Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
February 5th
The Prayers of the Saints, Part 2
As the prayers of the saints ascend to heaven, judgments fall back down to the earth. In the sanctuary service, prayer was typically offered during the time when the incense was lit upon the altar of incense: “The whole multitude of the people [would be] praying outside at the hour of incense” (Luke 1:10). This was performed at regular intervals, once in the morning and once in the evening, daily (Exodus 30:7, 8).
Christ, as our heavenly High Priest, is typified in the angel in this passage. His work at this time precedes the great antitypical Day of Atonement, that most special of annual sanctuary services, when incense was burned in a different manner. At that time, which points to 1844, the high priest would fill a golden censer (a bowl) with “burning coals of fire from the altar [of incense]” (Leviticus 16:12). In his other hand would be the precious incense. Then, he would part the veil and cross from the Holy Place into the Most Holy Place, in which God’s earthly throne, the mercy seat, was situated and wherein His presence came to dwell.
He would then burn the incense upon the censer, and thick smoke would fill the Most Holy Place, “that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony [the Ten Commandments], lest he die” (v. 13). The high priest on earth was a human just like the rest of the people; he had sinned, and by his sins, he would perish (Romans 6:23). He also needed to be covered with righteous blood, by the righteousness of our High Priest, Christ, the only sinless human being to ever walk this earth.
With the smoke between him and the mercy seat, the earthly high priest could not see the presence of God. Outside the sanctuary, waiting in anticipation, neither could the people; they trusted in the high priest to lift up their prayers to God. So it is by faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we are to believe that God answers our prayers.
Heavenly High Priest, strengthen my faith in You by prayer. When dwelling on my own wretchedness, may I be led to Your righteousness.
For Further Study: 2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalm 141:2; Revelation 15:8
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. Revelation 8:4
Daily Devotional
February 5th
The Prayers of the Saints, Part 2
As the prayers of the saints ascend to heaven, judgments fall back down to the earth. In the sanctuary service, prayer was typically offered during the time when the incense was lit upon the altar of incense: “The whole multitude of the people [would be] praying outside at the hour of incense” (Luke 1:10). This was performed at regular intervals, once in the morning and once in the evening, daily (Exodus 30:7, 8).
Christ, as our heavenly High Priest, is typified in the angel in this passage. His work at this time precedes the great antitypical Day of Atonement, that most special of annual sanctuary services, when incense was burned in a different manner. At that time, which points to 1844, the high priest would fill a golden censer (a bowl) with “burning coals of fire from the altar [of incense]” (Leviticus 16:12). In his other hand would be the precious incense. Then, he would part the veil and cross from the Holy Place into the Most Holy Place, in which God’s earthly throne, the mercy seat, was situated and wherein His presence came to dwell.
He would then burn the incense upon the censer, and thick smoke would fill the Most Holy Place, “that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony [the Ten Commandments], lest he die” (v. 13). The high priest on earth was a human just like the rest of the people; he had sinned, and by his sins, he would perish (Romans 6:23). He also needed to be covered with righteous blood, by the righteousness of our High Priest, Christ, the only sinless human being to ever walk this earth.
With the smoke between him and the mercy seat, the earthly high priest could not see the presence of God. Outside the sanctuary, waiting in anticipation, neither could the people; they trusted in the high priest to lift up their prayers to God. So it is by faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we are to believe that God answers our prayers.
Heavenly High Priest, strengthen my faith in You by prayer. When dwelling on my own wretchedness, may I be led to Your righteousness.
For Further Study: 2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalm 141:2; Revelation 15:8
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. Revelation 8:4
Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
February 5th
The Prayers of the Saints, Part 2
As the prayers of the saints ascend to heaven, judgments fall back down to the earth. In the sanctuary service, prayer was typically offered during the time when the incense was lit upon the altar of incense: “The whole multitude of the people [would be] praying outside at the hour of incense” (Luke 1:10). This was performed at regular intervals, once in the morning and once in the evening, daily (Exodus 30:7, 8).
Christ, as our heavenly High Priest, is typified in the angel in this passage. His work at this time precedes the great antitypical Day of Atonement, that most special of annual sanctuary services, when incense was burned in a different manner. At that time, which points to 1844, the high priest would fill a golden censer (a bowl) with “burning coals of fire from the altar [of incense]” (Leviticus 16:12). In his other hand would be the precious incense. Then, he would part the veil and cross from the Holy Place into the Most Holy Place, in which God’s earthly throne, the mercy seat, was situated and wherein His presence came to dwell.
He would then burn the incense upon the censer, and thick smoke would fill the Most Holy Place, “that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony [the Ten Commandments], lest he die” (v. 13). The high priest on earth was a human just like the rest of the people; he had sinned, and by his sins, he would perish (Romans 6:23). He also needed to be covered with righteous blood, by the righteousness of our High Priest, Christ, the only sinless human being to ever walk this earth.
With the smoke between him and the mercy seat, the earthly high priest could not see the presence of God. Outside the sanctuary, waiting in anticipation, neither could the people; they trusted in the high priest to lift up their prayers to God. So it is by faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we are to believe that God answers our prayers.
Heavenly High Priest, strengthen my faith in You by prayer. When dwelling on my own wretchedness, may I be led to Your righteousness.
For Further Study: 2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalm 141:2; Revelation 15:8
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. Revelation 8:4
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