The separation of God from sinful mankind was removed in the holy blood of Jesus Christ. It is finished.
Matthew 27:51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
Paul was a minister of the new testament, not of the letter of the Law but of grace, in the Holy Spirit. The 10 commandments had no power to save mankind it could only make them aware of the sin that kept them captive. For the letter kills but the Spirit gives life but if the administration of death written in stone was glorious how much more the administration of the Spirit. The old has faded away and the newness of eternal life in Christ has replaced it.
2 Corinthians 3:4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
We are under the administration of life not death. The death of a believer is the beginning of eternal life.
Storms upend days. And lives.
“The inevitable vicissitudes of life, no matter how well gated our communities, will visit us all. Grief is a part of life, and if you explore its painful precincts, it will make you stronger.” (Thank you, Ken Burns, commencement speech at Brandeis University)
And this week, we remember that sometime in our life, every single one of us needs…a place for sanctuary. A place for restoration. A place for healing. Sabbath Moments
Have you prayed and heard nothing? If so, I beg you, don’t give up. You have been heard in heaven. Angelic armies have been dispatched. Just keep praying. Heaven has helpers for you. Max Lucado
Mark 15:38–39
38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” The New King James Version
The significance of the supernatural tearing of the veil of the temple is that access to God is now open to all. No longer through priests and the blood of bulls and goats do we approach God, but through the torn veil, which also symbolizes Jesus’ broken and torn body (Hebrews 10:20). Top to bottom reminds us that God Himself removed the barrier.
Only Mark uses the Latin term centurion, a Roman captain in charge of one hundred men. The centurion’s statement that Jesus was the Son of God can be construed as a confession of belief in Jesus’ deity. The NKJV Study Bible
This could refer to the outer curtain, which shielded the entrance to the sanctuary. Heavenly imagery was embroidered on the outer curtain, forming an appropriate parallel to the heavens tearing open at Jesus’ baptism. Alternatively, it could indicate the inner veil, which hid the divine presence in the most holy place (holy of holies); this might parallel the Holy Spirit descending at Jesus’ baptism.
Jesus’ identity is fully revealed upon His death. At three key events in Mark’s Gospel—Jesus’ baptism, transfiguration, and crucifixion—a voice confirms that Jesus is God’s Son. Here, it is no longer God the Father proclaiming Jesus’ identity, but instead a non-Jewish person—confirming Jesus’ ministry and mission to Gentiles. Faithlife Study Bible
At the same instant that Jesus died, the veil of the temple was rent from the top to the bottom. This spake terror to the unbelieving Jews, and was a sign of the destruction of their church and nation. It speaks comfort to all believing Christians, for it signified the laying open a new and living way into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Exodus 26:31–33 “You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver…
Matthew 27:54–56 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar…
Luke 23:47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
Mark 15:45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
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