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Jesus Dies on Calvary
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When the loud cry, “It is finished,” came from the lips of Christ,
it was the hour of the evening sacrifice. The lamb representing Christ
had been brought to be slain. The priest stood with lifted knife, the
people looking on. But the earth trembled, for the Lord Himself
drew near. With a rending noise the inner veil of the temple was torn
from top to bottom by an unseen hand, throwing open to the gaze
of the multitude a place once filled with the presence of God. The
most holy place of the earthly sanctuary was no longer sacred.
All was terror and confusion. The priest was about to slay the
victim; but the knife dropped from his nerveless hand, and the lamb
escaped. Type had met antitype. The great sacrifice had been made.
A new and living way was prepared for all. Henceforth the Saviour
was to officiate as priest and advocate in the heaven of heavens.
“By His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having
obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Hebrews 9:12
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