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Holy Demolition: How a Torn Curtain Changed Everything

Truth Talk (with Caleb Cross & Eliana Rivers) Season 1 Episode 4

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When Jesus breathed His last, the temple curtain — 60 feet high and impossibly thick — tore from top to bottom. Why does that moment matter? In this episode of Truth Talk, Caleb and Eliana uncover the shocking meaning behind the torn veil, and why it changes everything about how we approach God today. 

You’ll discover: 

  • What the temple curtain really represented — and why it kept people out
  • The hidden link between the veil and Eden’s flaming sword
  • The forbidden insight: how Christ’s blood didn’t just forgive, it removed the barrier
  • The next step: how to live as if God’s presence is already with you

The veil is gone. The way back to Eden is open.

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Speaker 1:

So, caleb, in the last episode you said the moment Jesus' blood was shed, the curtain in the temple tore. What's, uh, what's the big deal about that curtain?

Speaker 2:

Eliana, that curtain wasn't just decoration, it was a barrier, a massive veil, 60 feet tall. It separated people from God's presence. Veil, 60 feet tall, it separated people from God's presence. Behind it was the Holy of Holies, where only the high priest could enter, and only once a year that curtain screened. Stay out, you're not clean enough.

Speaker 1:

So you're saying it was like a giant? Do not enter sign between us and God.

Speaker 2:

It was Eden all over again, the flaming sword, the blocked away to the tree of life. Humanity cut off. But when Jesus died, his blood didn't just forgive sins, it tore the barrier itself. The veil ripped from top to bottom. That was God saying the way is open again.

Speaker 1:

Wait, so that means people could actually enter God's presence freely. Like no more curtain.

Speaker 2:

Yes, no more curtain, no more separation. The cross didn't just clean your record, it reopened Eden's gate. God's presence isn't locked away anymore. Through Christ, you are now the temple. His spirit lives in you.

Speaker 1:

So wow, the torn veil means we don't need a priest or rituals or sacrifices anymore, Just access.

Speaker 2:

Yes, here's your next step, eliana. Stop living like God is far away. Stop acting like there's still a curtain. You don't pray to reach him. You pray because he's already with you. You don't worship to earn his presence. You worship because his presence is already here.

Speaker 1:

So the curtain tearing, it wasn't just history, it's my daily reality.

Speaker 2:

Exactly, that's the raw truth no filters, just freedom. And in episode five we'll press into the scandal of substitution, how Jesus didn't just die for you, he died as you. This is Truth Talk, where filters die and truth speaks.