When the loud cry, "It is finished," came from the lips of Christ, the priests were officiating in the temple. It was the hour of the evening sacrifice. The lamb representing Christ had been brought to be slain. Clothed in his significant and beautiful dress, the priest stood with lifted knife, as did Abraham when he was about to slay his son. With intense interest the people were looking on. But the earth trembles and quakes; 757 for the Lord Himself draws near. With a rending noise the inner veil of the temple is torn from top to bottom by an unseen hand, throwing open to the gaze of the multitude a place once filled with the presence of God. In this place the Shekinah had dwelt. Here God had manifested His glory above the mercy seat. No one but the high priest ever lifted the veil separating this apartment from the rest of the temple. He entered in once a year to make an atonement for the sins of the people. But lo, this veil is rent in twain. The most holy place of the earthly sanctuary is no longer sacred.

Da dette høje råb: "Det er fuldbragt" lød fra Kristi læber, var præsterne ved at gøre tjeneste i templet. Det var ved aftenofferets tid. Lammet, der skulle være et billede på Kristus, var blevet bragt derind for at blive slagtet. Klædt i sin betydningsfulde og smukke dragt stod præsten med kniven hævet ligesom Abraham, da han skulle til at ofre sin søn. Folket så til med spændt opmærksomhed. Men jorden ryster og skælver; thi Herren selv nærmer sig. Med en sønderrivende larm flænges det inderste forhæng i templet fra øverst til nederst af en usynlig hånd, så det sted, der engang var fyldt af Guds herlighed, nu ligger åbent for alles øjne. På dette sted havde Shekinah taget bolig. Her havde Gud åbenbaret sin herlighed over nådestolen. Ingen anden end ypperstepræsten havde nogensinde løftet det forhæng, der adskilte dette rum fra det øvrige tempel. Kun én gang om året gik han derind for at bringe sonofferet for folkets synder. Men se dette forhæng er flænget i to stykker. Det allerhelligste i den jordiske helligdom er ikke mere helligt.