Questions for discussion (from Good Word Online):

Leading Question: Why was a “place” of worship so important for God’s people?  Is it still?

The yearly Day of Atonement has a special place in Adventist thinking because of events connected with 1844.  While discussions of the Day of Atonement have usually involved issues of personal salvation, our interest in the “typical” Day of Atonement also allows us to address larger issues that involve our relationship with God.