Through the veil, through the flesh

Through the veil.

Through the flesh.

We don't ordinarily think of the flesh as a veil do we? Why would we. We envision veils as see thru contraptions pulled over our faces mostly during wedding ceremonies and such. Or perhaps we think of the veils that other faiths and cultures wear to cover their women folk and so on. When we are discussing the Temple Veil we are discussing something definitely not see thru. 

In fact no one was allowed in there other than the High Priest on the Day of Atonement.

Lev 16:2  And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come NOT AT ALL TIMES into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Lev 16:12  And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

Lev 16:13  And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not

Heb 9:6  Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

Heb 9:7  But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people

Through the veil.

Through the flesh.

The veil signified separation more than concealment for the sake of hiding something. Everyone knew what lie behind the veil, it wasn't a secret. 

Reread Lev 16:2- Aaron is told not to come at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat which is upon the ark… why? Because he'd DIE if he did. God would appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat, God would appear there within the veil!  Again in Leviticus we read that a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord (((the altar of incense)))) were to be brought into the most holy place so that a cloud of incense would cover the mercy seat- why? So he didn't die!

The veil separated GOD from the people, yet signified His presence among them. He could be there, but not it such a way that there was NOTHING separating Him from the people.

What separated God from His people?

Isa 59:1  Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Isa 59:2  But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

SINS separate us from GOD!

You have to remember when Adam and Eve were put out of the Garden of Eden and the presence of God, right? You remember how they hid themselves from Him after they sinned? Sin caused the separation!

The veil in the temple signified that separation, there was a wall put up between man and God, and that wall, that veil became a veil of flesh that made the way to God possible! No longer a separating veil, this veil was the device by which entering into the presence of God was possible!

Heb 10:19  Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Heb 10:20  By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh

Jesus is the WAY.  Jesus is the bridge that unites us one side to the other. Jesus is that ladder which does away with the space between us and God.

We have to USE the Veil, we have to get on that Bridge, we have to climb upon the Ladder, we cannot reach God on our OWN it's IMPOSSIBLE!

We must accept the Way offered to us in order to reach God. We must accept the sacrifice our Savior made on our behalf and believe in Him and His ability to save us, to keep us in Him, to bring us to God through HIS righteousness. Please, Lord, please know us! Save us through You! Thank you! All praise, all glory, all honor unto YOU! Always!

Amen!