A Comparison Between Type and Antitype

December 15 – 21, 2024

Key Text

“For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.” Hebrews 10:37

Study Help: Patriarchs and Prophets, 343–358

Introduction

“The solemn scenes of the judgment, the great day of atonement, should be kept before the people and urged upon their consciences with earnestness and power.” Testimonies, Vol. 5, 421

Sunday

1 THE DAY OF ATONEMENT IN TYPES AND SYMBOLS

1.a. On the great day of atonement, what procedure symbolized the removal of the confessed sins from the sanctuary and from the people? Leviticus 16:7–10

1.b. What did the high priest do with the blood of the goat? Leviticus 16:15, 16

1.c. After which act was the yearly atonement (reconciliation) for the people and for the sanctuary considered “completed”—after the sacrificial goat had been killed, or after its blood had been applied? Leviticus 16:15–20

Note: “As anciently the sins of the people were by faith placed upon the sin offering and through its blood transferred, in figure, to the earthly sanctuary, so in the new covenant the sins of the repentant are by faith placed upon Christ and transferred, in fact, to the heavenly sanctuary. And as the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the removal of the sins by which it had been polluted, so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sins which are there recorded.” The Great Controversy, 421, 422

Monday

2 “WHEN HE HAD MADE AN END …”

2. What does the cleansing of the earthly sanctuary teach about the cleansing of the heavenly? Daniel 8:14; Hebrews 8:3–6

Note: “The cleansing, both in the typical and in the real service, must be accomplished with blood: in the former, with the blood of animals; in the latter, with the blood of Christ.” The Great Controversy, 417, 418

Tuesday

3 THE SCAPEGOAT

3.a. After “he hath made an end of reconciling” the tabernacle and the people, what did the high priest do? Leviticus 16:20–22

Note: “In his character of mediator, he [the high priest] took the sins upon himself and bore them from the sanctuary. Placing his hands upon the head of the scapegoat, he confessed over him all these sins, thus in figure transferring them from himself to the goat. The goat then bore them away, and they were regarded as forever separated from the people.” The Great Controversy, 420

3.b. By bearing the iniquities of the people from the sanctuary into the court, and by laying both his hands on the head of the live goat, the high priest was in contact with sin. He was defiled. Therefore, what did he have to do? Leviticus 16:24

3.c. For the same reason, what was required of the man who led the goat away? Leviticus 16:26

3.d. Since the scapegoat defiled the person that was in contact with it (Leviticus 16:26), could this goat represent the unblemished Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world? John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19. What were the Adventist pioneers able to see?

Note: “It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration, He will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty.” The Great Controversy, 422

Wednesday

4 THE COMPLETION OF THE ATONEMENT

4.a. How did the final procedures of the atonement reveal the events at the end of the great controversy? Leviticus 16:10, 26

Note: “So in the typical service, the yearly round of ministration closed with the purification of the sanctuary, and the confessing of the sins on the head of the scapegoat.

“Since Satan is the originator of sin, the direct instigator of all the sins that caused the death of the Son of God, justice demands that Satan shall suffer the final punishment. Christ’s work for the redemption of men and the purification of the universe from sin will be closed by the removal of sin from the heavenly sanctuary and the placing of these sins upon Satan, who will bear the final penalty.

“Thus in the ministration of the tabernacle, and of the temple that afterward took its place, the people were taught each day the great truths relative to Christ’s death and ministration, and once each year their minds were carried forward to the closing events of the great controversy between Christ and Satan, the final purification of the universe from sin and sinners.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 358

4.b. After the atonement, what direction will Christ take? Hebrews 9:28; 10:37

Note: “In the typical service, the high priest, having made the atonement for Israel, came forth and blessed the congregation. So Christ, at the close of His work as mediator, will appear, ‘without sin unto salvation’ (Hebrews 9:28), to bless His waiting people with eternal life.” The Great Controversy, 485

4.c. What does Paul mean when he says that, when Christ comes the second time, He will appear “without sin” (Hebrews 9:28)? Hebrews 10:17, 18

Note: “So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.” Hebrews 9:28

Thursday

5 THE SCAPEGOAT BOUND

5.a. Will a special privilege be extended to those who are not ready to receive Christ at His coming? Matthew 7:22, 23; Luke 13:23–27; Isaiah 55:6. Why will it be too late for those who are not ready? Matthew 25:10–12

5.b. Where will Satan (symbolized by the scapegoat) and his angels be isolated and for how long, before they are destroyed? Isaiah 14:12–20; 24:20–22; Jeremiah 4:20–26; Revelation 20:1–3

Note: “Here is to be the home of Satan with his evil angels for a thousand years. Limited to the earth, he will not have access to other worlds to tempt and annoy those who have never fallen. It is in this sense that he is bound: there are none remaining, upon whom he can exercise his power. He is wholly cut off from the work of deception and ruin which for so many centuries has been his sole delight.” The Great Controversy, 659

Friday

PERSONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

How were the confessed sins removed from the sanctuary and from the people on the great Day of Atonement?
After which act was the yearly atonement completed?
After the sins were removed from the sanctuary and from the people, how were the sins borne away?
Give one of the reasons why the live goat for Azazel could not represent Christ. Whom did he symbolize?
How can you prove that, when Christ comes again, He will complete the last step in the plan of salvation?