Middlebelt Baptist Church
April 14, 2024

      • Psalm 18:1–6ESV

  • Lord I Lift Your Name On High
  • Here I Am To Worship

      • Matthew 27:51ESV

  • Doxology (Old 100th)
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    Intro:

    This is Jesus final moments on the cross.
    He has just said his final words. Matthew does not record them he only says “Jesus cried out again with a loud voice.” He says again because just prior to this Jesus had cried “My God, My God why have you forsaken, me!”
    Then he must have gotten word from on high “The his Father has been satisfied” at the point he cries out again.
    “It is finished” “the debt has been paid” the father wrath has been satisfied! At that point he gave up his spirit, he died physically, but spiritually his immediately in the presence of his Father.
    This set off a series of cataclysmic events on Earth. They are found in this text.
    Matthew 27:51–52 CSB
    51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
    Suddenly does not necessarily mean right after Jesus gave up the ghost, it could also mean out of nowhere. “All the sudden” “unexpectedly
    The Veil was ripped from Top to Bottom!
    Explanation of the veil in the Temple
    after the Exodus the Lord presence traveled with Israel in a temporary abode called the tabernacle.
    Tabernacle-means dwelling place or house
    inside the tabernacle was the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark was made by the people but designed by God. It was meant to a human facsimile of God’s heavenly throne.
    During the Davidic reign David attempted to build a house for it but God would not let him. He let his son Solomon build it. Once again the people built the temple but God designed it.
    There was a portion of temple called the Holy Place this is where the altars were and the animals were sacrificed in this room it was covered by a veil separating the people from the priest.
    There was another room behind the Holy place, called the holiest of Holy and it was also covered by a veil. This was the room the High Priest entered to present the blood on top of the Ark on the mercy seat, which is where the wings of the cherubim(angels) meet together which is symbolic of the throne of God. The veil in this room was to separate the priest from the High Priest.
    Moses was given instruction in Exodus what material was to be used and Solomon followed this in his design.
    Exodus 26:31 CSB
    31 “You are to make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it.
    The veil was 60ft by 30ft. It was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and throughout the design were these cherubim’s. These angels seem to be guardians of the throne room of God. So when you see them woven into the curtain it was for two reason;
    To Display the Glory of God
    Warning! if you pass this portion of the veil unlawfully you will be getting a visit from these Angels.
    What were the ramifications for this cataclysmic event?

