In the days when Jesus walked the earth, there was a temple in Jerusalem—it was the place where the Jews went to meet with God. In that temple, there was an innermost room known today as the “Holy of Holies”. Once a year, the high priest would go into this place and offer a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of God’s people—however, he could not enter unless he had first offered a blood sacrifice as atonement for his own sins. God will not allow sinful men to enter into His presence—those that tried to do so without having their sins atoned for by blood paid with their lives. God commanded that a thick veil be hung at the entrance to the Holy of Holies. That veil was an ever-present demonstration of the separation sin had created between men and Himself. At the very moment that Jesus died on Calvary’s cross, the veil was torn from the top to the bottom. It was an announcement to the world that all those who trust in the shed blood of God’s own Son, Jesus Christ, could stand blameless in the presence of God.