1  THE SANCTUARY WHICH IS TO BE CLEANSED [Dan. 8:14] IS THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY. GC 417-422; PP 343-358. “… The actual  cleansing at the HEAVENLY sanctuary is to be accomplished by the removal of blotting out , of sins which are THERE recorded.” GC 421, 422 – the sins, which are sent beforehand to judgment. 1 Timothy 5:24

2  THERE IS A “DECIDED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLEANSING OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY AND THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF GOD’S PEOPLE ON EARTH. “The  passing of time in 1844 was a period of great events opening to our astonished eyes the cleansing of the sanctuary transpiring in heaven. AND HAVING DECIDED RELATION TO GOD’S PEOPLE UPON THE EARTH. …” CWE 30. “… the prophecy of Dan. 8:14…. Painted to the  closing work of our High Priest in heaven the finishing of the atonement, AND THE PREPARING OF THE PEOPLE  to abide the day of His coming.” 1T 58.  WHILE the investigative judgment is GOING FORWARD in heaven WHILE the sins of penitent believers ARE BEING REMOVED  from the heavenly sanctuary, there is to be a special work of purification  OF PUTTING AWAY OF SIN AMONG GOD’S PEOPLE ON EARTH. This work is more clearly presented in the messages of Revelation.” GC 425. See also Ev 224; 5T 575.  We are in the day of atonement and we are to work in harmony with Christ’s work of cleansing the sanctuary from the sins of the people. … Thos who do not sympathize with Jesus in His work in the heavenly courts, who do not cleanse the soul temple of every defilement, .. are joining the enemy of God and man. …” RH Jan. 21, 1890. “WHILE CHRIST IS CLEANSING THE SANCTUARY, the  worshippers or earth should carefully review their life and compare their character with the standard of righteousness.” RH April 8, 1890.

3  Lev. 16; Lev. 23:26-32; Dan. 8:13, 14; Acts 3:19; Hebrew 8 and 9;  Rev. 14:6-12; EW 48; GC 485; PP 357, 358; 5T 475.

4  THE CLEANSING OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY AND THE BLOTTING OUT OF SINS FROM THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY IS ONE AND THE SAME EVENT OR EXPERIENCE. See references on bullet 2 of this section. God is now investigating character, sealing His people, and blotting out sin from the heavenly sanctuary. TM 448.

5  THE CLEANSING OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY [Dan. 8:14]  AND THE BLOTTING OUT OF SINS [Acts 3:19; Hebrew 9]  ARE ACCOMPLISHED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME [ 1844 TO THE CLOSE OF PROBATION]. It is not confined or limited to one single, instantaneous act after National Sunday Law or just before the close of probation. [See quotes under # 2 in this section.

6  THE CLEANSING OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY IS CONTINGENT UPON THE CLEANSING OF OUR BODY TEMPLES, by sending our sins “beforehand to judgment.”1SM 124. We should not try to divorce these two great subjects or experiences which are inseparably connected. Neither should we confuse the two or try to fuse them into one and the same experience. There are [1] two different temples in [2] two different places. [3] cleansed in two different ways. [4] at two different times!  The cleansing of the soul temple is distinctly different from the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary. But the heavenly sanctuary cannot be cleansed until the soul temples of God’s people are cleansed. The heavenly sanctuary cannot be cleansed as long as we continue to sin and thus defile it. See quotations under# 2 in this section.

7  OUR SINS ARE BLOTTED OUT OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY BEFORE THE CLOSE OF PROBATION. When Jesus leaves the sanctuary, all of our sins will have been blotted out.” EW 48. Christ removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration [1844 to the close of probation] GC 422; EW 280, 281. Although Christ has always been ministering in behalf of sinners in the heavenly sanctuary, He did not begin to cleanse it and blot out the record of sin until October 22, 1844; Daniel 8:14.