The Veil of the Heart

^'Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. 

Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.' 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 (ESV)

'And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will swallow up death forever.' Isaiah 25:7-8 (NRSV)

The fourth veil of God is one of spiritual blindness that covers the hearts of the lost.  The Jews were ignorant of the purposes of Moses and how the law was to bring them to Christ. The gentiles were veiled from the truth of the gospel as well.Through their sin of unbelief they placed their trust in the law and in their own good deeds and righteous works. They trusted in their religion and church rituals and in the baptism and their church memberships to save them.

For the lost, neither the Jew nor the Gentile could see past their sins to the beautiful simplicity of the gospel because of the veil of God. Both rely on their works and not faith in what Jesus did for them on the Cross.  In Him there is freedom.

As the veil is often worn as a sign of mourning the dead, the One that will come again, overcame death, and will also remove the symbol that blocks our ability to see the light of truth and thus our ability to know God. The veil of the heart is most certainly to be taken away by the Light of the gospel shining in the world and by the power of His Spirit opening our spiritual eyes to see it. That day of Hope is here for the believer.

Christ himself, at the resurrection, triumphed over death. He swallowed it up! To the one that He calls and that turns to Him and believes, the veil is lifted off of their hearts. As they repent, the Light of Life is revealed to them and as they accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior He transforms them into His glory and they are dead to their sins and unbelief no more.

Death where is your sting? Faith comes alive! They no longer have to hide their grief as joy in knowing Him replaces their sorrow. We all, as believers with unveiled faces, can behold the glory of the Lord. When we turn to Jesus He changes us. We are changed into that same image from one degree to another.

One day the veil of sin and unbelief will be removed and will be taken off the nations when Jesus returns to reign over all the earth and establish His Kingdom.

Dear Father. We thank you for the Hope of Christ whom we love and trust that one day He will come again and remove the veil from our hearts so that we might see the Glory of You. In Jesus's name. Amen.

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