in the bible, when jesus died on the cross and the great earthquake occured...?

Question

the sheets in the churches were torn in half. to me, this says that no man is more important than the other to have a seperate place in the church to communicate to god. that anyone can do it anywhere. am i wrong in this fact? ALSO if this is true and if i believe this correctly, why in the LDS faith is there a special place in the temple for their leader to "talk to god"

i ask more specifically with the mormon faith due to only that high ranked man may enter. yes, other churchs, including christian churches have a pastors office, they have work to do there... an open door all the time, it is not a room that onyl he may enter
messer... that was dumb. i dont even knwo what to say about ur answer. a bathroom? come on man.... u want me to ask an intellagent question? i have, now i will await an intelligent answer form you.

msender, not messer, my mistake

midge, your answer confuses me just a bit.... could you go into more detail or send me an email to speak of your answer off line?

Answer 1

Actually, it was the veil in the inner portion of the temple that separated the holy of holies from the rest of the temple. The hanging was a very thick tapestry-like hanging. It was torn in two to show that people could now come directly to God, through Christ Jesus, without human intervention.

Answer 2

The "special place" where the Prophet goes in the temple is just that, a special, holy place. The reason only he is allowed there is because HE receives revelation for the church as a whole. No other person in the church can receive revelation for the church. ANY person can receive revelation for themselves, a bishop for a ward, a stake president for a stake, a primary president for the primary and so on...the Lord has set forth certain order in the church. Otherwise, any member could get up and say "well, I think the church should do this" or "we should build a temple here". There is order.
We talked in Sunday School about strengthening our stakes and wards. How we need to help the church grow. It was a great lesson, we all have a personal responsibility to spread the gospel and keep the church strong. They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link...

Answer 3

It was prophesied that before Christ returns to the earth there would come a falling away first. This "falling away" is the period in history known as the dark ages. After the death of the apostles, men perverted the ordinances of the gospel. As a result The gospel was taken from the earth and there was no divine authority upon the face of the earth during this period. Also prior to the coming of the Savior the second time there would be a restitution of all things (ie: a restoration). This occurred in the spring of 1820. The heavens were opened again and divine priesthood authority once again was given to man. This restitution included Temples and the ordinances performed in those Temples for the salvation of mankind. The Holy of Holies is an important part of these Temples, for they are Holy ground where Christ can come and give His prophet instruction. Just as he did with Moses on the mount. Moses was asked to remove his shoes for the ground he stood was Holy Ground. Here it was that Moses received instruction from the Lord for the children of Israel and their long awaited deliverance for bondage.

Answer 4

Exellent question. Under the old law the temple, as you said, was divided into different areas. There was the outer court where all Jews in good standing could gather. Then there was the inner courtwhich was a holy place where all the priests could gather. Then there was the holy of holies. This was the inner area where the ark of the covenant was and where the spirit of God dwealt.

The high priest was the only one who could enter the holy of holies and that was done only once a year. He would offer blood sacrifice for all the people of Israel.

The holy of holies was separated from the other areas by a huge thick curtain. This curtain was a symbol of the peoples inability to directly interact with God because of the separation that sin had caused.

Upon the crucifixion of Jesus this curtain was dramatically and pruposefully torn in two so as to demonstrate exactly what Jesus had accomplished by His crucifixion. That was to abolish the need for a priesthood who interacted with God on the individuals behalf. Jesus, through his curcifixion, provided a direct relationship between the individual Christian and the throne of God.

We now have direct access to this throne through the great high priest Jesus Christ who has gone before God on our behalf. The door is now always open, not just once a year. God is telling us that through the gift of my Son I have provided a way for my children to begin their return to the intimate relationship we enjoyed in the garden of Eden before the first sin. He is yearning and looking forward to the day, as we should be also, that our relationship to God can be FULLY restored in all it's intimacy upon the return of Jesus.

I agree with you. Midge's answer just doesn't make alot of sense to me.

Answer 5

You're right, when Jesus died and the veil was torn, it represented the fact that man no longer had to go through a holy ritual to get to God, they could go directly through Jesus.
But your other question, there are many people and many faiths that interpret the Bible according to what they believe instead of believing what's in the Bible. What about homosexual Episcopal Bishops??? Do they just cut out the part about homosexuality not being ok? It's a human world we live in with the devils influence on everything we do.

Answer 6

You are completely correct! The "veil" that separated the "holy of holies" from the rest of the inner part of the Temple was torn at the moment of Jesus' death. Prior to that, only the High Priest could enter this part of the Temple. Since Jesus became our High Priest according to the Order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 7)and appointed all believers as priests, there is no longer any need for such a separatoin. As a result, we may "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16).

Good question. Peace.

Answer 7

It was the veil that ripped that seperated the Holy of Holys. This can have several meanings, one the end of the law of Moses, that everyman now can speak the name of God. Your interpretation seems a bit out of place.

The only Temple that that occures in is the Salt Lake City Temple, there is a special room set aside for the PROPHET and the APOSTLES, why this is I don't know. But it must have a good reason. Somethings in the church I don't understand I just have learned to accept that there is many things in the church that aren't meant for me to understand yet, but I also believe that in due time maybe God will reveal it to me and then my knowledge will be greater.

Answer 8

Because it's tradition, and not the Word of God and man can stray away from the Word of God with man doctrines, religion, & tradition...But on the other hand...this special place where the leader goes and talk to God could just be a place where it is quiet and where there's no distration so that he can focus. You never know the intention until you ask that leader why he does what he does.

Answer 9

What you are saying is true. This was the veil in the Temple. This represented separation from God and access only through the High Priest. That was taken away because of the Crucifixion. It allowed access to God through His Son (now our High Priest).

Answer 10

It meant that the seperation between Heaven and Earth was breached with Jesus' crucifixion. There still is a need for an Earthly priesthood to stand in for Jesus here on Earth -- to re-enact the Last Supper--While Jesus offers himself in Heaven -- it is not the Mormon Church though that has a valid priesthood.