The holy places of the sanctuary in heaven are represented by the two apartments in the sanctuary on earth. As in vision the apostle John was granted a view of the temple of God in heaven, he beheld there “seven lamps of fire burning before the throne.” Revelation 4:5. He saw an angel “having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.” Revelation 8:3. Here the prophet was permitted to behold the first apartment of the sanctuary in heaven; and he saw there the “seven lamps of fire” and the “golden altar,” represented by the golden candlestick and the altar of incense in the sanctuary on earth. Again, “the temple of God was opened” (Revelation 11:19), and he looked within the inner veil, upon the holy of holies. Here he beheld “the ark of his testament,” represented by the sacred chest constructed by Moses to contain the law of God.... {FLB 202.3}

Det hellige sted i himlens helligdom er fremstillet ved to afdelinger i den jordiske helligdom. Som en vision fik Johannes givet et syn om Guds tempel i himlen. Der så han ”syv brændende lamper foran tronen.” Åb. 4,5. Han så ”en anden engel . . . med et røgelseskar af guld, og han fik givet megen røgelse for at lægge den på guldalteret foran tronen sammen med alle de helliges bønner.” Åb. 8,3. Her fik profeten lov til at se den første afdeling af helligdommen i himlen; og han så der ”syv lamper med ild” og ”guldalteret”, fremstillet som lysestagen og røgelsesalteret i den jordiske helligdom. Og igen: ”Guds tempel i himlen blev åbnet” Åb. 11,19, og han så inden for det indre forhæng, for det allerhelligeste. Her beskuede han ”sit testamentes ark”, fremstillet ved den hellige kasse af Moses, til at indeholde Guds lov. . . . .