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Revelation
or Holy Relic Part I
By: Julián Cano Rave
An answer to Russell & Colin Standish's
book:
"Holy Relics or
Revelation"
of Hartland Publications
(All emphasis
on bold and colored words are ours)
KINDLY WORDS
CONTROVERSIES AND
RON WYATT
THE CRUCIFIXION
SITE
"THE CREST
OF MT. MORIAH IS JUST ABOVE THE PRESENT GARDEN
TOMB"
MOUNT MORIA,
MOUNT ZION AND MOUNT OF OLIVES
ATONEMENT AT
PASSOVER?
THE ATONEMENT VS.
THE FINAL ATONEMENT
"...SPRINKLED
WARM BLOOD UPON THE MERCY-SEAT..."
A TESTIMONY OF BLOOD
AND WATER
WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE
COVENANT?
THE CONTROVERSIES FROM ALL SIDES OF THE
ISSUES
Revelation or Holy Relics Part II (click here)
INDEX
Part II
THE
TABLES OF STONE
THE
ORIGINAL TEMPLE, THE ORIGINAL ARK OF THE COVENANT AND
THE ORIGINAL TABLES OF STONE, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
ARE IN HEAVEN
THE
COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TEMPLE (TABERNACLE), THE COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL
ARK OF THE COVENANT AND THE COPY OF THE
ORIGINAL TABLES OF STONE,
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE
HERE ON EARTH
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT (THE COPY HERE ON EARTH) THAT
CONTAINS THE
TABLES OF STONETHE
COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TEMPLE (TABERNACLE), THE COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL
ARK OF THE COVENANT AND THE COPY OF THE
ORIGINAL TABLES OF STONE,
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE
HERE ON EARTH
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT (THE COPY HERE ON EARTH) THAT
CONTAINS THE
TABLES OF STONE
THE
ORIGINAL TEN COMMANDMENTS - GOD'S LAW APPEAR IN THE
HEAVENS
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"The
matter of Ron Wyatt's discoveries has produced heated
and unkind
words on both sides of the
discourse." Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 252.
How true this is! I have
heard that Ron Wyatt is a liar, and charlatan or a
very
deluded man who has fabricated the most
extraordinary archaeology
tales. Some however, are beginning to find that there is sound
Biblical and
archaeological evidence that prove that his findings are true. Many in the
religious and scientific community have reported
gross errors in his theology,
archaeological findings
and methods. Others believe he is correct.
His findings some people say, are very
much like the fictional movie "Raiders
of
The Lost Ark." Some of Ron's supporter have also
used unkind words against
those who have criticized
Ron's claims. This is most unfortunate. We should
carefully listen to all sides. We must never use the
tactic of "character
assassination" to veil
the facts or to use unkind words to destroy
valid
constructive criticism. |What ever we do, what ever we
speak, it
should be done in a Christ like manner. We
must concentrate on the
issues, on the facts, both
theological and archaeological, not on the
individuals.
I must say that although I do not
know personally Dr. Russel and Pr. Colin
Standish, I
have the deepest respect for them and their ministry
at Hartland. I have
known of Hartland and their outstanding Christian publications for years. I have
also
been blessed by reading some of their publications. I know the Lord has blessed
them and I
pray His blessings will continue, for time is short
and the cause for Christ
must advance speedily. In
relation to Ron Wyatt I must also say that his
ministry has
been a blessing to me and many dear Christians
of all denominations and
non-Christians alike. I have the deepest respect for him.
I have
seen the positive
results of his work. We shared many hours
together at my house, in public meetings
and in the company of so many dear friends. We interviewed him at
our Radio program
several times in different years
when he visited Puerto Rico. Two of our radio
ministry
programmers who have shared in our radio
ministry for years (brother Victor Gonzalez
and Pr.
Santos Vazquez) have personally visited the Ron Wyatt
Museum in Nashville
Tennessee several times and also shared in the interviews in the radio program and
in
countless hours at public meetings, other radio
stations and television programs.
Ron Wyatt's radio
interviews are available for the Spanish community
in
audio cassettes. Brother
Miguel Tirado who also actively participates with
us
in the Radio Ministry have also shared in like manner
with Ron Wyatt
and his presentations. We all can
testify of the gentle, noble Christ like manner
in which Ron conducted his affairs. We must also
say that when we first interviewed
Ron in our radio
program, I stated in public that "if he was lying, I
would
not like to be in his shoes. However, if he was saying the truth, then he was blessed
in a very
special way". After literally hundreds of hours of research, we
came
to the conclusion that there is strong sound documented Biblical
evidence
and Archaeological information to suggest that there is validity in
the Red Crossing,
Mount Sinai and Ark of the Covenant Discoveries by Ron Wyatt,
particularly the
location of the discoveries and related biblical issues. We also
understand
that in relation to the Ark of the Covenant and the Ten
Commandments,
the Lord will provide in His own time further evidence, particularly
when the
Sunday Law becomes an issue in the US and in the world.
In terms of the other claimed discoveries, although we have read
from many
sides of the controversies, we feel more research needs to be done.
