50Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
At the death of Jesus, Matthew tells us the temple curtain was torn from top to bottom. The veil had marked a boundary within the sanctuary. Why does the gospel writer tell us this happened at that moment?
Hebrews returns to the language of the curtain, but now speaks about entering and drawing near.