    I. Worship is now done in the body not a location

    the new mode of worship is the use of your body not the building
    Let’s track the place of worship in the OT.
    Exodus 40:34–38 CSB
    34 The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey. 37 If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.
    (EXP)(34-35) During the exodus in the wilderness Moses finished building the tabernacle. Tabernacle means “dwelling place” the tabernacle was an insufficient dwelling place of God, because no place can truly house God, but God in his mercy have Israel a temporary plan that he authorized for him to dwell in.
    (35) Once the tabernacle was done the glory of the Lord filled the temporary tabernacle. I don’t know what the means but whatever it was Moses was not able to go in because of the majesty of the event.
    (38) During the day a cloud rested above the Tabernacle and during the night fire was inside of the cloud to guide.
    All of the worship, sacrifice, singing, and sermon’s happened at tabernacle. The whole sacrificial system was built around the tabernacle.
    The Ark was inside the tabernacle and that is where the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled.
    Let’s check out Solomon
    2 Chronicles 7:1–3 CSB
    1 When Solomon finished praying, fire descended from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 The priests were not able to enter the Lord’s temple because the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord. 3 All the Israelites were watching when the fire descended and the glory of the Lord came on the temple. They bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the Lord: For he is good, for his faithful love endures forever.
    As the Israelites started to disperse throughout Judea they were still responsible to come back to Jerusalem 3x a year: Passover, Pentecost and Yom Kippur(Day of Atonement) No matter where they live they had to make the pilgrimage back to Jerusalem. We see this in Luke 2:41-42
    Luke 2:41–42 CSB
    41 Every year his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the festival.
    This is Jesus and his people traveling from Nazareth to Jerusalem about a 90 mile trip
    The prescribe place of sacrifice and worship was Jerusalem. Now each city had synagogue’s but the sacrificial system was only valid in Jerusalem.
    How did the torn veil affect this?
    The tearing of the veil was our Lord’s way of saying my presence will no longer be felt in a building. I will no longer house my presence in a location but in the bodies of my children. Instead asking my people to come to me I will be sending my children out to them.
    Israel you no longer have to come 3x a year to a location. The new location for worship is not a building but a body.
    Saints we are the new tabernacles of God. We are the new dwelling place of God.
    Sure we come to a building to worship corporately but the Lord presence is not inside the walls of the building it is inside the flesh of this people.
    Pastor where you getting this from. Jesus began to introduce this in John 4:21-24
    John 4:20–24 CSB
    20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. 23 But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth.”
    Jesus tells her here “It’s coming!!” What’s coming??? the Tearing of the veil.
    What Jesus introduce implicitly Paul said explicitly in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
    1 Corinthians 6:19–20 CSB
    19 Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.
    What does Paul say your bodies are?
    Your Body is the new dwelling place of God!!!! No longer in a building but in the body.
    You know what will start a revival. Not God in a building but God in the people!
    when the church says let us go into the house of the Lord they are quoting this from OT scriptures when the house of the Lord was a building. This statement is a part of an OT economy. Because worship was done at a building (The temple) of God.
    Honestly we should never say let’s us go into the house of the Lord. Because every believer in the room is the house of the Lord. The new Temple and Tabernacle is our body.
    At the physical temple in Jerusalem they keep baths for people to purify themselves before they entered the sanctuary. Well now our bodies are the physical vehicles through which God expresses his glory, righteousness, and justice to the world. Therefore its necessary for us to purify ourselves through godly living,
    any good resturantuer would not want to serve delicious food on dirty plates. Now the star of any restaurant in this chef and his food, but it is imperative that the food is served on clean plates, and clean silverware. If that’s dirty it becomes very hard to enjoy the food.
    In the same way the star of our lives is the Holy Spirit and what he produces, but it becomes very hard to see his work in our lives if our lives our disobedient and dirty.
    Just remeber God don’t like good food on dirty plates.
    Transition Statement-not only has the place worship change, but the mode of worship has also changed.

