Only the High Priest was allowed to enter this area, which he did just once each year, on the Day of Atonement.
On that day, the High Priest would make intercession for sin on behalf of the people. As such, the veil represented the separation between God and man—a separation caused by sin. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. Christians today, with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, have access to God the Father, and are not separated from Him as if by a veil.
Want to receive our free, digital Christian magazine? Subscribe now! Skip to main content. The holy of holies contained the Ark of the Covenant, which God instructed Moses to build to house the Ten Commandments. The Law of God, which no man was capable to keep, was kept behind a curtain only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement. They undoubtedly knew exactly what the apostles were communicating in the gospels by mere mention of the veil in the temple tearing.
Jesus came so we could live life to the fullest John When He gave up His life on the cross, God tore the curtain in the temple from top to bottom to show us there is nothing we could have done to remove that curtain.
The veil of sin in our lives, and the deception of our enemy, does not have to keep us from living a full life anymore. Believers may approach God boldly as children adopted through Christ. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sin. Through Christ, we are ushered into the presence of God. When the curtain, which represented so much of that, tore in two from top to bottom, it signified a new Way … a new life in Christ for all believers.
And as a result, the curtain tore in two. The veil has been removed. We can now live fully free in Christ. But we have to choose to walk with Him. In Him, our lives are now a living sacrifice, meant to bring glory to God. Before we can understand what this event allows us to receive, we need to understand what the veil was for in the first place. 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. And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. We understand that the veil is especially made tough and beautiful. Unlike today's curtains or veils, it is built to last, and does not tear easily like wedding veils or lace curtains. So when we think of the veil in this context, it's important we don't conjure up modern images of a veil. This one was sturdy and strong. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy.
It serves as a "door" to the place where God's holy presence resides in the temple. High priests were the only ones allowed and even then, only once a year to offer blood see Hebrews God's glory resided in that place, and high priests weren't allowed to enter in at any other time as they would die see Leviticus God's glory stays inside that place, hidden by the veil. This veil separates man from God, in the sense that it covers God's glory and doesn't allow us to see Him at any time.
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom
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