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1 | details of curtain in temple splitting | Heb 9:1 | bigdaddy | 11281 | ||
what where the details of the curtain in the temple splitting in two when Jesus was crucified | ||||||
2 | details of curtain in temple splitting | Heb 9:1 | prayon | 11282 | ||
Hebrews chapter 9 describes the curtain as the symbolic barrier between God and humanity, created by humanity's sin. Sinful ones are not allowed in the presence of God. Once a year the priests entered with the veil, his symbolic protection was the blood of the lamb sacrificed in substitution for sinners (9:22). When Christ died he became the sacrificial lamb. He substituted for every believer in suffering the wages of sin which is death. Jesus death and the torn curtain have a two-fold purpose. 1) The ceremonies of were all fulfilled at the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. This was later confirmed by the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. Because sacrifices were only permitted to be offered in the temple, all Jewish animal sacrifices ceased after 70 AD. They should of stopped with the torn curtain. At the cross Christ became the high priest bearing blood. 2) The torn curtain symbolizes that there is nothing between God and the believer. God's presence is open to us whereas before it was only open to the priest. We can now experience complete oneness with God. I might add the curtain was 20 feet by 60 feet by 4 inches thick. It took 300 priests to move the curtain. The curtain was also completely torn - nothing stands between us and God, not even a thread. We have total access to Him. The curtain was repaired by the priests because they thought the earthquake had caused it to tear. It is also interesting that the curtain ripped at the time of the evening sacrifice. Some priests became believers because of the curtain. |
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3 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | Songbirdca | 152245 | ||
How do you know that the temple curtain was repaired? Where is that found in scripture? | ||||||
4 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | prayon | 152255 | ||
Greetings Songbird. I must apologise - I am moving and all my reference material is packed. I believe that the priests attempted to fix the curtain but never did. If they had there would of been a curtain between us and God but there is not. As I said I have no scriptural back-up for that at this time. prayon | ||||||
5 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | DocTrinsograce | 152268 | ||
Hi, Prayon... That's an interesting idea. However, it is hard to imagine that the Jews would have allowed the veil to remain in disrepair. I suspect that they wouldn't have wanted it even known that anything untoward had occurred. Also, remember, that the tearing was a sign that the Shekinah Glory was no longer in the Holy of Holies. Now, in the New Covenant, the Shekinah dwells in the hearts of His saved elect (Ephesians 2). Thus, even if the veil were repaired, it would not seperate us from God. As a thought provoker, I like to ask believers, "If a person could go up to the Ark of the Covenant today and touch it, would he die?" The answer, of course, is "No." The Ark -- if it exists -- is just a box. That which sanctified it is no longer there! In Him, Doc |
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6 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | Songbirdca | 152276 | ||
Doc, I would have to disagree with you on that one. The ark of the covenant would cause a person to be cursed by God if they touched it, some even died! Check out 1 Samuel chapters 3 and 4 on what happened to the Philistines when they took the ark in battle. In particular notice what Phineas's wife says in 1 Samuel 3 vs. 21 and 22 about the glory departing Israel. Also, check out 2 Samuel 6 vs. 6 and 7, where someone actually died from touching the ark (even though God's glory had departed it). | ||||||
7 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | DocTrinsograce | 152279 | ||
Hi, Songbird... First, 2 Samuel 6 records the moving of the Ark in a fashion contradictory to the command of the Lord. The Ark was only to be carried by the sons of Levi and only in an explicitly proscribed way. That was the source of God's anger. (One does not deal with the Lord on one's own terms!) Second, the glory of the Lord did not depart until the time of Ezekiel, well after the instance you mentioned with Uzzah. Third, the above events were centuries before the advent of our Lord Jesus. In Him, Doc |
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8 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | Songbirdca | 152301 | ||
Doc, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree! :) I believe the OT (the Torah, which Jesus cited many times during his time on earth) is just as relevant today. It makes no difference if these events happened centuries before Jesus. They are in the Bible to teach of something about God. Namely, His holiness. |
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9 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | DocTrinsograce | 152306 | ||
Dear Songbird, I guess we will disagree... and that won't trouble me... it strikes me as a minor issue. However, for you to assume that I hold dispensational or antinomian beliefs is presumptuous. I assure you that I am pretty vehemently neither! I would never say that any part of the Torah (which is, by the way, the first five books of the Old Testament), Nevi'im (the prophetic books of the Old Testament), or Ketuvim (the rest of the Old Testament books) are anything but the Word of God either more or less than I would affirm the writings traditional Christian canon of the New Testament. I am very strongly sola scriptura. Furthermore, I would never deny the doctrine of the holiness of God, nor any of its ramifications. It is clearly revealed in the Word. Okay? :-) In Him, Doc |
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10 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | Songbirdca | 152379 | ||
Doc, since I never "assumed" anything about you, please don't assume such about me. I never claimed any of the things you have stated. I was simply trying to point something out. | ||||||