For hundreds of years before Jesus, only the high priest of Israel could go beyond the veil to enter the Presence of God in the Holy of Holies. And this happened just once per year.
When Jesus lifted His voice to cry out “It is finished,” and draw His final breath, the heavy curtain in the temple—the barrier around the Holy of Holies—was torn from top to bottom.
God made a way for all to enter His Holy Presence.
Our goal in worship is to go through the torn curtain and experience what Jesus paid for: Access into the Presence of God. The Bible tells us this happened around three o’clock in the afternoon. This is the meaning behind our name.
In the moment just before entering the church we happened to look at Donna’s watch and I snapped this picture: