Psalm 86 ~ Psaumes 86
John 10.22‐end ~ Jean 10.22- fin
A Call to Persevere or Removing the Lid from the Zeppelin
Often we think of curtains, "κουρτίνα", as a piece of cloth, we use, to
separate, to insulate to stop people looking in, keeping the world out.
Here, our unknown author, possibly "Priscilla", is referring to "The Curtain" in
"The Temple of Jerusalem", used to separate the Holy of Holies; God's resting
place on earth, since the covenant with Moses, from the rest of the temple,
from the rest of the world.
Torn from top to bottom on Jesus’ death, as God left his earthy dwelling for
ever, it symbolizes here the sealing of a new covenant, a stairway, where, for
a short time, the gates of heaven are open to all, men and woman of faith,
Jews and Gentiles (Goyim in Hebrew, ἔθνος in Greek).
It is hard to imagine, a world with no churches, where Christians with a
sincere heart in full assurance of faith, must secretly gather in private homes,
drawing near to God at great risk.
It is a call to persevere, a promise made by our great high priest for salvation
and a better world to come as the end approaches.
So think and do not wonder, as you gently and delicately put those earphones
on, drawing that imaginary curtains, before listening to Jimmy and Robert,
think, before secluding yourself from the world around you. Maybe that
stairway and the eternal promise, ἐπαγγέλλομαι, are right there next to you,
waiting for you to seize them wholeheartedly.
God bless you, "ο Θεός να σε ευλογεί".
Peter Geysen
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