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The veil in the temple is torn in two.

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Matthew 27:50-51 Mark 15:37-38 Luke 23:44-46
50And crying again with a loud voice, Jesus released His spirit. 51And, behold! The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And the earth quaked, and the rocks were sheared,
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 37And letting out a loud voice, Jesus expired. 38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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 44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle. 46And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. And when He had said this, He breathed out the spirit.
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Insights
  • The veil refers to the curtain of separation in the Tabernacle between the holy place and the Most Holy Place. In the Tabernacle system, the Most Holy Place could only be entered once per year, on the day of atonement. Now we can freely come into the presents of God.
  • God has opened the curtain, inviting all men to come to Him. The veil was torn from the top to the bottom, not from the bottom to the top. This signifies that it was torn by God and not by man.