Matthew 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; I. As A MIRACLE ATTESTING THE DIVINITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. II. As A SYMBOL OF THE PUTTING AWAY OF THE LEVITICAL DISPENSATION. 1. There were many things about this veil which made it a very exquisite and beautiful type of the religion then existing. It was beautiful for appearance. Was there ever a system of worship that was more beautiful, more awe-inspiring, or more touching? On the outside of the veil there were pictured the things which really existed inside. 2. While the veil was very suggestive it was yet very obscure — it was one through which the glory streamed, and which, by and by, was to be broken down. This rending of the veil was, on the part of God, the glorious "AMEN" which the Father gave to the life of Christ. III. As SETTING FORTH SOME OF THE GREAT OBJECTS AND RESULTS OF THE ATONEMENT. 1. It set forth the body of Christ, as the Apostle Paul tells us. 2. It gave men the truth about the old Levitical dispensation. It finished it, but did not abrogate it. 3. It is through the rent veil that a way was opened into the holy of holies. You can only get to the mercy-seat through the rent veil. It is through the rent veil that the Holy Spirit descends. The way is open to everybody. In the old dispensation only the high priest could go into the holiest once a year, and in a particular manner. Blessed be God, it is not so now! There is no veil now — nothing to keep you away. If there is a veil, you weave it with your own hands; it is in your own hearts. (S. Coley.) Parallel Verses KJV: And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; |
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