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the rending of the
Temple's veil dramatically expressed our Heavenly Father's agony over the death
of Jesus, His only begotten Son - the way was prepared through the death of the
Son of God for us to have access to the Holy of Holies - in the death of the
Jesus, every barrier and obstacle that needed to be broken – was removed, to
make a way for us to have an intimate relationship with the Father
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“Therefore,
brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new
and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His
flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil
conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” - Hebrews 10:19-23
The New Testament records
that when Yeshua (Jesus) died; there was a great earthquake and the veil of the
Temple was torn in two.
The size of this gigantic
veil is not recorded in the New Testament ... but we read from other sources
that it was roughly 60 feet long and 30 feet wide with multiple woven layers the
thickness of a man's hand!
It was hung on a
crossbeam stone – a lintel – which was over 30 feet long and weighed more than
30 tons! It was not an easy cloth to tear...
Jerome, a fourth-century
Church Father, writes concerning the tearing of the veil, that not only was the
veil torn, but the great earthquake had also caused the lintel of the Temple to
be broken in two.
In fact, it seems that
the breaking of the lintel was what caused the veil to be torn in half from top
to bottom, since the veil hung down from the lintel.
In the culture of the
Jewish people, a father will commonly mourn the loss of his son by rending or
tearing his garment...
Can we suggest that the
rending of the Temple's veil likewise, dramatically expressed our Heavenly
Father's agony over the death of Yeshua, His only begotten Son?
The way was prepared
through the death of the Son of God for us to have access to the Holy of
Holies, that place on earth which was prepared for the abiding Presence of
God's Spirit, and, in earlier Temple times, actually contained His Glory.
In the death of the
Messiah Yeshua, every barrier and obstacle, even a 30 ton stone that needed to
be broken – was removed, to make a way for us to have an intimate relationship
with the Father!
The sound of ripping
cloth, the rending of a massive veil, echoes throughout history to this very
day.
The
agony of that sound of mourning opened for us "a new and living way
which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh" [Hebrews 10:20]... so that now, at any
time, we can approach our Heavenly Father with boldness and confidence in His
love and acceptance.
As we embrace the
sacrifice of Yeshua, come with a clean heart in His righteousness, we may fully
expect His constant intervention and blessing in our everyday lives --- because
the way has been permanently opened to us!
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