Key Thought : Among the Psalms we can find messages that speak to us. We can discover how relevant these are for us who live in the time of the end.
May 24, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 9:11-15.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What does this text tell us about what Christ is doing for us in the heavenly sanctuary?
3. Personal Application: What does it mean to you that we are living in the judgment period of Earth’s history? How does that affect you in your life? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I thought that when Jesus died on the cross, that finished the whole plan of salvation. What is this heavenly sanctuary imagery all about? I don’t understand it.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 33:18-23. 34:1-7, Psalm 119:55.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. When Moses asked to see God’s glory, what did God show him, and how did God proclaim His name to Moses?
3. Personal Application: Why does our religious effort toward sanctification and holiness help make us more sensitive toward others and our ethical treatment of them? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “If we are saved by grace and not by the law, then why do you Adventists stress the importance of the law in your Christian walk? Aren’t you putting yourself under the yoke of the law?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Psalm 5 and Revelation 14:1-12

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Compare the language of Psalm 5 with Revelation 14. What similarities do you see?
3. Personal Application: How would you feel standing before God in the judgment facing everything that you have ever done, said, or thought, exposed before Him and everyone else? What does this tell you about your need for Christ’s righteousness and covering? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Why does this text say that the saints have the faith of Jesus and keep the commandments of God? I thought faith negated the law of obedience. This is confusing.” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Psalm 51:7-15.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does David promise to do after he has been pardoned and purged from his sin?.
3. Personal Application: Think of the three angels’ messages that are called the everlasting gospel. How is the gospel foundational to each of these three messages? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Daily Lesson for Tuesday 20th of May 2025

The remnant gathered on Zion have a name engraved on their foreheads: the name of the Father and the Lamb. (Whether this is two different names is doubtful; Jesus is the very image of the Father!) A “name” in the Scriptures signifies more than a label by which people address each other; it stands for character. To this day, many cultures still say that someone has a “good name” when people think highly of their character.

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Some picture God’s glory as an unapproachable, brilliant light, which is certainly an apt description. But God’s glory is more than simply a visual display; His glory is His character. The same is true with God’s name.

When the Bible describes a remnant with God’s name inscribed in their foreheads, it is not a matter of having literal letters written there; it is a matter of having God’s character inscribed in your mind, your heart, and so now in our lives we reflect the love and character of God. You have been pulled close to God, and you love Him for who He is and what He has done for you.

How interesting, too, that when God describes Himself to Moses, He does it in conjunction with Moses’ receiving another copy of the Ten Commandments, which is also a transcript of His character. Likewise, the people who have God’s “name” in Revelation 14:1-20 are described as those who “keep the commandments of God.” Then notice the words found in Hebrews: “ ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,’ then He adds, ‘Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more’ ” (Hebrews 10:16-17, NKJV). What an expression of the gospel: though God’s law is reflected in our lives, we still need our sins to be remembered “no more.”

God’s name is His character. His moral law is a transcript of His character. And those who are gathered on God’s holy hill in the last days are infused with a love for God, a love manifested by obedience to His law.

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Daily Lesson for Monday 19th of May 2025

In Revelation 14:1-20, we find God’s people standing on Mount Zion. The original Mount Zion was located just west of the old city of Jerusalem today and was thought of as the seat of God’s throne, or presence, among His people. In time, the temple mount, located on Mount Moriah, came to be identified with Mount Zion, as well.

In other words, this important depiction of God’s last-day remnant is presented in sanctuary language, as with most of the key scenes in the book of Revelation. Thanks to the Lamb, God’s people are on His holy hill!

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The description found in David’s psalm of those permitted into the presence of God is a pretty tall order for mere sinners to fulfill. Who among us can honestly say that we have always walked uprightly? Or have always spoken the truth in our hearts (Psalms 15:2)? None of us can say that we “shall never be moved” (Psalms 15:5, NKJV). If we say that we have never sinned, the Bible teaches that we have no truth in us (1 John 1:8).

We can come to no conclusion other than it is the Lamb who enables us to stand on Zion. The Lamb is not mentioned in David’s psalm, but He suddenly appears in the description found in Revelation 14:1-20. It is almost as if Revelation 14:1-20 is answering David’s question. Now that the Lamb of God is established on Mount Zion, in the sanctuary, we can also be present there because of His perfect righteousness credited to us by faith. We can have the “boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh” (Hebrews 10:19-20, NKJV). Without His blood, what hope would we have? None, actually.

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 18th of May 2025

When Moses oversaw the construction of the tabernacle, he was not permitted to use just any design he wished. God gave him a blueprint to follow. “ ‘See to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain’ ” (Exodus 25:40, NKJV). We discover in the book of Hebrews that the pattern used was that of a higher reality, the heavenly sanctuary.

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The earthly sanctuary foreshadowed Jesus in astonishing detail, from the priest and the offerings to the furniture and other design details. _All _of it speaks of Jesus.

The book of Revelation, of course, is very rich in sanctuary imagery. We find the sanctuary lampstand in the opening verses, the ark of the covenant explicitly mentioned in chapter four, and numerous other allusions to the temple. Without an understanding of the Old Testament sanctuary, it becomes impossible to grasp what John is driving at in his descriptions of his visions. The experiences of Israel, Paul writes, “happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come” (1 Corinthians 10:11, NKJV).

There is much we can learn from studying the details of the temple. In the book of Psalms, we find an important component for understanding some of these details: how God’s people personally related to the temple. We catch glimpses of how David related to the sanctuary and its services, and we see the heart response of God’s people to what the Messiah would do for them. It is not just the patterns that help us see Jesus; we also can mine the personal experiences of those who understood what God was teaching us through the sanctuary and draw lessons for ourselves and for our own experiences with God.

<–Sabbath Monday–>

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Daily Lesson for Sabbath 17th of May 2025

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Read for This Week’s Study: Hebrews 9:11-15, Psalms 122:1-9, Psalms 15:1-5, Psalms 24:1-10, Exodus 33:18-23, Psalms 5:1-12, Psalms 51:7-15.

Memory Text:

“Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads” (Revelation 14:1, NKJV).

As Seventh-day Adventists, we are used to searching for the symbols of Revelation in the stories of the Old Testament to help us understand those symbols. These narratives, though far from the only good source, are found all through the Old Testament.

One particularly rich source of information is the book of Psalms, a collection of sacred poetry that explores many human experiences and possible interactions with God—ranging from despondency over sin and suffering to unbridled joy in His presence and His repeated promises for forgiveness and salvation.

A careful reading of the Psalms yields details that make the book of Revelation come alive, especially Revelation 14:1-20, which describes the final work of God’s remnant church on earth. God’s last-day people have been given the same assignment as Israel of old: we are to be a light to the nations, a final merciful call to all people to worship and obey their Maker.

Some details provided in God’s songbook can give us new ways to understand and appreciate our role in the final moments of earth’s history.

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, May 24.

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