The Veil Is Torn
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The New Testament records that when Jesus died, there was a great earthquake and the veil of the Temple was torn in two. The size of this gigantic veil is not recorded in the New Testament but we read from other sources that it was roughly 60 feet long and 30 feet wide with multiple woven layers the thickness of a man's hand. It was hung on a crossbeam stone, a lintel, which was over 30 feet long and weighed more than 30 tons. It was not an easy cloth to tear. In the culture of the Jewish people, a father will commonly mourn the loss of his son by rending or tearing his garment. Can we suggest that the rending of the Temple's veil likewise, dramatically expressed our Heavenly Father's agony over the death of Jesus, His only begotten Son...
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