How can anyone get to God, or do we have to earn our way up?
When Jesus died, the temple curtain marking the line no one could cross was torn from top to bottom.
Mark 15:38 says it was torn from top to bottom: God’s own doing, opening the way to him for you.
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Info Retention Quiz
1. When was the temple curtain torn, according to Mark?
A. When Jesus was arrested
B. The moment Jesus died
C. On the morning of the resurrection
D. When Jesus entered Jerusalem
2. In which direction was the curtain torn?
A. From bottom to top
B. From side to side
C. From top to bottom
D. Only partly, in the middle
3. Why does “top to bottom” matter?
A. It shows the priests tore it
B. It shows an earthquake caused it
C. It shows no human hand could reach that high: God did it
D. It shows it was old and worn
4. What did the curtain mark for ordinary people?
A. The way out of the city
B. A line they could never go beyond
C. The place where sacrifices were sold
D. The entrance to the market
5. Where else in Mark’s Gospel is the same word for 'torn' used?
A. At the feeding of the five thousand
B. At Jesus’ baptism, when the heavens were torn open
C. At the Last Supper
D. In the garden of Gethsemane
Bonus Question:
What is the main point of this video?
A. We must work hard to reach God
B. Only priests can approach God
C. God has ripped the way open to himself for us
D. The temple was poorly built
Answers
B
C
C
B
B
C
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