Bible Dictionaries
Sanctuary

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Denotes, (1) the Holy Land (Exodus 15:17; Compare Psalm 114:2 ); (2) the temple (1 Chronicles 22:19; 2 Chronicles 29:21 ); (3) the tabernacle (Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 12:4; 21:12 ); (4) the holy place, the place of the Presence (Gr. hieron, the temple-house; not the Naos , Which is the temple area, with its courts and porches), Leviticus 4:6; Ephesians 2:21 , RSV, marg.; (5) God's holy habitation in heaven (Psalm 102:19 ). In the final state there is properly "no sanctuary" (Revelation 21:22 ), for God and the Lamb "are the sanctuary" (RSV, "temple"). All is there hallowed by the Divine Presence; all is sancturary.