QUESTION: "I am still confused which "curtain" did Jesus Christ opened and went in, in 1844. On the crucifixion day curtain in the temple split from top to the bottom."

 

Answer:

That “1844 curtain” idea is pure SDA myth-making, and it’s actually based on a complete misreading of Scripture. Let’s break it down so it’s crystal clear.

1. The Only Curtain the Bible Talks About at the Cross

When Jesus died, the veil (καταπέτασμα / katapetasma) in the Jerusalem temple was torn in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45). This veil separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place (Exodus 26:33). God tore it as a dramatic sign that access to His presence was now open through Christ’s death — no more human priesthood, no more yearly atonement ritual, no more barrier. Hebrews 10:19–20 explains exactly what that veil meant:

“…we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain, that is, His flesh.”

Notice:

• The tearing happened in AD 30-ish, not in 1844.
  
  
• The “curtain” is symbolic of Jesus’ body — once His flesh was torn (crucifixion), the way into God’s presence was opened.
  
  

2. SDA’s Invented "Second Curtain" in 1844

Adventist teaching says that in 1844, Jesus supposedly moved from the “Holy Place” to the “Most Holy Place” in heaven to start the Investigative Judgment. They claim this is the real entrance behind the “second veil” (Hebrews 9:3) — and that the one torn in AD 30 was just symbolic of access to the first room, not the innermost presence of God. This is built entirely on William Miller’s failed prophecy + Ellen G. White’s visions, not on the biblical text.

The problem:

• Hebrews 9:12 says Christ entered once for all into the Most Holy Place immediately after His ascension, “by means of His own blood.” That’s around AD 30, not 1844.
  
  
• There’s no verse that says He waited 1,814 years outside the throne room.
  
  

3. The Historical-Grammatical Reality

If we read Hebrews in context:

• The earthly temple had "two curtains" — one at the entrance to the Holy Place, one between the Holy and Most Holy.
  
  
• The New Covenant temple is heaven itself (Hebrews 9:24).
  
  
• Jesus didn’t pass curtain-by-curtain like an earthly priest He entered directly into the Father’s presence after His resurrection (Hebrews 6:19–20).

By AD 30:

• The earthly curtain was torn signifying the entire system of separation was finished.
  
  
• The heavenly reality was already accessed Christ was seated at the right hand of God (Hebrews 1:3).
  
  

4. Why the SDA 1844 “Curtain” is False

• It rebuilds the wall between God and man that Christ already tore down (Ephesians 2:14–18).
  
  
• It denies the sufficiency of the cross by saying the Most Holy Place access only started in 1844.
  
  
• It contradicts Hebrews, which says we already have a High Priest in the very presence of God (Hebrews 4:14–16).
  
  

Biblical Bottom Line:

• The only veil Christ “opened” was the one torn on the cross symbolizing immediate, direct access to God for all believers, forever.
  
  
• 1844 adds a second, imaginary veil God never put there, based not on Scripture but on a failed prophecy that Ellen White had to patch with “new light.”

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