Youth Impact Service on 29 November '08

Our icebreaker started off with a little game. You can try it yourself: if you’re a right-hander, turn your right leg clockwise in circles. At the same time, you must draw the number six with your right hand. Sounds easy, but no one managed to do it…
After that, we had a fun time playing hide-and-seek. All of us are still kids at heart. = P
It seems that finding good hiding places in the church to hide was hard and rare. No pictures were taken because everyone was busy hiding. Sorry!

Today’s message was shared by Uncle Vive. It was about The Veil (Exodus 26:31-33) which divided the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

The colors used in the Veil paints a portrait of Jesus and who He is.

• Blue = color of the sky and reminds us of the heavenly origin of Jesus, the Son of God. (Rom 8:3, 1 Tim 3:16)
• Scarlet = color of blood and represents Jesus as the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins. (Rev 1:5, John 15:13)
• Purple = color of royalty which speaks of Jesus as the King of Kings (Isa 9:6-7, Rev 19:16)
  = a mixture of blue and red that symbolizes Jesus as God and man.
• The cloth used was pure, white linen = purity of Jesus Christ who is sinless (1 Pet 2:22, 2 Cor 5:21)
• The cloth was to be twined and made by a skilled man = the cloth was to be weaved specially.

The purpose of the veil:

• It served as a warning = not to trespass the Most Holy Place.
  The cherubim were a guardian of the holiness of God (Gen 3:24).
• It served as a wall. (Lev 16:2, Isa 59:2)
• It served as a way.
• It served as a witness.

The Veil was not meant as a barrier between the Israelites and God, but as protection for them so that they will not be consumed by His holy fire.
Now, we can come to God without any veils or barriers to hide behind. The question is; has the veil really been torn in your life?