The Torn Veil

The moment Jesus breathed his last earthly breath the temple veil was torn in two. This powerful symbol that man had been separated from the holiness of God was broken. Jesus’s death brings us back into God’s glorious presence.

By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.

When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”

Luke 23:44-47