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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

The Veil Was Rent
 

Matt 27:50-53
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.  (KJV)



Mark 15:37-38
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. (KJV)


Luke 23:44-48
44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. (KJV)


Let us be reminded:


2 Cor 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. (KJV)


What is this "
veil of the temple was rent"?


First, let us ascertain 'Who or What is The Temple'.


Rev 21:22
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (KJV)


What is this "
veil"?
3485 naos (nah-os');
from a primary naio (to dwell); a fane, shrine, temple
KJV-- shrine, temple. Comp 2411.
[Strong's]


3485 naos-
used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in Classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of gold was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)
[Thayer's]


Compare 2411:
2411 hieron (hee-er-on');
neuter of 2413; a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas 3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere):
KJV-- temple.
2413 hieros (hee-er-os');
of uncertain affinity; sacred:
KJV-- holy.
[Strong's]


2411 hieron-
a sacred place, temple
a) used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus
b) used of the temple at Jerusalem
The temple of Jerusalem consisted of the whole of the sacred enclosure, embracing the entire aggregate of buildings, balconies, porticos, courts (that is that of the men of Israel, that of the women, and that of the priests), belonging to the temple; the latter designates the sacred edifice properly so called, consisting of two parts, the "sanctuary" or "Holy Place" (which no one except the priests was allowed to enter), and the "Holy of Holies" or "the most holy place" (which was entered only on the great day of atonement by the high priest alone). Also there were the courts where Jesus or the apostles taught or encountered adversaries, and the like, "in the
temple"; also the courts of the temple, of the Gentiles, out of which Jesus drove the buyers and sellers and the money changers, court of the women.
2413 hieros-
sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God sacred Scriptures, because inspired by God, treating of divine things and therefore to be devoutly revered
[Thayer's]


This "
temple" speaks of the "Holy place and the Holy of Holies", without regard to the dimension.

 


Now, let us consider that which we are being shown in Matthew 27:50-53.


"
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."


The SPIRIT / SOUL of  YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST, immediately, upon the death of HIS earthly dimensional flesh body, was once again in the dimension of the 2nd Heaven age.


Now, let us not confuse the Resurrection, which would be completed after 3 1/2 days, with this immediate 'yielding up of HIS HOLY SPIRIT / SOUL'.

 


***See Side Study: Resurrected Body


Now, let us continue with "
the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom".
What is occurring here:
"
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain 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 arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."


"
veil"
2665 katapetasma (kat-ap-et'-as-mah);
from a compound of 2596 and a congener of 4072; something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple:
KJV-- vail.
2596 kata (kat-ah');
a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive case, dative case or accusative case] with which it is joined):
KJV-- about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, [charita-] bly, concerning, + covered, [daily-], down, every, (+far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in (-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-) on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+your) X own, + particularly, so, through (-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-) to (-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where (-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
4072 petomai (pet'-om-ahee);
or prolongation petaomai (pet-ah'-om-ahee); or contracted ptaomai (ptah'-om-ahee); middle voice of a primary verb; to fly:
KJV-- fly (-ing).
[Strong's]


2665 katapetasma-
a veil spread out, a curtain
the name given to the two curtains in the temple at Jerusalem, one of them at the entrance to the temple separated the Holy Place from the outer court, the other veiled the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place
2596 kata-
1) down from, throughout
2) according to, toward, along
4072 petomai or prolongation petaomai or contracted ptaomai- to fly
[Thayer's]


Let us consider this "
veil".
We have need to look at this both in the earthly dimensional aspects and in the Heavenly dimensional aspects.


The physical 'earthly dimensional' "
veil" refers to a shear (screen-like) curtain at the entrance of the temple (building).
The Heavenly dimension "
veil" speaks of that which prevents flesh men from seeing into the Heavenly dimension. This "veil" is at the entrance of The Temple, Who is YAHSHUA, YHVH, and the Heavenly KINGDOM.


Again, "
to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord".


This "
veil" between the earthly dimension and the Heavenly dimension was "rent in twain from the top to the bottom". In other words, all flesh men, who were present on that day, were allowed to see into the Heavenly dimension for a short period of time.
What also occurred at this moment that "
the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom"?
"
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent"
The uses of this word "
and" refers to an escalating series of events which happened simultaneously.
This "
and the earth did quake" refers to a shaking of the ground. It also lends to the prophesy of which YAHSHUA spoke.


