The Torn Veil / 幔子裂开
Dexu Xia
The Torn Veil
We have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body. Hebrews 10:19–20
It was a dark and somber day in the outskirts of Jerusalem. On a hill just outside the city walls, a Man who’d been attracting crowds of eager followers for the past three years hung in disgrace and pain on a rough wooden cross. Mourners wept and wailed in sorrow. The light of the sun no longer brightened the afternoon sky. And the intense suffering of the Man on the cross ended when He cried out in a loud voice, “It is finished” (Matthew 27:50; John 19:30).
At that very moment, another sound came from the great temple across town—the sound of ripping fabric. Miraculously, without human intervention, the huge, thick veil that separated the outer temple from the holy of holies tore in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51).
That torn curtain symbolized the reality of the cross: a new way was now open to God! Jesus, the Man on the cross, had shed His blood as the last sacrifice—the one true and sufficient sacrifice (Hebrews 10:10)—which allows all who believe in Him to enjoy forgiveness and enter into a relationship with God (Romans 5:6–11).
Amidst the darkness of that original Good Friday, we received the best news ever—Jesus opened a way for us to be saved from our sins and to experience fellowship with God forever (Hebrews 10:19–22). Thank God for the message of the torn veil!
幔子裂开
我们既因耶稣的血，得以坦然进入至圣所，是藉着祂给我们开了一条又新又活的路，从幔子经过，这幔子就是祂的身体。-希伯来书10章19-20节
那一天，耶路撒冷城外天色晦暗阴沉。在城墙外的一座山丘上，过去三年来吸引无数人狂热跟随的那一位，却被钉在粗糙的十字架上，蒙羞受苦。午后的天空阳光不再闪耀，送行者哀恸哭号。祂放声大喊：“成了！”祂在十字架上所受的极度磨难终于宣告结束（马太福音27章50节；约翰福音19章30节）。
与此同时，城中的圣殿传来布帛裂开的声音。隔绝圣所与至圣所的厚重幔子，竟在毫无人为的情况下，奇迹似地从上到下裂成两半（马太福音27章51节）。
裂开的幔子象征十字架的真理：一条通往上帝的新路已被打开！被挂在十字架上的耶稣，舍身流血，献上了一次永远的赎罪祭（希伯来书10章10节），使一切相信祂的人都可以罪得赦免，与上帝和好（罗马书5章6-11节）。
在这个黑暗的受难日，我们领受了前所未有的大好消息，那就是耶稣为我们开了一条路，将我们从罪恶中拯救出来，并能永远享受与上帝的团契（希伯来书10章19-22节）。感谢上帝，“幔子已经裂开”实在是大好消息！
天父，感谢祢永恒的救赎计划，
让耶稣为我们承受痛苦和死亡。
感谢祢，使我们能藉着耶稣永远与祢连结。
受难日所发生的事，如何带领你由黑暗进入光明？
对你而言，与上帝建立关系有何意义呢？