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Good evening,

Mathew 27:51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 
Mathew 27:52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 
Mathew 27:53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 

These events seem to occur just after the temple veil was torn. Are these verses original? Can we literally read this passage?
Ieshoua (Jesus) is the first born of the creature, among many brothers. The bodies of these saints saw corruption, how were they seen in the city.....

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I don't know what you mean by original, but you can choose to see them as wishful thinking. I don't think anyone would blame you. I choose to see them as true but the word many probably means 5 to 10 people. There are many mysteries when God is involved, I don't think we can even understand everything about God.

This is 1 of those mysteries. Don't allow a lack of total understanding shake your faith.

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1 hour ago, Coemgen said:

Good evening,

Mathew 27:51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 
Mathew 27:52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 
Mathew 27:53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 

These events seem to occur just after the temple veil was torn. Are these verses original? Can we literally read this passage?
Ieshoua (Jesus) is the first born of the creature, among many brothers. The bodies of these saints saw corruption, how were they seen in the city.....

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The verses are original - some things we take on faith. The Bible is what it says it is. 

Yes, we can read it literally. That doesn't mean there can't be a symbolic message, also, but I don't see it.

The people who rose from their graves were saints and would have been recognized as such.

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I have no problem taking these verse literally.  When Jesus cried out, "It is finished!" and willingly died - tremendous things happened in the spiritual world.

Death, sin, and the grave were conquered.  Those spiritual wonders spilled over into the natural world.  God tore the curtain of the Temple in half.  Earthquakes came and even dead bodies were brought to life as Lazarus' body was.

Jesus performed a mighty miracle in raising Lazarus and now even in his death - his dying to conquer sin and evil - produced an even mightier miracles.

The religious elite tried to kill Lazarus because of the testimony it bore of Jesus as THE Christ.  See John 12.  It says that people were leaving the tradition of the Jewish leaders and coming to Jesus in belief that he was the Messiah because of Lazarus.

Just think what this miracle of MANY saints rising from the dead did to solidify that the man who just died on the cross was literally the Messiah.

It's a strange miracle, but a miracle nonetheless.

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2 hours ago, Coemgen said:

Good evening,

Mathew 27:51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 
Mathew 27:52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 
Mathew 27:53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 

These events seem to occur just after the temple veil was torn. Are these verses original? Can we literally read this passage?
Ieshoua (Jesus) is the first born of the creature, among many brothers. The bodies of these saints saw corruption, how were they seen in the city.....

Thank you for your comments.

 

Paul touches on this event also in Ephesians, and quotes a verse from Psalm 68.  The important thing to note here from verse 53, is that this mass resurrection took place after the resurrection of Christ.

 

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore it says,

“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”

9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)

 

God bless

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The veil (covering the Truth) was torn open from top (heaven) to the bottom (hell).

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Lazarus also saw corruption but he came forth from the tomb bound up like a mummy when Jesus commanded it.  Many people were saved by seeing this.  I believe we are to take your passage literally.

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On 10/12/2019 at 4:50 PM, Coemgen said:

Good evening,

Mathew 27:51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 
Mathew 27:52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 
Mathew 27:53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 

These events seem to occur just after the temple veil was torn. Are these verses original? Can we literally read this passage?
Ieshoua (Jesus) is the first born of the creature, among many brothers. The bodies of these saints saw corruption, how were they seen in the city.....

Thank you for your comments.

The Bible speaks of two distinct types of resurrection.   One is temporary and the other is permanent.    Both types serve the purpose of glorifying or honoring God - who can cause to live or cause to die according to His good pleasure.

Only temporary resurrections are chronicled in the gospels.   Matthew 27 as quoted above is one of them.  The resurrection of Lazarus, Jairus' daughter and the young man resurrected directly by Jesus are other examples.   In all cases the individuals involved died again.  That they were raised from certain death is a demonstration of the power of God upon the earth and in the lives of people.  

The temporary resurrections demonstrated God's ultimate power over the ultimate human experience - death.   The resurrections of Matthew 27 were meant to convey the power of the blood of Christ shed upon the cross and its implications for victory over the grave.  The resurrections are directly linked to the cross, thus making an unmistakeable underlined link to Christ's fulfillment of the LAW with regard to sin and death.

