Question: Pastor Ronald, ano po ang Santuario na lilinisin sa Daniel 8:14?

Question:

Pastor Ronald, ano po ang Santuario na lilinisin sa Daniel 8:14?

Answer: 

Magandang tanong ‘yan at crucial din, lalo na sa mga galing sa Adventist background. Una sa lahat, basahin natin mismo ang Daniel 8:14:

“And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”

Now, SDA theology teaches that this refers to a heavenly sanctuary being “cleansed” starting in 1844  the so-called Investigative Judgment. Pero kung susundan natin ang historico-grammatical hermeneutics, makikita nating hindi ito tungkol sa kalangitan, kundi sa makalupang templo ng Israel na nadungisan sa panahon ng mga hari gaya ni Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Here’s the breakdown:

1. Context muna.
   
   
   Daniel 8 ay vision ng ram at goat dalawang kaharian: Medo-Persia at Greece (vv. 20–21). Mula sa Greece, lumitaw ang “little horn” si Antiochus Epiphanes, hari ng Syria, na lumapastangan sa templo sa Jerusalem (168–165 BC). Tinanggal niya ang daily sacrifices (Heb. tamid) at naglagay ng abomination of desolation (Daniel 8:11–13).

   Kaya, ‘yung “sanctuary” dito ay hindi nasa langit kundi yung templo sa Jerusalem mismo.

2. The Hebrew term “nitsdaq” (translated “cleansed”) actually means to be restored, vindicated, or made right, Hindi “atoned for” or “investigated, judged.” So mas tamang translation ay:

   “Then shall the sanctuary be restored to its rightful state.”

   Ibig sabihin, pagkatapos ng panahon ng paglapastangan ni Antiochus, ibabalik sa dating dangal ang templo gaya nang nangyari sa Maccabean revolt, nang muling italaga ang templo (Hanukkah).

3. Walang binabanggit na judgment scene sa langit sa Daniel 8. Yung court scene ay nasa Daniel 7 (the Ancient of Days). Sa Daniel 8, ang usapan ay tungkol sa pagdungis at pagpapanumbalik ng templo. Kaya ‘yung SDA doctrine of Investigative Judgment ay isang imported idea mula sa 19th-century reinterpretation, hindi mula sa orihinal na Hebrew context.

4. Even SDA scholars admit this tension. In SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 4, p. 843, may nakasulat:

   “The word translated ‘cleansed’ (nitsdaq) may also mean ‘to be restored’ or ‘vindicated,’ indicating that the sanctuary would again be rightly recognized.”

   Ibig sabihin, kahit sa loob ng SDA academic literature, alam nilang may problema sa pagpilit ng “cleansing” bilang investigative judgment.

5. New Covenant application: Sa New Testament, ang tunay na “temple” ng Diyos ay hindi na gawa sa bato, kundi ang katawan ni Cristo (John 2:19–21) at ang mga mananampalataya (1 Cor. 3:16). At ang paglilinis ay hindi nangyari noong 1844, kundi sa krus:

   “Having made purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” (Hebrews 1:3)

   Ibig sabihin, ang sanctuary na nilinis ay ang puso ng tao sa pamamagitan ng dugo ni Cristo, hindi ang gusali sa langit.

So to wrap it up: The “sanctuary” in Daniel 8:14 refers to the Jerusalem temple desecrated by Antiochus, which was later restored, not a heavenly building awaiting judgment. The true cleansing was already fulfilled in Christ’s atoning work.

The good news? Hindi mo kailangang hintayin ang 1844 para mapatawad. The cleansing is already finished. “It is finished” (John 19:30).

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