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Have not read the thread.
Most people make the mistake of visualizing Jesus before God standing and interceding on our behalf. I came to terms with this particular scripture back in bible school 20+ years ago.
The fact that God became a man and dwelt among us, His experiences, His being touched with the feelings of our infirmities, His humanity, acts as a continual intercession for mankind. He is perputually standing in the gap between sinful humanity and a holy God. The veil in the tabernacle was a buffer between the two just as the man Christ Jesus is the buffer between our wickedness and God's holy wrath.
Its a metaphor, not a literal picture.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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