Matt 24:7
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. (KJV)


"
earthquakes"
4578 seismos (sice-mos');
from 4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:
KJV-- earthquake, tempest.
4579 seio (si'-o);
apparently a primary verb; to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively, to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern):
KJV-- move, quake, shake.


4578 seismos-
1) a shaking, a commotion
2) a tempest
3) an earthquake
4579 seio-
to shake, to agitate, to cause to tremble
a) used of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear
b) metaphorically, to agitate the mind


These earthquakes refers to 'a commotion of the air (spirit)', a shaking of the literal earth/ground, and an agitation or shaking of flesh man's minds/spirits.


So, in Matthew 27, we can the events that became history to us, but are also prophesy for these end days.
For, as it shall be when Satan's false government of supernatural, spurious 'kings (fallen angels) arrive in the sight of earthly flesh men (the veil renting whereby we shall be able to see them), and set up the image of the spurious 'Jesus/King/God'. It shall be as if Our True SAVIOR, YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST, is being crucified all over again, for they shall kill The True SAVIOR in the minds/spirits of flesh men, in favor of their spurious Savior, Satan.


What is this "
and the rocks rent"?
Physically, in history, the rocks were split open/shattered into pieces at the force of this event.
Some of these rocks could have been rocks that were at the entrances of the tombs, but these verses are not specific.
Spiritually, Who is our Rock?
YAHSHUA is The Rock upon Whom we stand.
But, YAHSHUA will not be the only Rock which shall be split/splintered/shattered in the minds of most of the world, but also many other 'false rocks' (idolatrous gods) of the heathen.


"
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."


Let us look at this word "
graves".
3419 mnemeion (mnay-mi'-on);
from 3420; a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment):
KJV-- grave, sepulchre, tomb.
3420 mneme (mnay'-may);
from 3403; memory:
KJV-- remembrance.
3403 mimnesko (mim-nace'-ko);
a prolonged form of 3415 (from which some of the tenses are borrowed); to remind, i.e. (middle voice) to recall to mind:
KJV-- be mindful, remember.
3415 mnaomai (mnah'-om-ahee);
middle voice of a derivative of 3306 or perhaps of the base of 3145 (through the idea of fixture in the mind or of mental grasp); to bear in mind, i.e. recollect; by implication to reward or punish:
KJV-- be mindful, remember, come (have) in remembrance. Compare 3403.
[Strong's]


3419 mnemeion-
1) any visible object for preserving or recalling the memory of any person or anything;
a memorial, a monument, specifically, a sepulchral monument
2) a sepulchre, a tomb
3420 mneme-
1) memory, remembrance
2) mention: to remember a thing, to call to remembrance
3403 mimnesko-
to remind
a) to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind oneself of, to remember
b) to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, to be held in remembrance
c) to remember a thing
d) to be mindful of
3415 mnaomai-
to remind
a) to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind oneself of, to remember
b) to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, to be held in remembrance
c) to remember a thing
d) to be mindful of
[Thayer's]


What did these definitions convey to us concerning the word "
graves".
This speaks more of the 'remembrance of those who had passed away' rather than the sepulchre or tomb, itself.
In other words, the flesh men's minds were caused to remember those who had already died (earthly flesh death), and were reminded of these passings, so that when they saw these 'departed people' walking among them, they could be cognizant that these were those they had known before their flesh deaths.


Now, who were these who began walking among them?
"
and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."


The "
bodies" spoken of in this verse refers to a 'sound and whole body'.
The heavenly dimensional body of men is perfected in that it does not age or deteriorate as does the earthly flesh body.
Who exactly were these?
They were "
the saints".
Not everyone who had died before this point in time were visible to these flesh men.
Only those FATHER had deemed as blameless and spiritually purified (overcomers) were allowed to be seen by these earthly flesh men's eyes.
These "
saints", overcomers from Heaven, were a witness unto all that life does not end with the flesh.
They were a witness to that which was or would be written.


2 Cor 5:6-10
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. (KJV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 
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