We
should always keep an open mind. These discoveries should be
discussed with
Christians everywhere without being dogmatic and a Christ like
manner. Unbelievers
on the Ron Wyatt discoveries, who are sincere Bible Christians and
are interested
in Bible Archaeology should at least research and read all sides of
the issues. If they
do this, they will receive great blessings. The Lord has His own
timing for the truth
to be revealed in its fullness. We believe this time is very near.
Any doubts will then
disappear. God's character will soon be revealed in a most
wonderful manner.
In conclusion, when we stop and think carefully, we really do not
need all these
discoveries to believe in Jesus and in the Word of God. We know the
Word of God
is the truth and this is really what matters. However, we understand
that many sincere
people will come to Christ through Biblical Archaeology. The Lord
works in so many
ways....He is a wonderful and merciful God.
Those who read this publication must
know that because of the controversies
surrounding Ron Wyatt's claims and discoveries, we have
researched in-depth his
publications, public statements, the publications of those who totally
disagree and those
who defend him, including different websites where several letters and other
documentation is provided, both against and/or in
favor of his claims. We have also
viewed the video by
Hartland interviewing Danny Shelton, director of 3ABN
Television.
We have letters and other pertinent
documentation related to Ron Wyatt's claims and
controversies. We are at this time making public all
of our findings through our radio
program. I have
read the entire book published by Hartland Holy Relics or Revelation.
You can buy it online at http://www.hpcatalog.com/.
You can also buy the videos
and other publications of the Wyatt Archaeological Research's Website
online at:
Wyatt Archaeological
Research and http://www.pilgrimpromo.com/WAR/.
if we want to find the truth, we must not be afraid
to research all that is said.
We must test everything by the Word of God and hold on to that which is
truth.
It is important to understand that we
have two prime objectives in this
publication. The first one
is not to determine if Ron
Wyatt actually discovered
the Ark of the Covenant,
the actual location of the crucifixion or any other
claimed discovery, but to determine if there
is any Biblical validity to these
claims as they have
been presented, irregardless of who the
discoverer is. The second objective
is to answer Dr. and Pr. Standish' book
Holy Relics or Revelation since their "major purpose"
in authoring their book
was their "concern
that belief in significant Bible truths is attacked
by Ron Wyatt's |
unsubstantiated claims concerning the
Ark of the Covenant, Christ's Human
Nature and that
Ron Wyatt's "unconfirmed claims concerning the
blood on the
Mercy Seat were undermining faith in the
centrality of the Gospel--the sanctuary
message"
Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 281, 160 and vii.
Pr. Russell
and Colin
Standish also said that failure to "consider
deception will inevitable
lead us into Spiritism in
the same manner the Roman Catholics have been led
by
the Marian apparitions."
Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 128.
These are
strong charges and
we must carefully examine the evidence, both the
biblical
and physical. However, If we stay away from
the "Relics" issue and the
physical evidence, as the prime target of our study,
particularly on the Ark of
the Covenant claimed
discovery, (time and the positive evidence will
confirm
the claims) we can concentrate on the
Biblical Revelation and theological issues.
Thus, the
title of our publication:
Revelation or
Holy Relics.
Let us first see if there is any
Biblical validity to the crucifixion site claimed by
Ron Wyatt. God told Abraham:
"And he said,
Take now thy son, thine only son
Isaac,
whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land
of Moriah; and offer
him
there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains
which I will tell thee
of....And Abraham called the name
of that place Jehovahjireh:
as it
is said to this day, In the mount of
the LORD it shall be seen."
(KJV). The NASB vers. 14: "And
Abraham called the name of the place
The Lord Will Provide as
it is said to this day "In
the Mount of the Lord it
will be provided"
Gen. 22: 2, 14.
The Bible's plain
testimony is that in
"upon one of
the mountains" (there
is more than
one mountain) in the "land of
Moriah" Abraham was to sacrifice
his "only son"
as
a
"burnt offering".
This
"mountain"
or
"place" was to
be
called
"Lord
Will Provide."
Jesus was the
"only
son" of God. He was
sacrificed
upon a
"mountain"
or a place named
Jehovahjireh,
which is a
symbolical name for
Mount
Moriah
(See
Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary 3070
and 7200-NASB
Hebrew/Greek Key Study Bible-The Lockman Foundation).
So
Isaac was a type of Jesus and the place
where the Lord told Abraham to
sacrifice his only son
was Mt. Moriah, the place or location where
Jesus
was to be offered for our sins centuries later!
Upon that mountain
God PROVIDED salvation through His only son's BLOOD as it was
"SEEN"
in
"the
mount of the Lord."
A few years ago, I
bought a book from Dr. Hans K. LaRondelle, Th.D.
Professor of Theology at Andrews University named
"Power
Unlimited" by
Louis F. Were. On page 99 of
that book is stated: "Abraham was called to
sacrifice his only lawful son, Isaac...and offer him
for a burnt
offering upon one of the mountains...The
future death of Jesus on
THAT SAME
MOUNTAIN was
enacted in the test presented to Abraham
in
his preparation to offer his only
begotten son whom he loved, the son
of promise, the
miraculously born child"
Many Christians think
this place is the exact
spot where Salomon's Temple was built, others
believe that Abraham's sacrificial spot is outside
the city walls. Both
sites, the Temple
Mount and Calvary locations will satisfy that Abraham
offered Isaac on Mt. Moriah. The Bible says:
"Then
Solomon began
to build the house of the LORD at
Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where
the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place
that David had prepared
in the threshing floor of
Ornan the Jebusite" 2 Chr. 3:1.
