The second curtain in the tabernacle separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. When Jesus died on the cross, the curtain was torn. This was a literal tearing of the curtain in the tabernacle. This tearing created a new and living way for everyone to enjoy the presence of God. It symbolized that sin no longer prevented anyone from enjoying God's presence.  For the Jewish person in around AD 65, the old and deadly way of the old testament of law was now obsolete. The deadly sacrificing of animals had come to an end with Jesus' final sacrifice for all sins, for all people, and for all time. Jesus' sacrifice opened a new way of relating to God...grace. We now relate to God by grace through faith each day, confident were are totally loved by God, eternally forgiven by God, and completely righteous before him. For Brad's books and other resources on grace, see the information below.