A classic work from the early Advent days. O.R.L. Crosier, who wrote this treatise on the Sanctuary truth, was a young man, who was involved in the Millerite revival and lived through the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844. The day after, his friend, Hiram Edson, while going out into a field to pray, received a vision in which he saw Christ, not coming to the earth as they had expected, but coming into the Most Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary, to “cleanse it” in the antitypical fulfillment of the “Day of Atonement”.
This light on the Sanctuary in heaven and Christ’s ministry there, explained the disappointment, and opened up large areas of truth. It is a key in understanding the book of Revelation, which is filled with “temple language”.
Edson, Crosier, and another friend, studied the topic for a while, and then Crosier wrote out the results in this short but concise treatise. It is quite impressive to see how much they grasped and how thorough their study was. These men were Bible students! Some of the topics discussed are:
- The parallel between the Old Testament Sanctuary services and the “pattern” or real Temple in heaven where Christ ministers.
- The division of that temple into Holy and Most Holy, and the significance of that division in the Heavenly Sanctuary.
- The seven basic feasts that distinguished the religious Year, and their antitypes.
- The difference between the forgiveness of sin from the sinner and the blotting out of sin from the sanctuary.
- The fact that the Day of Atonement was not fulfilled at the Cross.
- The Scapegoat transaction as a symbolic picture showing how sin will eventually be put back on it’s author, Satan.
There are other copies of this document floating around on the web, but some of the reasons why this one is superior are as follows:
- I have carefully reformatted the whole document for maximum ease of reading;
- The PDF is bookmarked and the Contents items are hyperlinked;
- All Bible quotes are set apart, and any erroneous references were corrected;
- Sub-headings have been added;
- I’ve added a further letter from Crosier from May 1846 which outlines the autumnal types in more detail; and
- I’ve added a 1945 Advent Review article from W. A. Spicer, entitled “A Meeting with O.R.L. Crosier”.
These features should make this the most complete and most accessible production of this important early document. Highly recommended. 86p
Contents
- The Law of Moses
- Legal Types and Antitypes
- The Sanctuary
- The Priesthood of Christ
- The Antitype
- The Age to Come
- The Scape-Goat
- The Transition
- Closing Salutation
- Appendix A: Notice
- Appendix B: A Further Letter
- A Meeting with ORL Crosier