The Bible says that
Isaac was to be sacrificed
on Mt. Moriah and that the temple was built on
the
same mountain. However, the same mountain
does not mean
the exact same spot on that mountain
because Mt. Moriah is not just
a peak, but a long mountain. See the description of the
topographic
map below:
by Lambert Dolphin
http://www.templemount.org/moriah2.html
Topographic Map of Jerusalem
(Contour interval 10 meters)
"North is at the top of the map. The Mount of Olives is on the far right,
Mount Zion on the left. Mount Moriah rises as a long ridge at the south
end of the City of David and continues on past the present Temple Mount,
and reaches its highest point outside the Northern walls of the Old
City, at the top of the map"
Notice the Mount of
Olives is located to the east in front of the Temple
Mount
and the Dome of the Rock. Also the map shows three
mountains: Mount Zion,
Mount Moriah and the
Mount of Olives. Golgotha is located at the northern
part, outside the city walls. It is very important that we
"visualize" the
topography and geography of
Jerusalem, the location of the 3 mountains,
the Dome
of the Rock (on the Temple Mount) and the Calvary
Escarpment
in order to understand what the Bible is
telling us. The above map is found
at the Internet
Temple Mount Organization
http://www.templemount.org/
and specifically at http://www.templemount.org/moriah2.html. We can
clearly
see by the description of the map that Mt. Moriah is
not a mountain
with a peak, but rises as a long ridge
at the south end of the City of David
and continues
outside the city walls reaching "its highest
point outside
the Northern walls of the Old City, at the top of
the map". This is very
important
as we will later see. Now let us look at the photo
that Wyatt
Archaeological Research published in their booklet on the Ark of the
Covenant which specifically
outlines Mt. Moriah. Notice again that
the Temple
Mount is in one end of Mt. Moria, while the Calvary
Escarpment is outside the city walls is in the other
side
(northern side)
of Mt. Moria. See description below:
Aerial
view of Jerusalem from the northwest. The white
outline represent the
approximate line of "Mt.
Moriah". The Dome of the Rock, top right, can be
seen on the
temple mount. The north wall can be seen,
and within the white outline can be seen
the area of
Moriah that was cut away, forming the "trench or
dry moat" just outside
of the wall. The Moslem
cemetery atop the northern section of
"Moriah" can be
seen within the white
outline to the lower left. The cliff-face-"Calvary
Escarpment" -
is seen running along the
western side of the cemetery beginning just north of the
city
wall. It follows a very irregular path. Wyatt
Archaeological Research - The Ark of the Covenant
Booklet pg. 5. 713 Lambert Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37220
The shaded area represents the eastern
hill called "Mt. Moriah". Outside of the
northern city wall is a "dry moat or trench", cutting
the hill into 2 sections.
A portion of the
northern section was once used as a quarry.
Wyatt Archaeological Research - The Ark of the Covenant
Booklet pg. 5. 713 Lambert Drive, Nashville,
Tennessee 37220
MOUNT MORIA, MOUNT ZION AND MOUNT OF OLIVES
Jerusalem is situated on 2 hills,
traditionally referred to as "Mt. Moriah"
and
"Mt. Zion", Moriah is the one one the
right, seen in the top right skecth, while
Zion is on
the left (Although the Bible refers to the entire
city as "Zion"). To
the extreme
right can be seen the beginning of the Mt. of OLives.
Wyatt Archaeological Research - The Ark of the Covenant Booklet pg. 4. 713 Lambert Drive,
Nashville, Tennessee 37220
"The site Ron pointed to was
along the quarried face (escarpment) of
"Mt.
Moriah". This cliff-face is referred to by some
as the "the Calvary
escarpment" because it
contains the "skull-face" that
many believe was
"Golgotha" or
"Calvary" where Christ
was crucified. It also contains the site
traditionally called "Jeremiah's Grotto",
the "Garden Tomb"
(where many believe
Christ was buried) and St.
Etienne which contains a large complex of Jewish
tombs dating to the 1st and 2nd temple periods cut
into the side of the mountain...
the site he had
pointed to was being used as a trash
dump and appeared
to hold very little promise to the human eye..."
Wyatt
Achaeological Research -
The Ark of the Covenant pg.
5.
"Some
confusion has arisen because the Garden Tomb
Association which is
not under the direction of Israel
Antiquities Authority, has previously
granted Ron
Wyatt verbal permission to dig a in
a disused cistern which
has been filled with garbage
and rubble over the years" Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 276.
