A) INTRODUCTION.

B) THE ERADICATION OF SIN.

C) WHEN THE CLOSE OF PROBATION TAKES PLACE.

 

 

A) INTRODUCTION

 

 

The argument is made that Jesus, “ever liveth to make intercession for them.”  Hebrews 7:25.  Therefore, after the “Close of Probation,” there is an Intercessor for the saints.  Also, First John 2:1:  “if any man sin, we have an Advocate [Hebrew; G3875; “parakletos;” meaning, “an intercessor”] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

 

Therefore, if Christ is our Intercessor “forever,” then there will be sin “forever.”  See Isaiah 53:12, where Christ “make[s] intercession for the transgressors.”  According to First Samuel 2:25, “If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him:  but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat [Hebrew; H6419; “palal;” meaning, “to intercede”] for him?”  In other words, we need an Intercessor with God because of sin.

 

According to Jeremiah 27:18, the “prophets” had to make “intercession to the LORD” because of the people’s sin.  See also Numbers 21:7, where Moses “pray[ed]” [Hebrew; H6419; “palal;” meaning, “to intercede”] for the people.  So we see, that as long as there is sin, we need an Intercessor.  Wherefore, does sin finally become eradicated or not?

 

 

B) THE ERADICATION OF SIN

 

 

The statement is made:  “Those who are living upon the earth when the intercession of Christ shall cease in the sanctuary above are to stand in the sight of a holy God without a mediator.”  RH January 17, 1907, paragraph 4.

 

If sin is done away with, what is the point of an intercessor?  Or better, is sin ever done away with?  Let’s discover Acts 3:19, “that your sins may be blotted out, when [WHEN? At] the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord [Second Coming].”  Moving further down to Acts 3:21, “until the times of restitution [restoring to its original state] of all things.”  Even to the point that we will be able to see the “face” of God again (Rev. 22:4).

 

If we go to Isaiah 43:25, we learn that there will be a time when God will “blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine Own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”  However, continuing on to verse 26, we see “that thou mayest be justified.”  When is one declared to “be justified?”  According to Deuteronomy 25:2, after one has been “judged.”

 

Malachi 3:2:  “But who may abide the day of His Coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth?”  Malachi 3:5:  “And I [the Lord] will come near to you to judgment.”  And Revelation 6:17:  “and who shall be able to stand.”  If Christ does not clear one of sin before this final “judgment,” then all will be lost.

 

Jude 1:24:  “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,”

 

Revelation 15:2:  “them that had gotten the victory. . . stand.”  Remember, Malachi asked, “who shall” be able to “stand?”  Our answer comes here and. . . Revelation 7:4:  those who are “sealed.”  Because they are. . .

 

Revelation 14:5:  “in their mouth was found no guile; for they are without fault.”

 

Revelation 16:15:  “Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments.”

 

Revelation 22:11:  “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:  and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still:  and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still:  and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”

 

It is not God’s Will that we should need a Mediator for all time.

 

 

C) WHEN THE CLOSE OF PROBATION TAKES PLACE

 

 

According to Revelation 16:1, the 144,000 are still “upon the earth” when the seven last plagues are being poured out.  And at the last plague, we have the Second Coming of our Lord.  Thus, the Close of Probation will take place before the pouring out of these plagues, at the beginning of the Time of Trouble.

 

And at the beginning of the “time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation,” Michael stand[s] up,” Daniel 12:1.  This is the last Close of probation.  For if we go to Daniel 11:1-4 & 7 & 20 (six times), we can see that every time something “stand[s] up,” a new rulership takes over.