    II. Priest your services are no longer needed (Direct Access)

    Who were the Levites?
    Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah.
    Both Moses and Aaron descended from Levi. They are of the tribe of Levi.
    In Exodus 28:1-4
    Exodus 28:1–4 CSB
    1 “Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest—Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty. 3 You are to instruct all the skilled artisans, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s garments for consecrating him to serve me as priest. 4 These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve me as priests.
    The only recognized priest are to come from this tribe.
    What was their job description?
    Deuteronomy 17:8–9 CSB
    8 “If a case is too difficult for you—concerning bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—cases disputed at your city gates, then go up to the place the Lord your God chooses. 9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Ask, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
    They were judges in the land of Israel. They handled conflict among the people.
    Deuteronomy 33:10 CSB
    10 They will teach your ordinances to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
    (10) The were teachers of the laws of Moses to all of Israel
    Deuteronomy 10:8–9 CSB
    8 “At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today. 9 For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God told him.
    (8) The Levites were the handlers of the Ark of God which was the very presence of God.
    Leviticus 4:13–20 CSB
    13 “Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the Lord’s commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited, 14 then the assembly must present a young bull as a sin offering. They are to bring it before the tent of meeting when the sin they have committed in regard to the command becomes known. 15 The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord and it is to be slaughtered before the Lord. 16 The anointed priest will bring some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting. 17 The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain. 18 He is to apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 He is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. 20 He is to offer this bull just as he did with the bull in the sin offering; he will offer it the same way. So the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
    (13-20) The priest played a mediatorial role standing between the people and God. When the people messed up it was the priest who stood in the gap for the persons, or nation. Notice (20) “So the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven” the priest would take the blood of the animal and enter God’s presence and sprinkle the blood in the room on behalf of the people.
    Hebrews 9:7 CSB
    7 But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
    (7) The High Priest is the only one who could enter the Holiest of Holy. This the area beyond the “holy place” in the Temple there are two areas the priest functioned in. The Holy place & the Holiest of Holy. There were many priest but only one High priest at a time. The priest slaughtered the animals on the altar in an area called the Court of Priest right outside the Holy place. The Holy Place was covered by a veil. inside that portion was the showbread, menorah’s and lamp stands. Beyond that area was the Holiest of Holy where the Ark was, Aaron’s Rod and some of the Manna.
    It was the Veil of the Holiest of the Holy that was torn to the ground.
    Matthew 27:51 CSB
    51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
    (51) During the time Jesus was on the cross passover was happening. Animals were being slaughtered at the Temple while he was on the cross. Can you imagine the scene of the veil tearing from top down and revealing an area that only one priest has seen right during the time sacrifices were happening.
    When our Lord gave up the ghost on earth and I believe he presented himself in heaven Spiritually. Notice Hebrews 9:11
    Hebrews 9:11–12 CSB
    11 But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation), 12 he entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
    (12) this text tells us that our Lord walked into the heavenly temple a place not fashioned with humans hands but by the very words of God to present himself to the Father as a payment or redemption of the sins of his people. That text tells “obtained eternal redemption”
    (12) At the point our Lord breathe his last and his sacrifice was accepted by the Father the necessity of earthly priest became unnecessary. The minute that veil split the earthly priest all became unemployed. Services no longer necessary.
    Their role is mediator has just been given to the final and great high priest Jesus.
    The whole system of animal sacrifice has been turned upside down. Listen to the writer of Hebrews again: Hebrews 9:13
    Hebrews 9:13–14 CSB
    13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?
    The writer says if bulls and goats could provide temporary cleansing from sin, What do you think the blood of Christ can do!!!!
    All of us are God’s priests. All of us have been set aside. All of us have access, now that the veil has been torn, into the very presence of the living God.
    D. A. Carson
    1 Timothy 2:5–7 CSB
    5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
    (7) Paul says he was appointed “a herald” that is one who announces a message.
    What’s the message
    Jesus the risen savior is our mediator, advocate, lawyer, and voice.
    he is the one who stands between us and God
    He lives to make intercession for us
    His blood has satisfied the wrath of God, allowing us to come into his presence and not be consume.
    And since after having been saved we have been placed “in Him” when the Father sees us he sees his son. So that same thing he says about his son also applies to us “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”
    Open the Doors of the Church

    Part II

    Intro:
    Matthew 12:39–40 CSB
    39 He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
    Review
    The Tabernacle was the traveling presence of God until Solomon built a permanent temple our housing place for the Glory of God. It was located on MT Moriah
    We learned two weeks ago that the veil covering the Arc of the Covenant was 60ft by 30ft and 4 inches thick.
    At this point in his ministry Jesus has gone quiet he is speaking through his acts. And this miraculous act is one of the things.
    We learned that:
    Worship is now done in our bodies, not in a location. We are walking, living, and breathing tabernacles of God. And doesn’t that make sense? In the OT worshippers of Yahweh had to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, but now Christians full of the spirit bring Christ to the world, which corresponds to the great commission “Go you therefore into all the nations!”
    Priest your services are no longer needed thank you! Saints we now have direct access to God through Jesus who can touch both us and the Father. The Current role of the Pastor has no mediatorial value. We are simply here to point you to Christ. Who is all you need? You no longer have to experience God through someone else you may experience him directly. That is what Jesus wants.
    This week we are going to expose at least 2 more things that changed due to the ripping of the veil.

    III. Out goes the old in comes the new

    Hebrews 9:15–22 CSB
    15 Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. 16 Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established. 17 For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in effect while the one who made it is living. 18 That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. 19 For when every command had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll itself and all the people, 20 saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you. 21 In the same way, he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the articles of worship with blood. 22 According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
    Hebrews 9:27–28 CSB
    27 And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment— 28 so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
    (EXP)(15) Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant
    What is a mediator?
    Wuest’s Word Studies in the Greek New Testament III. Exegesis of the Letter

    The word “mediator” is the translation of mesites (μεσιτες) which refers to one who intervenes between two, either to make or restore peace and friendship, to form a compact, or to ratify a covenant. Here the Messiah acts as a go-between or mediator between a holy God and sinful man. By His death on the Cross, He removes the obstacle, sin, which caused an estrangement between man and God

