A Quick Compelling Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read The Bible - Vol. 2

Townhall.com ^ | February 2, 2020 | Myra Kahn Adams

[Bob434]

[[It is my sincere hope that you think or pray about a “curtain” in your life that separates you from God. ]]

A thought struck me as i read this part-

The bible states that if we ‘regard iniquity (sin) in our hearts, God will not hear us’

If we have sins in our lives that we refuse f=to deal with, like say gossip, anger, jealousy, lust, covetousness (which most sins consist of), even sins of omission, looking the other way when we know the Holy Spirit is compelling us to reach out- sins that we repeatedly commit without dealing with it- the God will not hear us- according to His word-

That is not to say that whenever we commit a sin, that we sever our relationship with God- We sin daily, without even knowing it- and it would be impossible to confess every sin, and lead a sinless enough life to maintain a relationship with God IF that was what God requires- or even sins we keep falling into yet immediately turn to Him to ask for forgiveness-

God is more talking about sins we know that we should deal with but refuse to do so, because we like them too much- That is what it means to ‘regard iniquity in our hearts’

God doesn’t demand that we have a spotless record before we can have a close relationship with him- He simply expects us to grow, and doing so, involves dealing with sins that we love to commit over and over- This is a growing experience, not one we can conquer immediately-

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[FES0844]

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[Mom MD]

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[PeterPrinciple]

Now that you have learned how the curtain came to be and about the Tabernacle with the Ark of the Covenant behind the curtain — let’s proceed to the moment when Christ “breathed his last” and “The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”

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I never thought about this but was the Ark of the Covenant still there when the curtain was torn? Many references think it was lost centuries before?

The purpose of the curtain was to separate us from God.

Mayabe the curtain was torn to show the emptinesss of the old covenant............................

The Ark was either there or not when the curtain was torn.

If it was not there, the people would have looked inside and seen they were lied to by the priests. If it was there they definitely would have rebuilt the old covenant.

[Mom MD]

what a beautiful and fitting illustration of our ability to directly approach the Throne of God through what Christ did for us on the cross. For those that don’t know this was not a wimpy curtain. it was large and thick and would have been impossible for a man to tear. It was highly significant that it tore completely in two the moment Christ died for our sin.

[sauropod]

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[daniel1212]

while sins were forgiven even before the perfect propitiation of Christ, yet this was done under the rubric of the coming atonement, and which was necessary

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. (Hebrews 10:4)

Thus

the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: (Hebrews 9:8)

Thus OT believers could not actually enter in the holy of holies, yet neither were they with the lost and suffering in bondage. For in the true story (real names are not used in parables, nor was science fiction used by the Lord, which would be the case if this was not true, but instead, known physical realities were used which corresponded to real spiritual realities) of Lazarus and the Rich Man. In which Lazarus is comforted in a separate compartment of Hades, Abraham’s bosom (AKA Paradise) while the once-complacent uncaring rich man is tormented in the flames of Hell:

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:22-24)

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. (Luke 16:26)

However, the death and resurrection of Christ changed the reality of the believers, whereby brethren have boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh." (Hebrews 10:19-20)

And thus,

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) (Ephesians 4:8-10)

Therefore the Lord could tell the contrite believing criminal,

Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:43) And later, 2 Cor. 12:2-4 places paradise as being the 3rd Heaven.

Put all together, when Christ died then having provided the perfect atonement, then the way into the holiest of Heaven was opened, and the Lord who has the keys of Hell and of Death, descended into Hell, delivering those believers, and taking them to glory. Thus,

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 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; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (Matthew 27:50-53)

However, Christ also used His key to preach to the disobedient,

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. (1 Peter 3:19-20)

These disobedient were unlikely to be saved souls, nor does 1 Peter 4:6 (For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit) necessarily say that Christ preached them so that they may be saved, rather than referring having preached to them who are now dead, so that they may live. The rich man in Hades was not given a second chance, nor is this really something that is taught.

But what could be preached to the damned disobedient souls would be that by rejecting Noah then they in essence were rejecting Christ. Likewise those who have never heard the gospel are justly damned for rejecting whatever degree of grace and light they had, which is essence is rejecting "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." (John 1:9)

[Truthoverpower]

Love thy neighbor

There is nothing new under the sun

[Truthoverpower]

I am the way the truth and the light

[ealgeone]

And that it was torn from top to bottom. God was removing the barrier to now allow all people who would follow Christ to be able to come to God and be with God....all the time.

[MAAG]

Here is Myra Adams earlier post: A Quick and Compelling Bible Study for Those Who Don’t Read the Bible Vol.1 RedState

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Here is a very good study about the subject of Vol. 1 Abram & the two kings by Jack Kelly (Its quite long, but well worth it IMHO, avail. as a mp3 or a transcript.)

[Elsie]

If it was there they definitely would have rebuilt the old covenant.

Are you sure?

[Kaslin]

Here is one from the author posted on January 12, 2019

How To Get Closer To God If You Don’t Attend Church

[MAAG]

Here is one from the author posted on January 12, 2019

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Thx, read many of her previous posts b4 commenting. Just a habit I am trying to keep b4 I open my yap and prove ho fallen I truly am.

[HarleyD]

Tearing the temple veil in two was no small task that couldn't have been performed by an earthquake. According to some ancient writings its thickness was about the thickness of a man's palm and the curtain was made of cords (rope)-not thread. Some sources says it was so heavy and thick it took 300 priests to maintain the thing. Another fact I found interesting was the temple curtain was cleaned and maintained yearly. So whatever was in the temple at the time was thick, heavy, and in good shape.

Here is an interesting study of the size of the temple veil.

[daniel1212]

Thanks!

[daniel1212]

In a Ryrie Study Bible, however, I discovered this note at Ex 26:31-35: “Josephus reported that the veil was 4 inches thick, was renewed every year, and that horses tied to each side could not pull it apart. It barred all but the High Priest from the presence of God, but when it was torn in two at the death of Jesus of Nazareth (see Mark 15:38), access to God was made available to all who come through him.”

[PeterPrinciple]

If it was there they definitely would have rebuilt the old covenant.
Are you sure?

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Many have rebuilt the old covenant system even without the ark of the convenant.