The IAA
and their permits:
For those who want to read on how the Israel
Antiquities Authority grants permissions or how truthful they really are,
please
read the following statements which were originally made public
a few years ago on the Vendyl
Jones Research Institute-The Dead Sea
Scrolls Deception
[look under Past Articles]: These statements
are no longer
found at his website:
"The
Israeli authorities are threatened by what we might find and so are
the theologians. Both have
contributed to the opposition against us. Both
have attempted to stymie our search.
We have heard from internal sources"
within the Israeli Antiquities Authority that
they will never
again give me permission to dig. However,
outwardly, they tell me
the opposite. They have given us temporary permits to work, just enough to
appease us, but still
delay us and wear us down. Outwardly, they have
told me over and over again that there
will be no problem in getting a permit
for an excavation. They told us this
before we brought a crew in 1995.
They even announced to the media that they would
give us a license.
When we arrived, they told our team to go ahead and start work. The
written
permit, they said, would be issued next week. We worked one week and then
they stopped the work. Here we were, over 50 people signed up to be a
part of the
excavation on their promise that there would be no problem, and
once again, we
have a problem! (Now, I understand why this is called the
Land of Promise).
Presumably, their intent was to get
our crew here, have us expend our
funds, and then, if they followed their previous pattern, use the media to
discredit the operation and prevent us from continuing. This would, in
their mind, damage
my integrity and credibility [Vendyl Jones]. And it
would make it that
much more difficult to raise funds and continue the work.
I can assure you, they will be held
fully accountable for that damage.
But why would the Israel Antiquities
Authority [IAA] oppose our finding
the things mentioned in the Copper Scroll? For 15 years they did not
oppose our
work. Our supporters funded the excavations, so it didn't cost the
IAA a dime. We gave them reports and turned in the artifacts as required.
We always
had an Israeli archaeologist working with us. When they
changed the
law and required us to have the backing of an academic
institution, we met that requirement over and over.
Yet, since 1992, they
have yo-yo'd me around and ping-ponged me from one little
technicality to
another. Is the IAA conducting a "Stop Jones" campaign?
A top ranking
officer in the IAA answered that question for me, "Your
problem is Vendyl, you are too lucky! You found the anointing oil, then
you
found the incense and now you have found Gilgal. You have
intimidated
everyone. Your biggest problem is that a certain person thinks
you may have broken a code in the
Copper Scroll. If you have, they are afraid
you may find
everything that is listed there. If you find these
things
we will all be looking for a job." He's wrong! We'll have
more work than ever..."
With the evidence we have found, we do
not question the fact that Ron
Wyatt was given permission by the IAA to dig in the stated side. We also
realized
that the IAA is already "famous" in providing the wrong information
to the media,
particularly when the discovery of temple treasures are evident
such as the case mentioned above (Vendyl
Jones). Pr. Russell and Colin
Standish should have done a little more research
before making the statements
they made in their book.
The Word of God says that: "...if
any man of you bring an offering unto the
Lord, ye
shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the
herd, and of the
flock. If his
offering be a burnt sacrifice of
the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it
of his own voluntary will at the door
of the
tabernacle of the
congregation before the Lord...And if his offering be
of the
flocks namely of the sheep, or of the goats,
for a burnt sacrifice:
he shall bring
it a male without
blemish. And he shall kill it on
the SIDE
OF
THE ALTAR NORTHWARD before
the Lord..." Lev. 1: 2-3;10-11.
"Christ suffered without the gates of
Jerusalem, for calvary was outside
the city walls. This
was to show that He died, not for
the Hebrews alone,
but for all mankind.
He proclaims to a fallen world that He is their
Redeemer,
and urges them to accept the salvation He
offers." The
Watchman, Sept. 4,
1906-SDABC 7A pg. 464.
Let us read again the
Bible's plain testimony that "upon
one of the mountains"
(there is more than one mountain) in the "land
of Moriah" Abraham was to
sacrifice his "only son" as
a "burnt offering".
This "mountain" or "place"
was to be
called the "Lord
Will Provide." Jesus was the "only
son" of God.
He was sacrificed
upon a "mountain"
or a place named Jehovahjireh,
which
is a symbolical name for Mount
Moriah. So Isaac was a type of Jesus
and the
land where the Lord told Abraham to sacrifice
his only son was Mt. Moriah, the
same
mountain where Jesus was to be offered for our sins
centuries
later "NORTHWARD"
before the Lord..."
Upon
that mountain where Abraham went to sacrifice his
son, "northward",
outside the city walls, God PROVIDED salvation through His only son's BLOOD
as it was "SEEN"
in "the mount
of the Lord."
Thus, Jesus crucifixion
site can not possibly be where
the Dome of the Rock is located on the Temple
Mount
because is not "northward" nor is
it outside the city walls or "without
the gate"
I realize there is no controversy on this issue between the
Temple Mount and
the Crucifixion site being "without the gate". The
point here is that the Bible clearly
outlines all the details. This will help determine if Ron Wyatt is
undermining
fundamental Bible doctrines or not. I will use the same sources Pr.
Standish
uses in his book, mainly the Bible and E.G. White writings. We shall
see if
these discoveries (Ron Wyatt's) alter "significant Bible truths"
regarding "....Christ's
Human Nature and "...the
centrality of the Gospel--the sanctuary message",
The
the perfect Atonement, the Ark of the Covenant etc.
