From the Veil to the Glory: The Ministry of the Spirit
2 Corinthians 3:7-18
7If then the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, which was fading,8how much more will the ministry of the Spirit be with glory.9For if the ministry of condemnation came with glory, how much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory.10For what has been glorified has not been glorified in this case because of the surpassing glory.11For if what was fading came through glory, how much more will what remains be in glory.12Therefore, having such hope, we use much boldness,13and we do not do as Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not gaze at the end of what was fading.14But their minds were hardened, for to this very day the same veil remains unlifted when the old covenant is read, because it is set aside in Christ.15But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart.16Yet whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.