Beyond the Veil
BEYOND THE VEIL Mary Ann Wray It was the Feast of Passover. Lambs were slaughtered within the temple court in Jerusalem ceremoniously every year according to Mosaic law. This occurred repeatedly during the same Feast of Passover for nearly 1500 years. The Temple stood on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem: the same mountain Abraham led his son Isaac up for sacrifice approximately 2,000 years before. These Passover sacrifices occurred between 2:30-5:30 - just before sunset. The blood was caught in basins then poured out at the altar while Psalms were sung by the Levites. Josephus, a first century Jewish historian, said over 250,00 lambs could be sacrificed during Passover to accommodate all the people. But on this particular Passover, things would be completely different. The sacrificial system would be toppled once and for all. This “Good Friday” as Christians call it, before the sun set, God’s Only Son would become the final sacrificial lamb once and for all. He would be nailed...
