More About That Veil (Part 2 - cont'd from yesterday)

More About That Veil! Part 2. (Cont'd from yesterday)

3 PM - At the Cross - Jesus gave up His spirit, at that moment the veil in the temple was torn in two, and the earth quake shook the area and the tombs of followers of Jesus opened up.

Notice the timing --  who was in charge every minute? God Himself! Every detail was orchestrated by Him!

At 3 PM on Passover the evening sacrifice would begin, requiring the presence of many priests in the Holy Place, engaged in their duties in front of that curtain! God wanted the splitting of that curtain to be witnessed and not disputed! And so He had an audience!

And it happened at the same time as the earthquake!

And at the cross, those witnesses knew Jesus died and that then the earth quake occurred!

There were never any arguments about when these events happened! 

3 PM - the Passover Lamb was slain. Immediately the veil was torn and access to God revealed for all to see! And there was the earth quake!

So when the curtain, the sign of the separation sin had created between man and God was removed, it announced that the sin requiring the need of that curtain had also been removed!

The tearing of the veil was symbolic of what Jesus had just actually done on the cross. Jesus had forever settled the problem of sin that barred man's intimate fellowship with God. No further obstruction remained for those who would draw near to him through their faith in Christ...the problem been removed...forever!

****[note about some of those priests - see Acts 6:7 -- "So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith."]