    When a person submits to the convicting work of Christ and accepts him as Lord and Savior the Messiah becomes their arbiter to speak to the Father on their behalf.
    Not only can we not meet the condition of the OT or Old Covenant we also cannot meet the standards of the New Covenant.
    (16-19) The writer explains to us in plain terms that a will does not become valid or enforceable until the person who made the will dies. This is the reason why after God gave Moses the Law Moses then killed calves, and goats he took the blood from the animals and sprinkled the scroll itself, and then he went through the Tabernacle and sprinkled all of the items of worship with the blood. The death of the animals inaugurated the Law of Moses. The blood of the animals provided temporary satisfaction to God, which allowed him to deal with the people.
    Hebrews 9:27–28 CSB
    27 And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment— 28 so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
    (28) In like manner Christ the Mediator having offered himself once and for all and the sins of many ratified the New Covenant by his blood thereby doing away with the old covenant. Jesus Christ's death fulfilled the requirement of the Old Covenant and it ratified the New Covenant.
    The New Covenant is better for at least a couple of reasons:
    Finally, there will not be any other ones coming after it
    It does not need to be annually ratified. In Christ, it is a one-time ratification that is Eternal. This means me or anyone else does not have to die for my or your sins
    The New Covenant has standards and laws but in this Covenant, The HS supernaturally indwells every believer and enables them to keep the standard of God.
    When people hear Christians say “We are no longer under the Law of Moses!” they believe we are saying Christians can live any way we want without regard to the holiness of God. This is a misnomer. We are no longer under the Law of Moses because that Law no longer is binding over us. The ripping of the veil was a destruction of the whole Law of Moses because the Father is communicating through that act the Old Covenant has been fulfilled or satisfied by Christ.
    We are not under the “Law of Christ” Gal 6:1-2
    Galatians 6:1–2 CSB
    1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted. 2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
    In this text Paul tells us when we reach out to a brother and walk him through repentance, praying with him and comforting him we are “fulfilling the Law of Christ” Now Saints tell me something:
    How could be both under the “Law of Moses” and the “Law of Christ” at the same time?
    Let the writer of Hebrews settle this one Hebrews 3:1-6
    Hebrews 3:1–6 CSB
    1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was in all God’s household. 3 For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house. 4 Now every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God. 5 Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future. 6 But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
    (1) The writer Hebrews calls Jesus the Apostle(messenger) and high priest one who enters the Holiest of Holy place. Not on Earth but in heaven.
    (2) Like Moses he was faithful to his call
    (3) “For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses” Jesus trumps Moses.
    (4-6) The Writer says you can never give more glory to the house than you do to the creator of the house. The first law was called “the Law of Moses” but the first law was really “the Law of God” also. Moses did not write the OT law he simply received it and pointed people to its demands. Over time Moses became attached to it in so much that it was named after him.
    (5) Moses was faithful in his role simply because he pointed people towards Christ, which was the role of the Prophet.
    Saints thank God today that we are no longer the rules and regulations of the Law of Moses but we are under a New and Better Law, a law which God himself gives us the power to keep, and when we fail we have a High Priest who makes intercession between us and the Father.

