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 thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it with cherubs;

and bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

yea, Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, and he cometh not in at all times unto the sanctuary within the vail, unto the front of the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark, and he dieth not, for in a cloud I am seen upon the mercy-seat.

only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish is in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying them.'

And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to go up on it.

And swallowed up hath He in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,

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Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'

And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;