MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 27:51 The curtain between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place was an elaborately woven fabric 60 feet (18 m) high and 30 feet (9 m) wide. No one was allowed to enter the Most Holy Place except the high priest, once a year on the Day of Atonement (Hebrews 9:2). Torn in two signifies the removal of the separation between God and the people. See Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:24; Hebrews 10:19. earth shook. Palestine sits on a major seismic rift, so earthquakes were not uncommon. But the splitting of rocks and opening of tombs (Matthew 27:52) make this a major testimony to the meaning of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

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