It Only Takes a Moment

It Only Takes a Moment

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

Remembering that the Tabernacle is a picture of Jesus Christ and our relationship with Him, we must understand that we can be saved and remain in the outer court.  The outer court is good, but God has something even greater for us—intimacy with Him and other believers in the Holy Place, the front room of the Tabernacle. However, our God is a God of abundance.  He has even more for us.

In the Tabernacle, a heavy veil separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.

Exodus 26:31-33:  "You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver. And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy.”

The blue in the design represents the revelation of heaven; the purple, the Kingship of God; the scarlet, His sacrifice for us—the blood of Jesus which seals our covenant with Him.  The cherubim picture the mighty warrior angels who guard the holiness of God Most High.  The pillars of acacia word represent both the cross and the Tree of Life—first seen in the Garden and again in the eternal Jerusalem. The gold symbolizes His divinity.  The veil, itself, is a picture of holiness, power and authority of Yahweh, the Great I Am, Lord of Heaven and Earth.

The veil also shows that our sin separates us from God. Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”  Simply put, we sin when we settle for less than what the Lord has for us, when we settle for less than the best.

The veil reveals to us where Old Testament believers were, walking in His light, fellowshipping with other believers, interceding for the Kingdom, yet separated from His glory.

But in the most definitive moment in time, that moment when our Lord cried out, “It is finished” and slipped out of His earthly body, something amazing, something too wonderful for unregenerate understanding to grasp, happened: Matthew 28: 51: “And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”

The division between man and God was torn asunder from heaven to earth. God made a way for us to sing and dance on that Holy Highway right into the presence of our King.

Hallelujah! What a Savior.

As I mediated on this, the Holy Spirit brought to my mind a phrase from Hello Dolly by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart: “It only takes a moment to be loved a whole life long.” 

We are eternal beings.  Our life is forever.  Our moment is the tearing of the veil.

Holy Highway

Ginger Hendricks | Jim Hendricks

There's a road called the holy highway
That once was a desert land
Very soon you'll hear the sound of
A holy marching band
Everlasting joy upon them
There's a remnant strong and true
We bring the song back to Zion
We bring the praise back to You

We exalt You God almighty
You are worthy to be praised
Let all nations bow before You
Holy ancient of all days

There's a road called the holy highway
Where the people dance and shout
For the enemy is running
With confusion all about
Wave our banners in the victory
Raise them high His Word is true
We bring the song back to Zion
We bring the praise back to You

We exalt You God almighty
You are worthy to be praised
Let all nations bow before You
Holy ancient of all days.