Remove the Veil

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Summary
Because of the hope they have, Paul and his coworkers speak with great boldness. Unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the fading glory, Paul explains that a veil still lies over the hearts of those who read the old covenant apart from Christ. This veil is removed only in Christ.
When a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. As believers behold the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, they are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, a work accomplished by the Lord, who is the Spirit.
 
Teaching:
Moses wore a veil because his face was shining, but this also prevented the Israelites from fixing their eyes on the end of what was fading away, so that they could not see its final outcome.

Paul says that he will not wear a veil. To wear a veil is, in effect, to cover up the end of this age, but Paul wants to reveal the end openly and speak about the last day.

The Law and the Prophets point toward Christ. In Christ, the Law and the Prophets are fulfilled, and therefore they must be reinterpreted through the gospel of Christ. Because this veil covers the meaning of the passage, people can read Scripture and yet not understand it.

The ministry of Moses was a ministry of the flesh and of condemnation, but Paul’s ministry is a ministry of righteousness and of the Spirit. The ministry of the Spirit removes the veil and allows us to see things as they truly are - to see the reality.

Remove the veil and look into the mirror. In this way, as we face the glory of the Lord directly, we are transformed to become more like Jesus, moving from glory to glory.

Excerpt from the sermon by Pastor Lee, Dec 22, 2025
2 Corinthian 3:12-18