Ron Wyatt claimed he found the
crucifixion site in the northern
part of Mt.
Moriah, outside the city walls. So
far this is consistent with the plain testimony
of
the Bible. Notice also the E.G. writings: "Our
great High Priest completed
the sacrificial offering
of Himself when He suffered WITHOUT THE
GATE.
Then a perfect
ATONEMENT was made for the sins of
the people. Jesus is
our Advocate, our High Priest,
our Intercessor. Our present position there is
like
that of the Israelites, standing in the outer
court, waiting and looking for
that
blessed hope, the glorious appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."
Manuscript, 128, 1897. One letter worth pondering is that of Dr.
Baumgardner to Mrs.
Cruickshanks dated December 17,
1986. Although this letter is used by Dr.
Russell and
Pr. Colin Standish as evidence "beyond dispute" that in 1986 Ron
Wyatt possessed
no permit to excavate the area, (see
Standish-Holy
Relics or
Revelation pg. 280), it is interesting
that Dr. Baumgardner states that he "...
investigated
a TUNNEL NETWORK
[we'll mention more about the tunnels later]
inside the portion of Mt. Moriah north of the old city
of Jerusalem where
Gordon's Calvary is located.
We didn't find it, but I do not
discount the
possibility that it is somewhere nearby." After examining the
undated letter
of the Garden Tomb Association, Dr.
William Shea's letter to Ron Wyatt, dated
July 20,
1986, Dr. William Shea's letter to John Paige, dated
Feb. 19, 1999
and the statements from Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 275-280 ,
it is clear to us
that Ron Wyatt had a permit, verbal and/or
written to perform
extensive excavation work
in the area of the Garden Tomb and the Calvary
Escarpment and that "these excavations were done with
permission and
knowledge of the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA). To find copies of the original
letters visit http://www.anchorstone.com/wyatt/. Look under Research Update
March 28, 1999.
Pr. Standish explains that the
precise site of the crucifixion is not known
although
he knows it occurred "...just outside the
city wall of Jerusalem. There
are a few other points
of assistance, but none tells us the
exact location of
the spot. The same is true also of
Christ's tomb" Standish-Holy
Relics or
Revelation pg. 298. We agree. However, we can
not deny the possibility
that Ron Wyatt actually
found the exact spot, nor can we say that Ron's claim
does not have a strong Biblical foundation. We
believe there is a strong possibility
that Ron did
discovered the site. If he didn't, the Crucifixion
site will still be around
the area we are discussing.
Again, we must wait "...until the point in
time
when you can see [we can see] positive
evidence...Wyatt Archaeological Research -
The
Ark of the Covenant Booklet pg. 1. So far it does not
contradict the Word of God.
Let us
look again at the topographic map found in http://www.templemount.org/moriah2.html
and read further
on its description:
by Lambert Dolphin
"The bedrock rises when going
northward from the base of the City of David to
highest
ground north of the Temple Mount area. (This is
obscured on site since the Temple Mount
Platform itself is a large flat area surrounded by
retaining wall.) The southern end of the
Platform is actually built up on tall underground
pillars and arches.
"To the east of
the Temple Mount lies the Kidron Valley, and the
Mount of Olives. To
the south, the City of David and the Hinnom Valley.
To the west, the famed Western
Wall (called in earlier times the "Wailing
Wall"). To the north of the Temple site
was the Roman military Antonia Fortress, and then,
further, the high ground
outside the city walls,
which many believe was the site
of Golgotha. The
bedrock of
Mt. Moriah continues to
rise to the north - outcroppings
in the Northern wall reveal
road cuts that have been made in the bedrock at the
North end of the Old City outside
the Damascus Gate and along the main road to the east."
[Emphasis is ours-Bible Ministry]
"Our knowledge of the
topography of present-day Jerusalem is due to a
careful survey of Israel by the Palestine Exploration
Society in 1868-1881.
Cisterns and sub-surface rooms under the Temple Mount were also more
accessible then
and were mapped by Sir Charles
Warren." http://www.templemount.org/
"The crest of Mt. Moriah is just above the present Garden Tomb"
The explanation is very
clear. The site that is believed to be Golgotha is
found
to the north, outside the city walls. "The
crest of Mt. Moria is just above the
present Garden
Tomb."
We realize that there is controversy related to
the exact spot where Abraham
went to sacrifice his
son Isaac. Some believe it was on Mt. Moriah where
the
Dome of the Rock now sits (the temple mount).
Others believe that it was on
the place of the
crucifixion of Jesus at the summit of Mt. Moriah,
near the
Garden Tomb. Let us read some of the theories: Three
Theories Summarized
and Compared : "The
ridge system where the Temple Mount
is now located
is believed by many reputable sources
to be the site where Abraham was
told to sacrifice
Isaac (Genesis 22:1-2). While
Solomon built the First Temple
about 3000 years ago,
Abraham's visit to Mt. Moriah was about a thousand
years earlier."
