Prophecy
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What does “the sanctuary shall be cleansed” mean in Daniel 8:14?
The Hebrew word nitsdaq in Daniel 8:14 means “justified” or “restored to righteousness”—not simply “cleansed.” But in biblical thought, justification and cleansing are inseparably connected. The Adventist understanding rests not on one word alone, but on the whole context of the prophecy about the heavenly Yom Kippur.
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Who was the first to realize the true significance of the event of 1844?
After the Great Disappointment, a small group of people did not reject the Bible but returned to it again. Hiram Edson in a cornfield, then Crosier, Hahn, and Byington—together they discovered the principle of the heavenly sanctuary. It was not man, but the Bible, that revealed the meaning of that date.
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Is the investigative judgment a biblical teaching, or only an idea of Ellen White?
The investigative judgment is one of the most debated Adventist doctrines. But it did not arise from the writings of Ellen White, but from careful study of the Bible—the books of Daniel, Leviticus, Hebrews, and Revelation. White explained what the Bible first revealed to the early Adventists after 1844.
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