Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body…
So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body. The Message.
Just to recap: for centuries, only one person was allowed to go behind the curtain into the presence of God: i.e. the high priest on the Day of Atonement. But at the moment Jesus died ”the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom” {Matthew 27:51). This was clearly a supernatural event, and the fact that the tear went ”from top to bottom” signifies the work of God. Hebrews now goes one step further in telling us that the most important curtain to be torn was the body of Jesus. Through Him we can now live in the presence of God. What happened in the temple on that most momentous day, is a picture of what was being brought to pass at the Cross.
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!
Let us (metaphorically) remove our shoes. We are on holy ground.