The Veil, The Temple and the Lord

Understanding Sonship Today’s Focus: The Veil, The Temple and the Lord Scripture: Hebrew 6:19,20; Hebrews 7:1-3; 2 Corinthians 3:17 Greetings Kingdom Citizens The temple in Jerusalem was an earthly symbol to represent the Heavenly. In the temple at Jerusalem, there was a place called the Holiest of All that was separated by a veil from the Holy Place. Only certain people were allowed to go into this place. Before Christ, only those of the tribe of Levi could go because they were the designated priests to maintain and keep the temple. Now there was a veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple. Now what is significant about this? Remember when the children of Israel would not come up into the presence of the Lord and be changed to sons of God and the Shekinah glory of God showed on Moses face and Moses had to put a veil over his face? The Law separated the children of Israel from being in the presence of God and being sons. Now God only designates the Levites as the priests but the covenant given to Abraham of sonship was not given to just the Levites, but to everyone who chose to be a part of the family of God. So the veil represented a separation of man from the true presence of God. In addition the veil hid the truths that could only be revealed by the Spirit. Now we have a slight problem and question: When Jesus came, because He was God in a man, could he go behind the veil in the temple at Jerusalem? The answer is no! Why? Because, He was not from the tribe of Levi but came through the tribe of Judah. And remember Jesus did not come to destroy the Law but fulfill it. But when Jesus died and rose, the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom and this was symbolic of what happened in the Heavenly. Now that the veil was torn, now anyone who is a son of God can go boldly before the throne. Because of Christ and His sacrifice, the veil (The Law) which separated us from the presence of God to be sons has been taken away and we can become beneficiaries of the covenant with Abraham. I know this is a lot of talk so let’s look at the scripture, Hebrews 6:19-20. Of course in the subsequent scriptures here we see God sealing our sonship with an oath to Himself now in verse 19 we see this: Which hope (Jesus) we (sons) have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that (Presence of God) within the veil. Revealing!! Let’s keep moving to verse 20: Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an HIGH PRIEST forever after the order of Melchisedec. Remember, Melchisedec represented the character of the sons of God and that description would be given in Hebrews 7:1-3. Now let’s put this together to show how weird some people can be. Now before you were saved a veil separated you from the presence of God and sonship. Now that you are saved, Christ removes the veil and you can come boldly to the throne. Now, some sons of God want to teach you to put the veil back on and enter into the presence of God and deal with Him from behind a veil. Do you see how absurd that is? Do not be fooled by these self-righteous people, as Paul calls them. Live as a son, one who has the honor and privilege to approach the throne of grace freely and without a veil. Do not take what Christ paid for with His blood and make it to no effect by living under the law because the scripture in 2 Corinthians 3:17: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty! Do not become a free slave. Be a free son ruling with dominion and authority on the Earth. At Our Father’s Service, Elder Calvin Calhoun, Jr.