The Glory of the New Covenant - 2 Cor 3:12-18

Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech; unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. But their minds were blinded...

...Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

- 2 Corinthians 3:12-18

Overview

Paul really has in mind the liberty of access. He is building on what he wrote in 2 Corinthians 3:12: We use great boldness of speech. Boldness is a word that belongs with liberty. Because of the great work of the Holy Spirit in us through the new covenant, we have liberty from that blindness (or veil) of the mind.

The new covenant brings us to God and enables us to come boldly to Him. Therefore, the contrast isn’t only between passing glory and enduring glory, but also between concealed glory and revealed glory.

For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment...for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

- Hebrews 7:18, 19