was also telling the reader that full days - not half days - were to be understood for prophetic interpretation. "There were 2300 evenings; there were 2300 mornings, days 2300."

For further discussion - See Appendix D.

Note - For the most part all words transliterated from the Hebrew into English follow the Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance.

Quiz Answers - 8 & 9

(1) consider, sanctuary, pitched, man. (2) shadow, example, high, once, High, second. (3) forgiveness, cleansing. (4) one, year, Ezekiel 4:6. (5) time, end, 9:24-26. (6) 457, 483, Anointed. 27. midst, week, 31, 34, 1844, second, cleansing (judgment). (7) sin, salvation.