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Matthew 27:51-53
One man dies and three miracles take place. Of course that man is Jesus Christ the Son of God, and the miracles are recorded for us in Matthew 27:51-53. Listen to this amazing event. “And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two 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 were raised, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
Let’s look at these three miracles and see what spiritual lessons are in them for our lives today. Let’s look first of all at that torn veil. The veil in the temple separated the holy of holies from the holy place. No one ever went behind that veil except the high priest once a year on the Day of Atonement. But the Lord Jesus Christ when He died on the cross opened the way to God and now we don’t need temple or sacrifice, altar or priest. We don’t need anyone except the Lord Jesus to bring us to God. He is the one God and the one mediator between God and man. The torn veil. Jesus Christ has won the victory over sin and the way is open. The earthquake. When I read about that earthquake, I think of the earthquake at Mount Sinai when God delivered His law and now we have an earthquake where God is saying, “This is My grace.” Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
God in His wonderful will by His marvelous grace has opened up the way and He has given to us the truth of His grace and now we are saved by grace not by keeping law. The resurrection. Our Lord not only opens the way and gives us the truth but He imparts the life. He is the way, the truth and the life. Not only has He conquered sin and the law He has conquered death! Death no longer has any power over us. “The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). We have that wonderful hope of resurrection. We need not fear sin or the law or death because Jesus Christ on the cross has opened the way and given to us the truth and imparted His life.
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By Back to the BibleOne man dies and three miracles take place. Of course that man is Jesus Christ the Son of God, and the miracles are recorded for us in Matthew 27:51-53. Listen to this amazing event. “And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two 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 were raised, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
Let’s look at these three miracles and see what spiritual lessons are in them for our lives today. Let’s look first of all at that torn veil. The veil in the temple separated the holy of holies from the holy place. No one ever went behind that veil except the high priest once a year on the Day of Atonement. But the Lord Jesus Christ when He died on the cross opened the way to God and now we don’t need temple or sacrifice, altar or priest. We don’t need anyone except the Lord Jesus to bring us to God. He is the one God and the one mediator between God and man. The torn veil. Jesus Christ has won the victory over sin and the way is open. The earthquake. When I read about that earthquake, I think of the earthquake at Mount Sinai when God delivered His law and now we have an earthquake where God is saying, “This is My grace.” Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
God in His wonderful will by His marvelous grace has opened up the way and He has given to us the truth of His grace and now we are saved by grace not by keeping law. The resurrection. Our Lord not only opens the way and gives us the truth but He imparts the life. He is the way, the truth and the life. Not only has He conquered sin and the law He has conquered death! Death no longer has any power over us. “The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). We have that wonderful hope of resurrection. We need not fear sin or the law or death because Jesus Christ on the cross has opened the way and given to us the truth and imparted His life.