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The Spirit of God Dwells in Holiness
(1Co3:16-17)

God is holy (Lev11:45).
He dwells in the holy place (Is57:15) and
Meets with those who are holy and speaks to them (Ex25:22; He12:14).
 
Faith is believing that one has been made holy by Him (He10:10) and
The life of this faith is being holy in all one does, just as the One who called him is holy (1Pe1:15-16).
 
Holiness refers to being set apart, different, and clean
Having no flaw, spot, stain, wrinkle or uncleanness.
The Bible indicates that the most unclean thing is sin and
The origin of sin is Satan (1Jn3:8).
 
Satan is the archangel who fell from the spiritual heaven (Is14:12-15) for
Desecrating the heavenly sanctuary (Eze28:16-18), and
Seeing him as unclean, God cast him down to Hades,
The universe which will become a place to burn trash after the great judgment (Mt5:22; Jude1:6).
Since the serpent in the Garden of Eden deceived Adam to sin (Ge3:4-6),
Even after being wiped from the face of the earth, mankind remained unclean (Ge6:5, 8:21).
 
Israel who became a holy people, a kingdom of priests (Ex19:6) were
To put limits around the mountain and be consecrated (Ex19:6-12)
In order to receive the Law which commanded them to be holy people (Ex22:31).
 
In the sanctuary made by hands
They were commanded to give flawless sacrifice
By the priests who were consecrated by washing with water and
Putting on the sacred garment, the blood and the anointing oil (Ex29).
In spite of this, however, if they sinned they were put to death without mercy (Lev10:1-2).
 
Since the land of Canaan where they entered was unclean (Ezr9:11),
They followed the gentiles in their wicked ways and
Desecrated the sanctuary and so were destroyed (Eze23:29).
 
According to the prophecy that when it was time
A fountain will be open to cleanse them from sin and impurity (Zec13:1),
Yeshua appeared and said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would tear down the sanctuary made by human hands (He9:1, 24) where
The priests of flesh and blood (He7:28) gave sacrifice of the blood of animals (He9:12, 10:9), and
Raise a sanctuary that is not part of this creation (He9:11) and
The sinless Son of God would become the High Priest (He7:26) and
Give the sacrifice of the blood of God (Ac20:28; He9:12).
 
While unclean spirits recognized His holiness (Lk4:33-34),
The Pharisees who were filled with uncleanness (Mt23:25-27) passed Him over to death.
 
As He poured out all water and blood and died,
He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30, 34), declaring that He:
1)     With His blood purified the heavenly sanctuary (Lev16:14-16; He9:23-24);
2)     Judged the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3)     Opened the fountain of blood that cleanses the souls of men (Zec13:1; He9:22).
 
He resurrected and entered the Holy City where there is nothing impure (Rev21:27).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent from there
Comes to the souls cleansed by the blood of Yeshua as God’s temple.
 
The men of the Spirit are those who received the holy commandment (2Pe2:21-22)
To keep their souls and flesh, God’s temple, holy (1Co3:16-17; Gal5:17)
From earthly, unspiritual and demonic ways (Jas3:15) for
The soul who has been washed by Yeshua (blood) (He10:19)
Washes with the word (water) his mind, heart, words and deeds (Eph5:26)
Through the anointing of the Spirit (oil) (1Pe1:2; 1Jn2:20) so
In holiness he meets the Lord and hears His word.
 
O Lord,
We rather admire the Amish people...
Deliver us from worldly, cultural and carnal impurity!  Amen.