Then
Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the
sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38
Jesus came to
this earth…to die. To be the sacrifice for mankind…to restore them to a sinless
state so that they could fellowship with God. One must be pure—holy—to stand
before God. Jesus was the sacrificial lamb at the Passover. Jesus paid it all…to
Him we owe our lives…our spiritual lives. He died physically…that we might live
spiritually. In the New Testament book of Hebrews it explains the importance of
Jesus’ sacrifice…His blood shed and sprinkled.
For after Moses had read each of God's commandments
to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and
sprinkled both the book of God's law and all the people, using hyssop branches
and scarlet wool. Then he said, "This blood confirms the covenant God has
made with you." And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle
and on everything used for worship. In fact, according to the law of Moses,
nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood,
there is no forgiveness. That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which
were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals.
But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices
than the blood of animals. For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with
human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into
heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. And he did not enter
heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who
enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. If that
had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since
the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of
the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice. And just as each
person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ
died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He
will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who
are eagerly waiting for him. Hebrews 9:19-28 (Unlined for emphasis.)
Read Hebrews
chapters 8-10 for a more complete understanding of Jesus’ sacrifice for you.
The curtain…the
veil…was torn from the top to the bottom. What become of that curtain? Was it
replaced? Did the sacrifices continue? Did the custom of entering the Holy of
Holies only once a year on the Day of Atonement continue? So many questions…and
those are not really answered in the Bible or by Josephus, the great Hebrew
historian.
Some things
change…but not God. He is amazing. Forgiving. Loving. Unchanging.
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and
passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not
retain His anger forever, because He delights in unchanging love. Micah 7:18 NASB
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will
praise my God to my last breath! Psalm 104:33
That is just
what I will do…that is what I am doing. Praising God and singing to the Lord as
long as I live…to my last breath. Can you praise Lord as long as you live?
Prayer
~ Lord God, I praise You for it is from You that all blessings flow…to all
creatures here below. I praise You above all heavenly hosts…Praise Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 23-27
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All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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