"I think it's a sin to sit down and let your life go, without making a try for it."

In Jesus' day there was a curtain in the temple known as the "Veil of God" measuring about 30 feet by 60 feet.  This curtain paritioned off part of the temple into a "sanctum" (I think that's the word they called it).  Only the chief priest was allowed to enter the sanctum and he was only allowed to enter once a year.  If anyone entered behind this curtain the penalty was death.  When Jesus died, the curtain was torn in two.  The Veil of God was removed, opening the Sanctum to all who will believe.  Jesus opened the door.