But everything changed with the New Covenant, Jesus Christ. Hebrews 9:11 says, "Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation." Just think about that for a moment. Remember, the role of the high priest was to approach the Most Holy Place (the dwelling place of God) for the cleansing of sin (using the blood of animals). When Christ came, HE became the High Priest! AMEN! The man made tabernacle became obsolete; the heavenly sanctuary became accessible to all of us. If you go on to read the remainder of the text in Hebrews 9, it says:
"Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance."
Wow! There is so much doctrine in this text that you should just take a moment to soak all in. Don't miss this, because it is good! (And I'm hardly doing it justice in this blog.) The blood of an animal became useless; Christ's blood redeems us forever! Christ mediates the New Covenant; a mediator reconciles! Recall, Romans 5:10 says, "For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."
Now to get to the point: THE VEIL IS TORN! Why are you (we) acting as if the veil is still hanging in the tabernacle completely in tact, shielding us from the place where God dwells? Why do you (we) approach the Most Holy Place timidly? Why do you (we) walk around in bondage and condemnation as if we have to wait for the Day of Atonement to be cleansed from our sins? It is done! (Or, "it is finished" depending on wish translation you prefer - see John 19:30 Jesus' final words on the Cross). Don't you know that the moment Jesus died on the cross, the very moment he cried out with a loud voice for the last time, the veil was torn in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45)?! Now think about that for a second. Bible scholars believe that the veil was about 60 feet in height, 30 feet in width and four inches thick ... yet it was torn from top to bottom! You do the math. Christ paid it all! Don't you know that the bible says, "let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). Not to end this post abruptly, but what more do you need to know? (Okay, that is rhetorical ... of course there's always more to know. But you get the point.) Approach the throne BOLDLY and make your needs known to your heavenly Father. Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares about you (1 Peter 5:7).
Listen and enjoy the Revelation Song by Phillips Craig & Dean that says, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain ..." Remember, Christ died, the veil tore in two pieces, and at that moment, everything changed! Amen!
