Posted on 11/26/2011 7:21:46 AM PST by greyfoxx39
The Spirit of the Lord witness through pondering and prayer those passages.
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Rec 3
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
D&C 88
63 Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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Please give the scripture?
King James (Mark 15:38)
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
King James (Luke 23:45)
And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle
King James (Matt 27:5)
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
resty: Why do you think the temple curtain was torn from top to bottom? The curtains were more than 30 feet high, being torn from top to bottom demonstrated it was a divine tearing, one that no man could have done.
resty: Why do you think the temple was opened in such a fashion? It wasn’t to keep people out. It was to let people in, no more secrets.
So what else you got?
These are good explanations of what I put simply - the temple was opened, no more secrets.
Explanation:
The curtain or veil of the Temple separated the Holy of Holies (where the presence of God dwelled) from the rest of the Temple. Only the high priest could enter there once a year, with the sacrificial offering for the sins of all the people. When Christ died and the curtain was torn from top to bottom, this symbolized the destruction of the barrier between God and man. The way was opened up through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. His death provided the complete sacrifice for sin so that now all people, through Christ, can approach the throne of grace.
Another explanation:
The tearing of the curtain is a sign that God gave to the people showing just what was taking place on Calvary. The tearing of the curtain substantiated every claim Jesus ever made about Himself, as did every miracle he performed. But further, it substantiated every miracle Jesus ever worked. It substantiated every healing and every resurrection He ever commanded. In all, it proves Jesus was who he claimed to be, the very Son of God, the Creator. Notice the words of Matthew as he relates this to us in his gospel. He says the curtain was torn “from top to bottom”. Now the tearing of this curtain by a man would be a great feat. We have all seen people attempt to tear a telephone directory in half. It is practically impossible, for the book is much too thick. The tearing of this curtain would be roughly equivalent as it too was very thick. Note that not only was the curtain torn, but that it was torn “from top to bottom”. This shows us who it was that did the tearing, God! Not only could this not have been done by mere human strength, but it was done as if the curtain tore itself, beginning at the top, out of man’s reach, and ending at the bottom. The tear began at the top signifying God as the one who tore the curtain. God tore the curtain to show His utter displeasure and judgment on the Jewish people.
Now, there are serious repercussions to this act. The temple was considered to be the holy place in the mind of the Jew. Any judgment or destruction of the temple surely meant the final end of the world. The Jew could not fathom the idea of the temple’s destruction, or of God’s displeasure with them. The prevailing attitude of the Jew was “We are Israel, God’s chosen people. Surely He would not deal harshly with us”. But God had ripped the unrippable curtain to show He had indeed judged Israel and as a result had abandoned the temple forever. Jesus, in Matthew 23:38 declared “Your house is left unto you desolate” (emphasis mine).Before this Jesus had considered the temple as God’s house, but no longer. The temple had become “Your house”. God had forsaken the temple. He had indeed turned his back on the Jewish nation to focus on the Gentiles and the establishment of His church.
Finally, the tearing of the curtain is proof positive of Jesus statement “It is finished” (Jn 19:30). He was not speaking of his life here, nor of his ministry, but of the work of salvation. As Christ hung on the cross and died, Satan was bound, sin was put away and the debt of the sinner was paid in full. None of Christ’s chosen throughout history would ever have to pay the death penalty for their sin. DEATH!? Would a loving God really impose such a harsh penalty? Indeed He would, He must! Sin is a crime against all that God stands for, yea even the very nature of God. Man was created in the image of God and when we sinned that first time in the garden, that image of God in us was invaded and became deformed. Man died spiritually. God’s image in man became polluted and corrupted with sin and colored with evil intentions. Sin so invaded the being of man so as to render him helpless and hopeless and unable to do or will in favor of God’s will. This sin causes a debt to the holy God so large that it can never be paid by ourselves. Hell lasts for eternity because the debt we owe is so great and it must be paid. Those in eternal punishment are paying this debt they owe. BUT, as we saw earlier, the work of salvation is finished. Jesus paid this debt for His elect. He purchased salvation and gave it to those He loved. We have been redeemed! Our debt has been paid and canceled by Christ Jesus and we receive it as a gift of God’s wonderful grace.
resty: Why do you think the temple was opened in such a fashion? It wasn’t to keep people out. It was to let people in, no more secrets.
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man's wishful thinking
svcw
this has nothing to do with letting people into the temple, good grief they just crucified the Lord so you think all should be rewarded!
This is about Jesus giving up the ghost and the righteous saints also being resurrected.
Nowhere does it say anthing about all being let into the temple!
The veil is space between Heaven and Earth being rent.
54 And it came to pass that Enoch cried unto the Lord, saying: When the Son of Man cometh in the flesh, shall the earth rest? I pray thee, show me these things.
55 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Look, and he looked and beheld the Son of Man lifted up on the cross, after the manner of men;
56 And he heard a loud voice; and the heavens were veiled; and all the creations of God mourned; and the earth groaned; and the rocks were rent; and the saints arose, and were crowned at the right hand of the Son of Man, with crowns of glory;
57 And as many of the spirits as were in prison came forth, and stood on the right hand of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day.
Matt 27
50 ¶Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Still answering the question that wasn't asked; I see.
You got it; now it's past being your turn.
Yup!
All of your UNSCRIPTURAL Temple Rituals are definitely that!
Wow. Just wow. There it is right in front of you the Grace of God Almighty, the crucifying of Jesus Christ, the opening of the Temple and yet you dismiss it.
I weep for you.
"We may talk of men being redeemed by the efficacy of his [Christ's] blood; but the truth is that that blood has no efficacy to wash away our sins. That must depend upon our own action." [ LDS Apostle Amasa M. Lyman, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 7, p. 299, 1859]
Given this mormonic teaching that is the very essence of Antichrist, it is still amazing how much LDS inc apologists want folks to believe LDS inc is Christianity restored! MormonISM is the very essence of slick anti-Christ inveigling, and the promoters of this anti-Christian religion will continue to be exposed and opposed so long as Christians are not squelched by the political correctness approach inherent in the lie that exposing mormonISM is hate or hatred of the people trapped in this demonic cult.
As Paul explained, we have a great high priest who is our advocate, Jesus Christ The Righteous, hence no need for the Aaronic or Melchizadek Mormonic priesthoods.
Brilliantly stated.
when the chores of sounding brass, and tinkling cymbals start to clang it is time to depart...
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That is Resty’s version of hear no, see no, yet she continues to speak ... it is the Mormonic version of ‘plausible deniability’, except God is not manipulated by them with that ploy. Each of us is present during our life, and the memory card is not erased prior to ‘standing for jugment’. Thanks be to God, Christians stand forgiven because of Our Lord and Savior.
My spirit weeps for those lost in mormonISM.
“demonic forces”
There it is again. There can be no further discussion or debate after we are condemned to burn in the eternal fires of hell - that we Mormons are lead around by the nose by none other than the devil himself.
That’s what they said about Jesus, too, so we wear it as a badge of honor - for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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