By the pen of Charles Spurgeon:

No minor miracle was accomplished in the tearing of such a strong and thick curtain, yet it was not intended to be merely a display of God’s power but was meant to teach us a number of truths. The old law was being put away like a worn-out priestly garment, torn and laid aside. When Jesus died, the sacrificial system was completely finished, finding its fulfillment in Him. Therefore, the very place those sacrifices were presented to God was marked with the evidence of the system’s demise.

The tearing of the curtain also revealed the hidden things of the old system. The “mercy seat” (Ex. 25:17 KJV) could now be seen and the glory of God shone above it. Through the death of our Lord Jesus we have a clear revelation of God, for He was “not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face” (2 Cor. 3:13). Life and immortality are now brought to light and things that have been hidden since the foundation of the world have been uncovered.

The annual ceremony of the Day of Atonement was thereby abolished. The blood of atonement, which had each year been sprinkled within the curtain, had now been offered once for all by the great High Priest. Thus, the place of the symbolic ritual was no longer needed. Now the blood of bulls and lambs was of no importance, for Jesus has entered “behind the curtain” (Heb. 6:19) with “his own blood” (Heb. 9:12). Consequently, direct access to God is permitted and has become the great privilege of every believer in Christ Jesus. He did not simply poke a small hole into the curtain whereby we could catch a mere glimpse of the “mercy seat,” but He completely tore it “from top to bottom.” We may approach the heavenly throne of grace with boldness.

It is no error to think of His opening the way into the Holy of Holies in this miraculous manner with His last dying breath as a symbol of the opening of the gates of paradise for all the saints by virtue of His passion and death. Our bleeding Lord holds the keys to heaven, and what He opens no one can shut. Thus, may we enter with Him into heavenly places and sit with Him until our common enemies will be made His footstool. (See Ps. 110:1.)

By the pen of Jim Reimann:

Another lesson that comes to mind in the miracle of the tearing of the curtain of the Holy of Holies is that God was saying, in effect, “I will no longer make my dwelling in a building made of stone, but in human hearts made of flesh.”

This is why the apostle Paul wrote, “We are the temple of the living God. As God has said: ‘I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people’ ” (2 Cor. 6:16), and “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” (1 Cor. 6:19 – 20).

Lord, thank You for not only giving me access to Your very throne but also for living Your life in and through me as Your temple. May I bring glory to You by honoring You with my body.