2009-09-28T17:33:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/torn/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2027:51&version=NIV 2009-09-28T17:33:37-05:00 When Jesus died on the cross the curtain of the temple was split in two, symbolizing the removal of the barrier between us and God. Matthew tells us that there was an earthquake that split rocks.