Want to learn more about The Sanctuary? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 14-part series.
Introduction: Assume that you could design your home and your job in any way that you like. How would you design them? No doubt the design of your home, and the kind of work you do would reflect your priorities in life. If I asked you, "How important is it to know...
Introduction: Last week we studied God's temple in heaven. We learned about God's throne, His advisors and the control center of the universe. This week we study copies. On the face of it, what we learned about last week seems nothing like what we will read about...
Introduction: "Sacrifice" is not a popular concept. Who wants to sacrifice something? It means giving something up, right? We all look forward to getting stuff, not giving stuff away! Or, do we? Have you ever felt the joy of helping? The joy of giving something...
Introduction: What does it mean to be holy? What probably comes to mind is a cleric of some sort. Someone who is devoted exclusively to religious work. If I told you that you needed to be holy in all that you do, would that mean that you would have to change your...
Introduction: For many years I struggled with the logic of the atonement. Why, exactly, does our sin require Jesus' death? On the other hand, why is Jesus' death sufficient to take away our sins? The atonement was not like a math problem, with an obvious connec...
Introduction: If you had to pick the most important day of the year, for God's people in the Old Testament that would be the Day of Atonement. Today, the Day of Atonement might bring a big yawn for God's people. Since the sanctuary teaches us important lessons for...
Introduction: For hundreds of years Christians have debated the reasons why Jesus' death on the cross saves us. Two weeks ago, I suggested to you that a logical reason arises from the operation of the "rule of law." Alert readers let me know I was not clear abou...
Introduction: Two weeks, ago we discussed that everything has changed. Instead of having a physical temple on earth where God lives and humans approach God only through a priest, our bodies are now temples ( 1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and God's Spirit lives in us (Rom...
Introduction: Judgment! Who wants judgment? My general observation in life is that everyone wants other people to be judged, but they do not want it for themselves. Yes, the police should stop and give tickets to other people who speed. No, the police should not...
Introduction: If you are scratching your head about the word "Eschatological," it means "last day events." The Day of Atonement, as we have studied, refers to the day each year when all the sins transferred from God's people to the sanctuary were then transferred...
Introduction: Do you remember when you had some special news or a special story that others did not know? How exciting was it to share that special story with others? Our study this week is about a very special message that we have to share with others. The messag...
Introduction: We all know that God is good, right? In fact, in my old church we added the phrase "all the time, and all the time, God is good." So, what is there to study this week? You may know that God is good, but a lot of people are uncertain, at best. The wor...
Introduction: Have you enjoyed studying this series of lessons on the sanctuary? The great news in this series is righteousness by faith! A judgment is going on in heaven in which Jesus, our High Priest, is presenting Himself as the sacrifice for those who accept...
