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Atomic Bible
Luke 23:45
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
from The Death of Jesus, Luke 23:44-49
What it says

The sun is darkened and the temple veil is torn down the middle.

What it is doing

Temple and sky mark the moment together.

In context

44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. 45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. 46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last. 47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man. ” 48And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts. 49But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.