There remain two more resurrections.   The first will be a permanent resurrection of the righteous, which will last forever.  The second will be another temporary resurrection of SINNERS prior to final judgment, which will end in their permanent destruction and dissolution in the Lake of Fire - the Second Death.   The resurrection of sinners is nowhere said to be permanent under any circumstances.  It ultimately results in destruction of body mind and spirit of sinners for all time and without further consideration of sentence.

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On 10/13/2019 at 5:29 AM, Raven said:

The veil (covering the Truth) was torn open from top (heaven) to the bottom (hell).

The veil served to  restrict access to God by the people.   The veil served to restrict access to LAW and MERCY to the high priest only.  

The veil never covered the truth!  This is an errant interpretation.  Read Exodus and Leviticus.

The Wilderness Tabernacle and the Temple that followed were based on the same design as given by God to Moses.   A curtain separated the court of the tabernacle from the people.  When the Temple was built a wall served the same purpose.   

Within confines of the tabernacle and temple, in the court, one encountered two pieces of furniture; the altar and the lav or bath.   Entrance was by one gate only - on the east side.  This signifies that God can only be approached from a single direction - the direction He specifies - from the East. (*)

The people brought their sacrifices for sin into the court through the east gate and killed a goat upon the altar.  Each person was required to bring his or her own sacrifice for sin.  The sacrifice for sin was a goat. This signifies today that one must come to the savior individually and bring his or her sacrifice with them (the blood).  The modern altar call serves the same function.  One cannot send one's agent or relative in one's place.   Each must come to the savior individually.

Beyond the altar and the Lav was another tent or hard structure called the Holy Place.  

Inside the Holy Place was more furniture.   Inside the Holy Place on the north side was placed the table of showbread.   On the south or left side was placed a menorah.   A heavy veil separated the Holy Place into two sections.   Directly in front of the veil was the altar of incense and behind the veil was placed the ark of the covenant.  Only the high priest was allowed through the veil and then only once per year.   His duty at that time was to present a sacrifice to God on behalf of the people - the nation - in the form of the blood of a lamb.  

The Ark of the Covenant was composed of two pieces; the ark and the mercy seat.  

The Ark was essentially an open top box.   Inside the ark was placed the tablets of the LAW given by God to Moses.  (This is the second set of tablets, the first having been destroyed by Moses.)  Additionally a jar containing manna and Aaron's rod that budded were placed in the Ark.   

The TOP of the box was called the Mercy Seat, upon which rested figures of two angels in beaten gold.

The Ark thus symbolizes the LAW, because it contained the tablets.  The Mercy Seat or top of the Ark, symbolized God's mercy that contained or covered the wrath of LAW.'

When the priest sprinkled lamb's blood on the Ark, the act symbolized God's demand of death for SIN as being temporarily removed - until it was repeated a year later on the celebration of Yom Kippur.

The purpose of the veil, therefore, was to restrict access to God.  Only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies and then only once per year.   When Jesus died on the cross the veil was torn in two.  The implications of this tell us that everyone now has access to God's LAW and MERCY.

The tearing of the veil tells us that restrictions upon direct access to God have been removed.  

From the time of the cross until now, access to God has been open to anyone who comes humbly and who brings their sacrifice with them.

Protestants are generally unaware of this facet because they are not taught the LAW.  Indeed, they hate every mention of it. They even falsely teach that the Law has been abolished.

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. - Jesus as quoted by Matthew 5:17

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A LICENSE TO SIN.

Everyone who lives in violation of the LAW shall be punished.  We are saved by grace SO THAT we may live according to the LAW, thus pleasing the Lord of Hosts. 

It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void. - Psalms 119:126

The LAW still stands.

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(*) The pattern of approach from the east to the west is repeated often.  When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, He entered through the East Gate - from the east.  One approaches God from the east.  One is removed from God toward the west.   The point of crucifixion was generally to the west of the temple - away from the residence of God on earth.

When Jesus ascended into heaven He ascended from the town of Bethany, which was east of Jerusalem, east over the Kidron valley and east of the Mount of Olives.  The angles told the crowd who witnessed the Lords' ascension into heaven that He, Jesus, would return in the same way - returning to Jerusalem from the east.

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9 minutes ago, choir loft said:

The veil served to  restrict access to God by the people.   ...

The veil never covered the truth!  This is an errant interpretation.  ...

God is Truth.

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