Matthew 27:51

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Summary

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;

The veil

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Bible References

The veil

"And you will make a curtain of blue and purple and crimson [yarns] and finely twisted linen, [the] work of a skilled craftsman; he will make it [with] cherubim.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and he set up the curtain of the screening, and he shielded the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell your brother Aaron [that] he should not enter at any time into the sanctuary {behind} the curtain {in front of} the atonement cover that [is] on the ark, so that he might not die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

But he must not enter the curtain, and he must not come near to the altar, because a physical defect [is] in him, and he must not profane my sanctuary, because I [am] Yahweh, who consecrates them.'"

And he made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson and fine linen, and put cherubim on it.

And on this mountain he will {destroy} the face of the shroud, the shroud over all peoples, and the woven covering over all nations.

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

[because] [the light] of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart [down] the middle.

But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ.

which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,

Therefore, brothers, [since we] have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

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Be appalled, heavens, at this, and shudder; be utterly desolate," {declares} Yahweh.

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

And he answered [and] said, "I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

And after these [things] I looked, and the temple, the tent of the testimony in heaven, was opened,