Sanctuary

Christ Before the Altar of Incense

Name: Christ Before the Altar of Incense
Brand: Advent Images

Exodus 30Revelation 8

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The incense rises and the prayers of the saints ascend — and standing at the golden altar to present them is Jesus Christ, our eternal High Priest. This stunning piece of Seventh-day Adventist art depicts Jesus in full High Priestly regalia, hands lifted in intercession before the altar of incense in the heavenly sanctuary, the Ark of the Covenant glowing through the veil behind Him. Rooted in Hebrews 8:1–2 and the sanctuary message that lies at the heart of SDA theology, this image captures the living reality that our Advocate stands before the Father on our behalf right now. The Shekinah glory visible in the Most Holy Place reminds the viewer that justice and mercy occupy the same room — and that a Mediator stands between them. This high-resolution digital download is ideal for framed devotional wall art, Sabbath School classroom display, church media, or sermon illustration.He ever lives to make intercession — download this reminder of your Advocate before the throne.

Bible background: The Sanctuary

God told Moses, “Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them,” and gave a pattern for the tabernacle in the wilderness: the courtyard with the altar of burnt offering and the laver, the Holy Place with the table of shewbread, the golden lampstand and the altar of incense, and the Most Holy Place with the ark of the covenant beneath the mercy seat.

Every piece of furniture and every service pointed to Jesus. The daily sacrifices showed the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, and the yearly Day of Atonement pictured the final cleansing of sin. The book of Hebrews explains that Christ is now our High Priest, ministering in the heavenly sanctuary of which the earthly one was a copy.

Key passages

Exodus 25:8-9 — “Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”
Exodus 25:10-22 — The ark of the covenant and the mercy seat.
Exodus 25:23-30 — The table of shewbread, with bread set before the Lord always.
Exodus 25:31-40 — The golden lampstand.
Exodus 27:1-8 — The altar of burnt offering in the courtyard.
Exodus 30:1-10, 17-21 — The altar of incense and the bronze laver.
Leviticus 16 — The Day of Atonement, the mercy seat and the scapegoat.
Daniel 8:14 — “Then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”
Hebrews 8:1-2; 9:11-12 — Christ, our High Priest in the true tabernacle in heaven.
Hebrews 4:14-16 — Come boldly to the throne of grace.