“
But
it
was
not
merely
to
accomplish
the
redemption
of
man
that
Christ
came
to
the
earth
to
suffer
and
to
die.
He
came
to
‘magnify
the
law’
and
to
“make
it
honorable.”
Not
alone
that
the
inhabitants
of
this
world
might
regard
the
law
as
it
should
be
regarded;
but
it
was
to
demonstrate
to
all
the
worlds
of
the
universe
that
God's
law
is
unchangeable
“
GC
p.
503.
MEETING
THE
ALLEGATIONS
OF
LUCIFER
The
allegations
which
Lucifer
raised
against
God's
law
and
character
have
been
very
deceptive
and
have
reverberated
throughout
the
entire
universe.
God’s
law,
which
is
a
transcript
of
His
character,
has
been
stigmatized
and
misrepresented
and
questions
and
doubts
have
been
raised
which
will
have
to
be
re-
solved
before
the
universe
can
be
secure
from
another
defection.
That
has
been
taking
a
long
time.
God
has
had
to
delay
the
clos-
ing
up
of
the
great
controversy
for
much
longer
than
He
intend-
ed.
Had
Adam
and
Eve
never
yielded
to
the
sophistry
of
Lucifer,
the
great
controversy
would
have
ended
long
ago.
But
for
the
sake
of
man
and
the
onlooking
universe,
Christ
has
had
to
let
the
great
controversy
go
on
so
that
the
issues
involved
would
be
more
fully
manifested
till
all
who
are
willing
to
see
will
see
the
truth
about
the
character
of
God
and
His
law.
By
what
means
will
the
issues
of
the
great
controversy
be
fully
revealed
and
finally
resolved?
Many
would
claim
that
Christ
coming
to
earth
has
already
settled
all
the
questions
and
doubts
raised
by
Lucifer
and
his
hosts
in
the
great
controversy.
While
it
is
true
that
Christ's
life
and
death
did
answer
many
of
the
doubts
and
questions
raised
by
Lucifer,
yet
the
fact
that
the
great
controversy
did
not
end
after
Christ
died
on
Calvary
is
evi-
dence
that
there
were
still
some
questions
remaining
that
need
to
be
resolved.
In
Desire
of
Ages
p.
761
we
read,
“
Yet
Satan
was
not
then
Jesus,
my
mind
has
been
much
exercised.
Many
who
profess
to
be
look-
ing
for
the
speedy
coming
of
Christ
are
becoming
conformed
to
this
world
and
seek
more
earnestly
the
applause
of
those
around
them
than
the
approbation
of
God.
They
are
cold
and
formal,
like
the
nominal
churches
from
which
they
but
a
short
time
since
separated.
The
words
addressed
to
the
Laodicean
church
describe
their
present
condition
per-
fectly
“
EW
p.
107.
Because
of
the
spiritual
retrograde
of
the
early
Advent
be-
lievers,
the
final
events
could
not
move
forward
and
the
signifi-
cance
of
the
fit
man
leading
away
the
scape
goat
had
to
be
post-
poned
for
a
later
time.
However,
the
events
which
are
transpir-
ing
around
us
at
the
present
time
indicate
that
we
are
in
the
be-
ginnings
of
the
final
crisis
and
closing
events.
Therefore
the
sub-
ject
of
the
fit
man
leading
away
the
scape
goat
is
taking
on
re-
newed
significance.
Following
is
the
vision
about
the
scape
goat
being
led
away
as
mentioned
in
Leviticus
16:20-22.
“Then
I
saw
that
Jesus”
work
in
the
sanctuary
will
soon
be
fin-
ished.
And
after
His
work
there
is
finished,
He
will
come
to
the
door
of
the
first
apartment,
and
confess
the
sins
of
Israel
upon
the
head
of
the
Scape
Goat.
Then
He
will
put
on
the
garments
of
vengeance.
Then
the
plagues
will
come
upon
the
wicked,
and
they
do
not
come
till
Jesus
puts
on
that
garment,
and
takes
His
place
upon
the
great
white
cloud.
Then
while
the
plagues
are
falling,
the
Scape
Goat
is
being
led
away.
He
makes
a
mighty
struggle
to
escape,
but
he
is
held
fast
by
the
hand
that
leads
him.
If
he
should
effect
his
escape,
Israel
would
lose
their
lives.
|
saw
that
it
would
take
time
to
lead
away
the
Scape
Goat
into
the
land
of
forgetfulness
after
the
sins
were
put
on
his
head
Spalding-Magan
Collection,
p.
2.
Some
expositors
have
tried
to
identify
the
fit
man
as
Christ,
who
conquered
Satan
at
the
cross.
However,
that
identi-
fication
is
not
compatible
with
the
typology
of
the
sanctuary.
Christ
was
represented
by
the
High
Priest
who
brought
the
con-
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