Is Jesus at the altar of incense in the sanctuary praying for the people
Yes, according to Ellen White's writings, Jesus is depicted as being at the altar of incense in the heavenly sanctuary, presenting the prayers of His people before God. This imagery is used to illustrate Christ's ongoing intercessory work for humanity. Here are some key references: - "I saw the incense in the censer smoke as Jesus offered their confessions and prayers to His Father. And as it ascended, a bright light rested upon Jesus and upon the mercy seat; and the earnest, praying ones, who were troubled because they had discovered themselves to be transgressors of God's law, were blessed, and their countenances lighted up with hope and joy." (Early Writings, EW 256.1) - "The incense, ascending with the prayers of Israel, represents the merits and intercession of Christ, His perfect righteousness, which through faith is imputed to His people, and which can alone make the worship of sinful beings acceptable to God. Before the veil of the most holy place was an altar of perpetual intercession, before the holy, an altar of continual atonement. By blood and by incense God was to be approached—symbols pointing to the great Mediator, through whom sinners may approach Jehovah..." (Patriarchs and Prophets, PP 353.2) - "Christ might commission the angels of heaven to pour out the vials of His wrath on our world, to destroy those who are filled with hatred of God. He might wipe this dark spot from His universe. But He does not do this. He is today standing at the altar of incense, presenting before God the prayers of those who desire His help." (The Desire of Ages, DA 568.4) - "The ministration of the priest throughout the year in the first apartment of the sanctuary...represents the work of ministration upon which Christ entered at His ascension...So did Christ plead His blood before the Father in behalf of sinners, and present before Him also, with the precious fragrance of His own righteousness, the prayers of penitent believers. Such was the work of ministration in the first apartment of the sanctuary in heaven." (The Great Controversy, GC 420.3) These passages confirm that Ellen White describes Jesus as ministering at the altar of incense, symbolically offering the prayers of His people to God as part of His intercessory role in the heavenly sanctuary. References: - White, E. G. (1882). Early Writings, p. 256.1. - White, E. G. (1890). Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 353.2. - White, E. G. (1898). The Desire of Ages, p. 568.4. - White, E. G. (1911). The Great Controversy, p. 420.3.
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