The Sanctuary Service sense, God dwelt among His chosen people as their Saviour and leader, was the most sacred place on earth, and was meant to be the center of interest for all the world. The vital center of the sanctuary service was sacrifice. The daily offerings there pointed forward to the greater, perfect sacrifice to be made on Calvary. The ministrations of mediation for the purpose of reconciliation, carried for- ward day by day, and culminating in the extraordinary yearly service on the Day of Atonement, were all “a shadow of good things to come.” Here we find the fundamental principles of the plan of salvation. The entire system was “a compacted prophecy of the gospel,” prefiguring the sac- rifice and priesthood of Christ, who “through death” has conquered “him that had the power of death, that is, the devil,” and opened up a living way for poor lost sinners. How important then that we study this “worldly sanc- tuary” and its ceremonial system, which were a “shadow of heavenly things,” for a fuller understanding of God’s attitude toward sin and His plan for saving sinners, of the mediatorial work of Christ and the glorious mysteries of redemption. Our hope is “within the veil” in the heavenly sanctuary “whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” There He ministers His blood for those who shall be heirs of salvation. There His final work for the salvation of lost man will soon be finished. God has committed to Seventh-day Adventists the proc- lamation of these glorious truths concerning the ministra- tion of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary and His closing work for the redemption of sinful man. To us hhas been given the judgment-hour message for the world. To be true to our trust, we must continually dig deeper into these holy mysteries, and be able to present God’s last message to mankind in all its attractiveness and power. God has greatly blessed the author of this book in his 10