I read an article which points
out that this passage is one of the clearest explanations of the reality that we
meet our Lord today in the Most Holy Place .
Instead of coming back to an earthly Holy of Holies where only a select few
could ever enter, the Almighty instead sent His only Son to open the way for
all of His people to meet Him in the heavenly Holy of Holies. Having already
established that we have a hope in the heavenly Most Holy Place behind the curtain, the
Apostle Paul makes it clear that our hope is in Christ Jesus Himself, whose
death tore the veil that formerly blocked access to this sacred place. The
allusion to the tearing of the veil in the temple at the death of Jesus is
unmistakable.
It was an earthly event that
depicts a heavenly reality. With sin finally atoned for, the barrier between
the holy God and those who trust in His promises no longer stands. By faith we
can now enter into that place in heaven of which the earthly Holy of Holies was
but a copy. Formerly, entering that earthly place would have brought us death,
but now a new and living way into the heavenly place enables us to enter and
seek life. Jesus “always lives to make intercession” for us, so we need not
fear that any sin can separates us from the Father if we live a life of
repentance and faith. On the contrary, the Lord delights for us to draw near
Him so that He might see how much we love and trust Him, that He might hear our
needs, and that He might receive our worship.
The article concludes that we
may forget that Jesus fulfills God’s purpose in the temple by opening up the
way into the Most Holy Place .
And so we must surround ourselves with believers who encourage us to keep on
entering the Holy of Holies and experience the presence of God in our lives. Church
brothers and sisters in Christ, let us therefore not neglect our opportunities
for corporate fellowship and worship.
Blessings, Brian
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