In two symbolic acts at the death of Jesus, God personally predicted the beginning of a new covenant between himself and humanity. Read Matthew 27:50-53 for the account.
First, the great tapestry that shielded the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies began to tear at its top and cleanly slashed its way 90 feet to the floor. Without saying a word, God declared his openness to all humanity:
Second, the equally symbolic, but publicly evidential, earthquake broke open the tombs of “many holy people” long or recently dead. Properly symbolic, they “came out of the tombs:”
However, properly sequential, they went into Jerusalem only after Christ’s resurrection proved theirs a FACT, not an ILLUSION, and:
There, seeing God on his Great Throne, with Jesus beside him on his equally Great Throne, our High Priest forever representing and interceding for his people eternally. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! And until you do, empower your people to evangelize widely and broadly, doing our part to increase that host ascending.
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