As the sins of the people were anciently transferred, in figure, to the earthly sanctuary by the blood of the sin offering, so our sins are, in fact, transferred to the heavenly sanctuary by the blood of Christ. And as the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the removal of the sins by which it had been polluted, so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sins which are there recorded. This necessitates an examination of the books of record to determine who, through repentance of sin and faith in Christ, are entitled to the benefits of His atonement. {FLB 206.6}

Da folks synder i gammel tid blev overført, billedligt, til den jordiske helligdom ved syndofferets blod, således overføres vore synder i virkeligheden til den himmelske helligdom ved Kristi blod. Og ligesom den symbolske renselse i den jordiske blev udrettet ved at fjerne synder, som den er blevet besmittet af, skal den virkelige renselse af det himmelske udføres ved at fjerne eller udslette, de synder som er nedtegnede. Dette nødvendiggør en ransagelse af fortegnelsesbøgerne for at afgøre hvem, ved anger af synd og tro på Kristus, er berettiget til Hans forsoningsgaver.