Lesson 2—The Sanctuary Message (October 8–14)
Why was the discovery of the heavenly sanctuary such a big deal?

Why was the discovery of the heavenly sanctuary such a big deal?
Exploring how and why the Seventh-day Adventist Church began and why it’s important for us to know that history.
What role do the Old Testament laws play in our lives today?
What does biblical holiness look like in everyday life, and why is it so important to make holy choices even when we're alone?
Looking at the whole biblical context for one of society's most sensitive topics.
Exploring the vast implications of the earthly sanctuary representing the heavenly sanctuary, looking especially at the prophetic Day of Atonement.
The Day of Atonement reveals God's ultimate plan for dealing with sin—a plan of both salvation and justice.
Why are the Levitical food laws so important to our spiritual lives, and how does what we eat connect to and affect holiness?
Exploring the worship in Leviticus and how it reveals some things that modern services and believers often lack.
The process of consecrating the Levitical priests has major implications for us as the priesthood of 1 Peter 2.
The trespass offering teaches us that when we sin, we need to make things right with the people we hurt before we can seek to make things right with God.
The sin offering reminds us that when we sin, it's primarily against God, even when it's unintentional or involves other people.
The fellowship offering reveals God's desire to restore broken relationships, both vertically and horizontally.
The grain offering emphasized giving thanks to the religious leaders for their ministry and to God for His gifts.
Discussing how the burnt offering points to our need for a Savior and exploring how we can respond to the gift of salvation without burning out.
What's the purpose of Leviticus? Is it just a boring book of rules and sacrifices?
How can we guard against being deceived in these end times? How can we tell whether we're truly living in Christ?
What are we as a church and as individuals supposed to take from biblical prophecies, especially those in Revelation?
Satan's plan of action mirrors God's but also directly counteracts it.
Discussing the two main lies Satan uses to deceive God's people and why they're so successful.
What is Babylon, and why does it deserve judgment?
What makes the Sabbath such a fundamental commandment?
Every worship experience we have points back to God as our Creator.
Explaining why we interpret the time prophecies in Daniel the way we do.
During the judgment, God will essentially put Himself on trial before all creation.
The first angel's message reveals more about true worship than we might expect.
Though we hear the gospel all the time, we must not grow numb to its power and importance.
Exploring the implications of the two harvests that will happen at the conclusion of the great controversy.
What does the war in heaven teach us about our reality?
Sometimes it takes a radical action to turn our hearts back to God.