Which phase addresses the blotting out of sin and the cleansing of both the sanctuary and the individual believer?

Which phase addresses the blotting out of sin and the cleansing of both the sanctuary and the individual believer?

• A. The first phase
• B. The second phase
• C. The third phase
• D. None

Answer: (B)

The phase being tested is the one in which the sins are removed from the records and the sanctuary, along with the believers, is cleansed. In Adventist sanctuary theology this is the second phase. It corresponds to the period of the heavenly investigative judgment, when sins are blotted out and purification takes place—both of the sanctuary in heaven and of the lives of those who trust in Christ. The imagery mirrors the Day of Atonement: sins are confessed and then expunged from the sanctuary’s record, and the people are sanctified through Christ’s ongoing work. So the best fit is the second phase, because that phase specifically centers on cleansing and removal of sin. The other phases address different aspects of salvation timing—earlier proclamation and forgiveness, and later the final removal of sin and the creation of the new earth—without centering on the blotting out of sin and cleansing that defines this phase.

The phase being tested is the one in which the sins are removed from the records and the sanctuary, along with the believers, is cleansed. In Adventist sanctuary theology this is the second phase. It corresponds to the period of the heavenly investigative judgment, when sins are blotted out and purification takes place—both of the sanctuary in heaven and of the lives of those who trust in Christ. The imagery mirrors the Day of Atonement: sins are confessed and then expunged from the sanctuary’s record, and the people are sanctified through Christ’s ongoing work.

So the best fit is the second phase, because that phase specifically centers on cleansing and removal of sin. The other phases address different aspects of salvation timing—earlier proclamation and forgiveness, and later the final removal of sin and the creation of the new earth—without centering on the blotting out of sin and cleansing that defines this phase.