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• Illustration: The rending of the veil in the temple happened at the same time as Christ’s crucifixion.
• Transition: The death of Christ actually tore the veil, and this stands for three things.

• Illustration: The closer you got to the Holy of Holies, the darker were the surroundings.
• Today’s world is groping to find answers to deep questions about God.
• Words could not provide the answer—only the death of Christ.
• The veil’s rending laid bare the heart of God.

• Illustration: The closer you got to the Holy of Holies, the higher were the barriers.
• Religion easily becomes a second-hand thing, experienced by only a few whom we admire.
• But Jesus’ death breaks down the barrier and allows us a direct relationship with God.
• Illustration: John Duncan, because of his sense of unworthiness, declines to receive Communion.

• Death cannot separate us from the love of God.
• Illustration: James Guthrie, Perpetua, and John Bunyan’s Mr. Standfast, all faced death with hope.
• We need to remind Christians of this truth, many of whom still think of death as an enemy.