The Temple Mount Organization located at: http://www.templemount.
org/moriah2.html: "There is sound archaeological evidence to
suppose that
the place of the crucifixion of Jesus was at the summit of Mt. Moriah,
probably near the present-day
Damascus Gate and the Garden Tomb
which would of course be a literal
fulfillment of Abraham's offering of Isaac
when
God said, "On the mount of the Lord it [the
final offering for sin] will be
provided." Amazing! Let us continue to
search with a humble heart and as students of
the
Holy Bible the wonderful treasures of light and of peace and love as it is
found in our Lord Jesus
Christ. It is in Him that the diligent Bible student
will employ his mind as long as time shall last.
Nor yet that he should offer
himself often, as the high priest entereth
into the
holy place [hagia] every
year with blood of others; For then must he often
have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now
once
in the end of
the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the
sacrifice
of himself. And as
it is appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the
judgment: So
Christ was once
offered to bear the sins of many; and
unto
them that look for him shall he appear the second
time without
sin unto
salvation." Heb. 9: 25-28 (KJV).
"But this man, after he had offered
one sacrifice
for sins for ever, sat
dawn on the right hand of God. From henceforth
expecting till
his enemies be made his footstool." Heb. 10: 12-13
(KJV).
"But
now once in the end of the world hath
appeared to put away sin by
the sacrifice of himself"
"Seventy
weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy
holy city to
FINISH THE TRANSGRESSION, and to make AN
END OF SINS, and to
make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and
to seal up the vision
and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy." Daniel 9: 24.
Was transgression
finished at the cross of Calvary? Was there an end of
sins?
Let
the Word of God be its own interpreter: "But
this man, after he had offered
one
sacrifice for sins for ever..." Jesus Christ made one sacrifice for sins for
ever. It is in that sense that He made and end of
sins for ever. Likewise Christ
paid for all the
transgressions of His law for ever! In other words He
came to
finish the power of transgression, He came to
break the power of the enemy
once and for all. But he
will "appear the second time" when
His enemies
"be made his footstool."
Then, the Final Atonement will provide for
the
end of sins forever. So yes, Christ made
a perfect and complete atonement
at the cross in
relation to the once and for all sacrifice
for sins. The power
of the enemy was
perfectly and completely brokent hrough the blood of
the Lamb: "Behold I give unto you
power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and OVER ALL THE
POWER OF THE ENEMY: and nothing shall
by
any means hurt you" Luke 10:19. "He
[Christ] died on the cross to give
the death-stroke
to Satan and to take
away the sin of every believing
soul." Manuscript,
61, 1903.
Let us
remember that the Word of God is the foundation of
our faith. Let us
not forget that Christ died
ONLY ONCE for the sins of the whole world.
Let us not forget that he was to make sacrifice ONLY
ONCE. Let us not forget
that His blood fell
from his hands, from his feet and from His side ONLY
ONCE. Let us also not forget that His blood
was to be "sprinkled" ONLY
ONCE, "For
"His
claim [Ron Wyatt's] still is that the blood fell on
the Mercy Seat
during the Passover. Such symbolism,
as we have seen violates the
sanctuary message, for in
symbol it would indicate that atonement
was
finished at the cross and
our sins blotted out at that time"
Standish-Holy
Relics or Revelation pg. 146. (emphasis
is ours).
Pr.
Standish believes that Ron Wyatt's claims of the blood
falling on the
Mercy Seat during Passover, "violates
the sanctuary message, for in
symbol it would indicate that atonement was finished at
the cross and
our sins
blotted out at that time" (emphasis is ours). I
have never
read or heard Ron make a statement that
our sins "are blotted out at that
time"
[the cross] or that the FINAL ATONEMENT has
been completed
or finished at the cross. Quite the
contrary. I know he was very clear
on the subject of
the sanctuary message. In fact, Pr. Standish
will
find that Ron believed as he believes in
relation to the sanctuary and the
third angel's
message. The
assumption is then taken on the claim that
if
Christ's blood fell on the Mercy Seat during
Passover, then the
Final
Atonement was finished at the
cross and the sins were
blotted out at that time. Notice that I said "Final
Atonement" as opposed
to "the
Atonement". Words may be taken out of
context and may mean
different things to different
people, depending from the perspective and
message
the person is trying to convey. Let us look at both
the "Atonement"
and the "Final
Atonement" from the Bible perspective. Keep in
mind
that there is difference in time and context
between the complete and
perfect Atonement at the cross and the Final Atonement, the complete
blotting
out of sins during the final judgment prior to the second coming
of Christ.
Another way to says this is: "As the sacrifice
in our behalf was
complete, so our
restoration from the defilement of
sin is to be complete."
The
Ministry of Healing, pg. 451.
"For the life
of the flesh is in the blood: and I
have given it you upon
the altar to make an ATONEMENT
for your souls: for
it
its the blood
that maketh an
ATONEMENT FOR THE SOULS"
Lev. 17: 11.
The blood of animals
were a symbol of the real blood of Christ at
Passover,
at the Day of Atonement or at any other
time. Keep in mind that Christ's
blood sacrifice was
made on the cross once, not twice but once. This
single
blood sacrifice was totally perfect, totally
full and complete, totally all sufficient
to satisfy
the claims of God's perfect law, "For it is not possible that
the
blood of bulls and goats should take away
sins"
Heb.
