Hebrews 10:19-21
“So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body.”
“And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.”
I love the metaphor; the curtain is Christ’s body. Physical bodies are a mass of swirling particles of energy held together by the laws of physics (God’s power). Our new eternal bodies will be capable of walking through this energy just as Christ’s resurrected body walked through a locked door into a room holding his disciples. (John 20:19) The physical world is a mirage. Looking through it we glimpse true reality, the eternal. This is faith, looking through what we see, trusting in what we see through a darkened mirror. Walking through the curtain of his physical body and blood (bread and wine) is the narrow gate through which all must enter into the presence of our beautiful, loving, eternal God.
Lord, you are deep and wide beyond my imagining. Thank you for reaching out to us, to me. Thank you for giving me this vision of your body, a portal into a new life. I gladly walk through it and trust in the future you have planned for me. I love you.