God's truth is the same in all ages, although differently developed to meet the wants of his people in various periods. Under the Old Testament dispensation, every important work was closely connected with the sanctuary. In the holy of holies the great I AM took up his abode, and no human being was permitted to enter there except by divine appointment. There, above the mercy seat, overshadowed by the wings of the cherubim, dwelt the shekinah of his glory, the perpetual token of his presence; while the breastplate of the high priest, set with precious stones, made known from the sacred precincts of the sanctuary the solemn message of Jehovah to the people. Wonderful dispensation, when the Holy One, the creator of the heavens and the earth, thus manifested his glory, and revealed his will to the children of men!

Guds sandhed er den samme i alle tidsaldre, skønt den antager forskellige former for at imødekomme hans folks behov i forskellige tidsperioder. I Det gamle Testamentes tid var alt af betydning nøje forbundet med helligdommen. I det allerhelligste tog den store JEG ER bolig..... Dér, over nådens trone, overskygget af kerubernes vinger, dvælede hans herligheds Shekinah, det uforanderlige tegn på hans nærværelse, medens ypperstepræstens brystplade, der var besat med ædelsten, bragte Jehovas alvorsfulde budskab til folket. Hvilken vidunderlig begivenhed, når den Hellige, Skaberen af himmel og jord, således viste sin herlighed og åbenbarede sin vilje for menneskenes børn!