10:4. Therefore,
in this sense, Christ's blood made a perfect, all sufficient, complete
atonement at the cross. In this context Christ's
blood made a total, perfect
and complete atonement.
at the cross. The context is that only the Blood
of
Christ could complete and make total and perfect the
sacrifice for the
sins of the world. This is
not to be confused with the cleansing
of the heavenly
sanctuary, the blotting out of sins and the Final
Atonement at the end of the world. Let us
read some very interesting
uotes in relation to the
complete and perfect atonement at the cross:
"In
the councils of heaven, the cross
was ordained as the means of
ATONEMENT.
This was to be God's means of winning men to Him.
Christ
came to this earth to show that in humanity He
could keep the holy law of
God. Manuscript 165,
1899.
"The life is in the living, vital current
of blood, which blood was given
for
the life of the world. Christ made a
FULL
ATONEMENT giving His
life as a
ransom for us." Letter 97, 1898.
"...the
penalty of sin was transferred to the innocent beast,
which thus
became his immediate substitute, and typified
the PERFECT
OFFERING
OF JESUS CHRIST. Through the blood
of this victim, man
looked forward by faith to the
blood of Christ which would ATONE for the
sins of the
world." Signs of the Times, March 14,
1878.
"The
ATONEMENT of Christ sealed
forever the everlasting covenant
of grace." Manuscript 92,
1899.
"The
time had come for the universe of Heaven to accept
their King.
Angels, cherubim and seraphim, would now stand
in view of the cross....
The Father
accepts the Son. No language could convey the
rejoicing of
Heaven or God's expression of
satisfaction and delight in His
only begotten Son as
He saw the COMPLETION
OF THE ATONEMENT."
The Signs of the TImes, Aug. 16, 1899
"Our great
High Priest COMPLETED THE SACRIFICIAL OFFERING OF
HIMSELF, when He
suffered without the
gate. Then a PERFECT
ATONEMENT was
made for the sins of the people." Manuscript 128, 1897.
"He [Christ]
planted the cross between Heaven and
earth, and when the
Father beheld
the sacrifice of His Son, He bowed before it in recognition
of its perfection. "It is
enough," He said "THE
ATONEMENT IS
COMPLETE." The Review and Herald, Sept. 24,
1901.
There is no question that Jesus
completed the Atonement in the sense that
His
sacrifice was complete. The Great Atonement done at
the cross
testified to the universe
that God is love. This sacrifice was and is and
will
always be in every way satisfactory. Christ was Himself, the victim
and the High Priest. Christ made
the only sacrifice that is of any value
in our
salvation. What else is there to say? Yes,
Christ made a perfect,
complete and everlasting
Atonement at Passover.
Does this contradict
the types? No. "Type
met antitype in the death of Christ,
the Lamb slain
for the sins of the world. Our great
High Priest has made the ONLY
sacrifice
that is of any value in our salvation. When
He offered Himself on the cross
[at passover], a PERFECT ATONEMENT was
made for the sins of the people"
Signs of the Times, June 28,
1899.
All the above quotations are from the
same writer as the one Pr. Standish
quotes from Patriarchs and Prophets (Holy Relics...pg. 146)
to make the point
that the Atonement was not
completed at the cross (Passover) but that it was
to
be completed at the Day of Atonement.
Does the above quotations contradict
the statement from the same writer he
quoted in his book?: "The blood of Christ, while it was to
release the repentant
sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel the
sin; it
would
stand on record in the sanctuary
until FINAL ATONEMENT, so
in the type the
blood of the sin
offering removed the sin
from the penitent, but it rested in
the sanctuary until the Day of Atonement." Patriarchs and
Prophets, pp. 357, 358.
Both statements are not
contradictory. The author of all these statements is
not contradicting herself. (E.G. white). Pr. Standish said that
"The claim that
the blood fell on
the Mercy Seat at the Passover of A.D. 31, would
provide
indisputable evidence that the atonement was completed at the cross and
our sins
were blotted out with Christ's
expiring words, "It is
finished"!
Pr. Standish does realize that
if blood fell on the Mercy Seat, it would
provide
indisputable evidence that the Atonement was
completed at the cross.
Of course. Yes. Indeed! The
blood of Jesus fell at Calvary and completed
the
Atonement just as the Bible and E.G. White states. But it is wrong for
Pr. Standish to say that it would
also mean that our sins were blotted out
with Christ's expiring words, "It is finished"!,
for this takes place only at
the Final Atonement in
the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary.
Ron never made such a statement. The Bible is very
clear as to when the
sins are "blotted
out". Notice the Paul's words (he wrote
after Christ's death
on the cross) in Acts
3:19: "Repent ye therefore,
and be converted that your
sins may
be blotted out
[future]
from the presence of the Lord"
THE ATONEMENT VS. THE FINAL ATONEMENT
Pr.
Standish is confusing the completed atonement at the
cross, with the
Final Atonement which will be
completed soon in the heavenly sanctuary.
