Heb 10:19-25 KJV Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and
living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say,
his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw
near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our
faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us
consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the
more, as ye see the day approaching.
“For if that which is done away was glorious, much
more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we
use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a vail over his
face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that
which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth
the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is
done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is
upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall
be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as
by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2Co 3:11-18
The Barrier Between
God And Man Was The Result Of Man’s Rebellion!
In
the beginning there was no barrier between God and man. God and man had
communion, conversation and companionship continuously. In the beginning it was
man who erected the barrier through sin.
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew
that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves
aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the
LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam,
and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the
garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Genesis 3:7-10
KJV
Instead
of wanting to meet with God, man became afraid of God.
Instead
of running to bask in God’s presence man ran to hide from God.
Instead
of coming into God’s presence unashamed man began covering up.
It
has been thus since then…man’s pitiful attempts to cover up and put on a front;
man’s constant attempts to ignore God, run from God, blame God and antagonize
God; man’s never ending efforts to eradicate every presence and indication of
God, man’s denial of God! All this was done in his desperate need to justify
himself and make himself unaccountable. Man’s creed has become the pursuit of
happiness and fails to realize that real happiness is found only by the pursuit
of God instead!
God Desire To
Bring Man Close Again Resulted In His Plans To Bypass The Barrier!
The
story of the Bible is an account of God’s journey to seek out man and
reestablish to bond that had been broken by sin. Man like the prodigal son has
taken his far journey from the Father. Like the Good Shepherd God has set out into
the wild night to seek for His lost sheep and does it with the diligence of the
woman searching for her lost coin!
God
does this in order to bring man again into the relationship that existed prior
to the fall.
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it
cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities
have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from
you, that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:1-2 KJV
He
wants to be with us face to face! He wants to talk to us face to face! He wants
to have fellowship with us face to face! He wants us to worship Him face to
face!
God
does not like the separation but sinful man simply cannot enter unprotected
into the awesome presence of God’s holiness. The instructions to build a
tabernacle, and later a temple were illustrative of God’s desire to dwell among
men, and to fellowship with him. However even so, a veil had to be erected with
strict warnings to protect man from intruding into danger.
God
is an "in your face God" but He has to meet with us behind a veil
because of the frailty of our frame! He remembers that we are dust.
The
veil is a barrier to the fullness of God. In order to commune with God the veil
became necessary not because of God but because of man whose frail and sinful
being cannot stand unprotected in God's Holy Presence. God does not like to dwell behind a veil but
He had a plan even before man! But when the fulness of the time was come,
God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them
that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians
4:4-5 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things
were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him
was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness;
and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5 KJV
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full
of grace and truth. John 1:14 KJV
And without controversy great is the mystery of
godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of
angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into
glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
Jesus Christ Is
The Triumphant Culmination Of God’s Efforts To Break The Barrier!
The
body of Jesus was a covering for the glory of God! It is the most spectacular
of God's mysteries...for Him to be manifested in the flesh. God in a human body
was an essential manifestation for both God and man!
- It was essential if He was to live among mankind and rub shoulders with them on a daily basis.
- It was essential if He was to communicate to us in a language that we could understand.
- It was essential if He was to have people comfortable in His Presence and not feel condemned.
- It was essential if He was to declare what God is like by His Word, Way and Work.
- It was essential if He was to be identified with us and become one with our frailties.
- It was essential if He was to be our substitute and take our place of judgment and punishment.
- It was essential if He was to be tempted like as we are to be our Perfect Intercessor!
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the
ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Mark 15:37-38 KJV
Can
you picture in your mind's eye the Father walking into the temple, taking hold
of the veil after Jesus' death, and ripping it completely from top to bottom?
Can you see the wide smile even in that moment of pain anguish and sorrow as He
physically demonstrates what His Son just accomplished on the Cross? Full
unrestricted access through the Blood right into the very throne room of God
and completed access to the mercy seat! We now have throne room rights through
the Blood of Jesus Christ!
We Now Have
Privileged Access To The Very Throne Room Of The Holy Almighty God!
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far
off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Eph 2:13 KJV
- Before the veil is the ordinary. Beyond the veil is the extraordinary.
- Before the veil is the fleshly. Beyond the veil is the spiritual.
- Before the veil is the ritual. Beyond the veil is the reality.
- Before the veil is the natural. Beyond the veil is the supernatural.
- Before the veil is the earthly. Beyond the veil is the heavenly.
- Before the veil we see things barely. Beyond the veil we see things clearly.
- Before the veil we move in sense knowledge. Beyond the veil we move in revelation knowledge.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 KJV
In
spite of this privilege believers continue to allow veils real or imagined to
block their access to the throne room! Unbelief continues to be the biggest of
these barriers! Many times we are contented to loiter around in the outer court
where the brazen altar and the brazen laver are found. We find ourselves
camping in the realm of the natural light and are comfortable with the natural
things. We have thus severely limited ourselves to living on the natural plane
and reside in the place where the sacrifice has been made for our sins but are
reluctant to move past the veil.
God
would like to have every veil that man has erected removed so there can be full
two way access between God and His children! Let's examine and see the veils
and barriers we have been constantly either consciously or unconsciously
erecting between us and our Father!
God
wants us to see beyond the veil of the physical. He wants us to see the spiritual.
He wants us to see with the eyes of the spirit. Paul prayed for the Ephesians
that the eyes of their understanding may be enlightened. He prayed that they may
be able to comprehend.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things
which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your
affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and
your life is hid with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3 KJV
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:1 KJV
Are
we dwelling or just passing through? Is it a momentary contact or a permanent
habitation?
