NO MORE VEIL.

BIBLE VERSES.
Hebrews 10:19-20.
Genesis 24:65.
Exodus 26:31.
Exodus 36:35.
2nd Corinthians 3:13.
Hebrews 6:19.
Zechariah 2:4.
Matthew 27:51.
Ephesians 2:11-19.


 When we think of veils, we are reminded of weddings when the bride comes in to be joined to her husband int the presence of God and man but in the days of Jesus Christ this was not just what the veil stood for.
A veil in the temple was a symbol of separation between God and man. It was used to demarcate the Holy of Holies from the main part of the temple. No one else was allowed to go into that part of the sanctuary apart from the High priest and attached to his gown would be a long string of bells that made a lot of noise whenever he moved. The essence of this was so that the people outside would know if the priest was still alive or dead. It wasn't any news then that sometimes because the priest was unclean he would be struck dead by God and they would have to use the string to drag him out. This would be the practice until Jesus would come to set us free.
Now let us look at some of the serious implications of the veil in the temple.

1. It was a symbol of separation and limitation as it prevented people from getting access to God.

2. It was a symbol of discrimination. Women and children weren't allowed.

3. It is an instrument of concealing the truth as it stops one from seeing what is on the other side. Jacob could not see that the woman that was presented to him was Leah.  

4. It is a symbol of separation. It separates people from one level of the access to God and to the other. It is a symbol of discovery and scattering.

5. Falsehood and hypocrisy.

It gives a false impression. The Pharisees and Sadducees were hypocrites.

6. A symbol of fake, duplicate and copy. 

It is a denial of the original.

7. A symbol of life, deception and manipulation.

Now when The Savior came into the world, He not only came to set us free but also to reconcile us back to God our father. Entrance and admission into God's presence was through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and these events brought solution to the issue of the veil separating us from God. Matthew 27:51 says "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split" Beloved at that moment our fate in Christ was sealed. There was no more separation between God and us. The veil was torn into two and we now had unlimited access to God. As long as Christ remains in our lives then we wont have any problems stepping into the threshold of God but if he isnt in the picture then how can we freely relate with The Creator in the right way as we ought to? We cant! It would be impossible. 

It is time for us as Christians to come to fully comprehend what this event truly means. We must make sure we are no longer on the other side. We must understand that not only are we reconciled back to God but also to man as well. Our relationships with one another can now have better meaning and purpose because of what Christ did.  Oh Beloved, what a Marvelous God we serve. All praise and adoration be unto him now and forever more.