Hebrews 9:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;”
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What Does Hebrews 9:3 Mean?
The tour moves inward. Behind a second veil stood the deepest chamber of all, the Holy of Holies. Two curtains thus separated worshipers from this innermost room, marking it off as the place of God's nearest presence, where ordinary access was barred and only carefully guarded approach was allowed.
The very architecture preached a sermon about the holiness of God and the distance sin places between the Creator and his people. Yet a veil is not a wall; it is a door waiting to be opened. The writer is drawing our eyes toward the moment when the way into God's presence would be thrown open through Christ. What was hidden behind two curtains he came to make freely accessible.
Hebrews 9:3 in the Original Language
katapetasma (καταπέτασμα), 'veil' -- the curtain screening the inner sanctuary.
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What does Hebrews 9:3 mean?
Beyond a second curtain lay the innermost room, the Most Holy Place.