They estimate that the veil in the curtain was maybe 30 feet high, and it could have been as much as four inches thick. I've heard it say that horses couldn't have pulled it apart. It served to separate the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple, so that the section where God was thought to dwell would be walled off from all other parts of the temple.
But with the death of Jesus, that veil was miraculously torn in two, showing us that Christ's death removes any barriers between the people and God. God is not walled off, but through the death of Christ, we have access to the fullness of God's glory, a thing we can barely comprehend. When I read Revelation and it speaks of the wonders of God's glory, I am clearly not worthy to be there on my own, and yet through the fullness of Christ's glory that is given to me, I can join the saints of the church from every time and place and worship the wonders of God.
What a gift, and what a cost. May we spend some time today reflecting on all that God has done for us.
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