Monday, April 1, 2013

It is finished


The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
and all the peoples see His glory.
Light is sown for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart. Psalm 97: 6,11

This was perfectly clear, as we all once again sat under the big Easter tent on the front lawn of the Vineyard, full of homemade sweet rolls and fruit salad.  Dustin and Heather had read, as only they can read, a back and forth call and response of the story of man and God.  

And this was clear as well, that the curtain between sinful man and the Holy of Holies was thick.  In fact, the Veils before the Most Holy Place were 40 cubits (60 feet) long, and 20 (30 feet) wide, of the thickness of the palm of the hand, and wrought in 72 squares, which were joined together; and these Veils were so heavy, that, in the exaggerated language of the time, it needed 300 priests to manipulate each. 

And yet, when Jesus cried out in a loud voice of triumph, “It is finished,” 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 His glory is revealed to all the peoples. Bursting forth in a shout of triumph. The power of sin, the dividing wall, has been destroyed once and for all.   He is revealed now in truth and beauty and righteousness.  Let us proclaim the Good News unto all the peoples.  The Kingdom is now, even in our midst.

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