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"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. 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. PP 358.2"
Related principle 90% Leviticus 16:21
"And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:"
The EGW passage draws a parallel between the scapegoat ritual in Leviticus 16:21 and the ultimate placement of sin upon Satan. While not a direct quote, it uses the scapegoat as a typological representation of Satan's role in bearing the consequences of sin.
"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. PP 358.3"
Related principle 90% Hebrews 9:23
"It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
Both passages discuss the purification of heavenly things/the universe. EGW connects the earthly tabernacle services to the ultimate purification, which aligns with the concept in Hebrews 9:23.
Related principle 85% Leviticus 16:21-22
"And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness."
EGW's description of the tabernacle service leading to the 'final purification' is thematically linked to Leviticus 16:21-22, where the sins of Israel are symbolically transferred to the scapegoat and sent away, representing a cleansing or purification.

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