    IV. And walls came tumbling down(There are no longer any ethnic or gender barriers to God)

    Matthew 27:51–53 CSB
    51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
    Pastor, how do you see that in this verse?
    The Court of the Gentiles: this is the area where Gentile Proselytes were able to worship. Proselytes were those folks of different ethnic groups who converted to Judaism. They could only worship in the Court of the Gentiles.
    this was the part of the Temple where Jesus cleansed the court of the Gentiles.
    Separating the Court of the Gentiles from the Court of the Women was signed that said:
    “NOT ONE FOREIGNER IS TO ENTER INSIDE THE, AROUND THE SANCTUARY, BARRIER AND EMBANKMENT. HE WHO IS SEIZED, HIMSELF RESPONSIBLE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING DEATH PENALTY.
    The Court of Women: After leaving the court of the Gentiles you would have to walk upstairs and enter a gate To this area reserved for Israelite Women. This is a place a Jewish woman could worship sing, praise, and give to the Temple. Often this would be the place where married couples and families congregated in.
    Luke 21:1–4 CSB
    1 He looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4 For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
    Jesus was in the court of women when say this woman gave all she had. Like the other section, there was also a warning to Jewish women
    No woman can enter this section of the Temple or she will subject herself to the penalty of Death.
    The Court of Israel: After leaving the Court of the Women you have to walk up and enter a gate to the section. This section was reserved for Israelite men. Only men who had descended from the sons of Jacob. This is where men would worship and sing praises to God.
    Like the other section, there was a warning:
    let no one who is not a priest enter this section under penalty of Death.
    The Court of the Priest: After leaving the Court of Israel you would have to walk upstairs and enter a gate this is where the Priest would slaughter the animals on the altar. This area was veiled but not enough whereby the Court of Israel could not get a peek at the slaughtering of the animals. This area is also called “The Holy Place”
    It was understood by all the priests that this next section was to only be entered in by the High Priest. At this point, the one who would enact the death penalty would be God.
    The Holiest of Holies: After leaving the court of the priest you would have to walk upstairs and enter Go behind this 60ft 4inch veil. This is so thick to prevent peeking. It was an act of mercy to the people. Only the High Priest entered. You will notice what has happened the closer you get to God.
    Ethnic groups get eliminated
    Women get eliminated
    Number of those who can get into the presence of God gets smaller.
    By the time you reach the top only one person goes into the presence of God.
    Saints, are you seeing what God is doing by Ripping the veil?
    In the Court of the gentiles you are separated by Ethnicity
    In the Court of the Women they are separated by gender
    In the Court of Israel they are separated by Family
    In the Holy of Holy they are separated by Title.
    The sign in the court of the gentiles said you can’t go any further because of your race
    The sign in the court of the woman said you can’t go any further because of your gender
    The sign in the court of the Men said you can’t go any further because of your family(must be of the tribe of Levi)
    The sign in the Holy of Holiest said you can’t come any further unless you have the right title.
    When the veil ripped all seperation was taken down!!!
    Jesus help us:
    Acts 1:8 CSB
    8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
    Paul help us:
    Galatians 3:27–29 CSB
    27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.
    John tells us what’s in the finale:
    Revelation 7:9–12 CSB
    9 After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb! 11 All the angels stood around the throne, and along with the elders and the four living creatures they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
    When our Lord ripped the veil he was saying:
    There is no longer separation between Me and humanity based on:
    Ethnicity
    Gender
    or Title
    Or Numbers-There is no favored seating.
    Saints, can you see the glorious choir in heaven? Folks from all Ethnic groups worshipping God and Praise his name.
    No more cliques
    No more separation
    No more hate
    No more rejection
    Some of you might say well in heaven we can sing kum ba ya! But on Earth, we need to remain separated
    Well let’s see what Jesus says about that:
    Matthew 6:10 CSB
    Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
    Saints this text tells us we are to pray and work towards bringing kingdom principles to our Earthly realities. We don’t have to wait until heaven to make sure everyone has access to God. It ought not matter what they have done, what sex they are, or what socioeconomic situation they come from. The veil has been torn the curtain is down:
    Open the Doors of the Church
    Run to the Savior. The Veil has been torn there are no longer any hindrances to you coming to the Lord. He has removed all excuses.
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      • Matthew 27:51–52ESV

      • Exodus 26:31ESV

      • Exodus 40:34–38ESV

      • 2 Chronicles 7:1–3ESV

      • Luke 2:41–42ESV

      • John 4:20–24ESV

      • 1 Corinthians 6:19–20ESV

      • Exodus 28:1–4ESV

      • Deuteronomy 17:8–9ESV

      • Deuteronomy 33:10ESV

      • Deuteronomy 10:8–9ESV

      • Leviticus 4:13–20ESV

      • Hebrews 9:7ESV

      • Matthew 27:51ESV

      • Hebrews 9:11–12ESV

      • Hebrews 9:13–14ESV

      • 1 Timothy 2:5–7ESV

      • Matthew 12:39–40ESV

      • Hebrews 9:15–22ESV

      • Hebrews 9:27–28ESV

      • Hebrews 9:27–28ESV

      • Galatians 6:1–2ESV

      • Hebrews 3:1–6ESV

      • Matthew 27:51–53ESV

      • Luke 21:1–4ESV

      • Acts 1:8ESV

      • Galatians 3:27–29ESV

      • Revelation 7:9–12ESV

      • Matthew 6:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 6:2bESV

      • 2 Corinthians 9:7ESV

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