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Read: Matthew 27:45-54 The earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. (vv. 51-52) In the beginning, God made heaven and earth: one creation consisting of two realms, seamlessly, perfectly united. After the beginning, human sin forged a barrier between heaven and earth. The barrier was signified by the flaming sword on the border of paradise. Its emblem was death—the “wages of sin” (Rom. 6:23). It was symbolized by the curtain that ran through the heart of the temple. The barrier was impenetrable to the inhabitants of earth. It could only be opened from heaven. It could only be lifted by the ruler of heaven. Earth did not deserve for heaven to break through. But the ruler of heaven so loved the earth he made that he sent his Son to be born