Notices
his words: "Further, the Atonement cannot
have been completed at
the cross..." (Holy Relics...
pg. 147). I am confident that Pr. Standish is talking
about the Final Atonement, and he has not realized
there is a completion
of the Atonement at the cross
that is to be distinguished from the Final
Atonement
that will be completed when the Heavenly Sanctuary is
cleansed.
I am also confident that Ron Wyatt was not
talking about the Final Atonement
when he claimed
that blood fell on the Mercy Seat [at Passover] at
the time
of the crucifixion. Ron was talking about
the same completed atonement that
the Bible and E.G.
White are talking about! This is not the New
Theology.
This is Bible truth. Ron has never said that the Final Atonement and the
judgment were completed at the cross. The Bible is very clear: "And
as it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the judgment: So Christ was
once offered to
bear the sins of many" Heb. 9: 27.
Again,
he assumption is
then taken on the claim that if
Christ's blood fell on the Mercy Seat
during
Passover, then the Final Atonement was finished at
the cross.
We disagree with this assumption. The
falling of blood on the Mercy Seat
at Passover does
not "destroy the type" because all
the symbolism of the
earthly sanctuary, every single
symbol of the earthly sanctuary was going
to pass
away because Christ, our Great High Priest was going
to
minister at God's right hand on the heavenly
sanctuary.
There
is also another very important point: If Pr. Standish
is right that the
blood of Christ can not fall on the
Mercy seat at Passover, then it is also
impossible
that at Passover the veil at the temple be rend for
it exposed the
Most Holy Place of the earthly
sanctuary. Yet, it is a Bible truth that
the
veil of the temple was rent at Passover and
that Our High Priest was
going to minister the sanctuary, "the true tabernacle, which the
Lord pitched,
and not man" Heb. 8: 2. The services in the Most
Holy Place represented the
Autumn Feasts yet the "...veil
of the temple [the second veil] was rent in the
midst" at Passover! Luc. 23:45. "Christ
made the one great offering in giving
his own life,
which all their
former offerings had foreshadowed, which
terminated the value of all the
sacrificial offerings of the Jewish
law."
RH,
04-29-75, para.2.
"...SPRINKLED WARM BLOOD UPON THE MERCY-SEAT..."
The
Bible is clear and the following statements are also very clear and should
ake
away any doubts if there are any still as to the
reality of the sprinkling
of the atonement blood upon
the mercy seat at Passover:
"When Christ
came to this earth the first time,
he came in lowliness
and obscurity, and his life here
was one of suffering and poverty. He was
a man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief. Men hid as it were their faces
from him, and the last
they crucified him. Still bearing
humanity he ascended
to heaven, triumphant and
victorious. He has taken the blood
of the atonement,
sprinkled it
upon the mercy-seat and his own garments, and blessed the
people. Soon he will appear the
second time to declare that there is no more
sacrifice for sin." RH, 11-13-13,
para. 11.
"As
the high priest SPRINKLED the warm BLOOD upon
the mercy-seat
while
the fragrant cloud of incense ascended before God, so
while we confess
our sins and plead the efficacy of
Christ' s ATONING BLOOD, our
prayers
are to ascend to heaven, fragrant with the
merits of our Saviour's
character." R & H,
Sept. 29, 1896.
"His visage was so marred
more than any man, and His form more than the
sons of
men; so shall He sprinkle many
nations." In the Temple
service,
when the animal brought as a sacrifice was
slain, the high priest, clothed in
white robes,
caught in his hand the blood that gushed forth, and
cast it in the
direction of the tabernacle or Temple.
This was done seven times, as an
expression of perfection. So Christ, the great
antitype, Himself both high priest
nd victim,
clothed with His own spotless robes of righteousness,
after giving
His life for the world, CAST
THE VIRTUE OF HIS OFFERING, A CRIMSON
CURRENT IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE HOLY PLACE,
reconciling man to
God through the blood of the
cross." Ms 101,
1897. pp. 11, 12. ("The True High Priest,"
Sept., 1897).
Yes,
there is
"...segregation of the two
festivals [Spring and Autumn]
for they were
prophecies of events separated by over 1800 years of
time."
Holy Relics... pg. 149.
But we do not
agree that
"To unite the two is to destroy
this truth..."
because the two festivals
are NOT being united if the
blood of
Christ fell on the Mercy Seat at the cross
of Calvary. The earthly sanctuary
was passing away
while our High Priest was to minister in the heavenly
sanctuary. We strongly disagree because Jesus, the
High Priest was also
the victim and ONLY
His blood can ATONE for the sins of
the world, thus
we can
"plead the efficacy
of Christ's atoning blood" "as the high
priest
sprinkled the warm blood upon the
mercy-seat" and because
"The
divine
Son of God was the ONLY sacrifice
of sufficient value to
FULLY SATISFY
THE CLAIMS OF GOD'S PERFECT LAW" R.H, Dec. 17,
1872.
We strongly
disagree
because
"In EVERY BLEEDING
SACRIFICE " WAS TYPIFIED
"the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world." ...The multiplying
"of sacrificial
offerings; the blood of bulls and
goats, could not take
away sin." Signs of the
Times, Jan. 2, 1893.
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