TNP - THERE'S GLORY BEHIND THE VEIL




TNP - Thursday 4-19-2012

Going Beyond the Veil
Long soaking time this week. We listened to Jesus Culture Live in Chicago for the most part;  The whole idea of soaking is to leave the world and its concerns outside and enter in. To incline our ears to hear what the LORD is saying.  Don and I discussed having more instrumental music.

Zachary - We prayed for Zachary (6 yr. old, with brain tumor//chemo) and Mindy Hoffman (mom)
Jean M - was back with us, she encouraged us that this (what we are doing) was about to explode and spread and that it was very important.

David P  - said that there was a presence or a light immediately appeared as I started to play, but when I left the room to tune the guitar it faded quickly.
Don – keyed in on the BOLDNESS
David - Shared a new song written on 4-15-2012  “There’s Glory Behind the Veil”  (see attached)
·         A veil remains over their heart so they cannot see Him
·         We all with unveiled faces behold him
·         Slip behind the veil so that you can come out from behind the veil filled with the power of the Spirit and With BOLDNESS be his witnesses.    

Christy Crouse – was with us this particular night and she was prepared to read out of II Corinthians 3:7-18 but she waited until after I shared this song.  

14 mentions of glory in vs. 7-11, 
Six times veil is mentioned in vs. 12-18


If We Slip Behind the Veil...

Verse 1
D                 A                Bm       G
There hung a veil in the ancient temple
D            A          G
It hid the face of God
        D                     A       Bm       G
The high priest could go but once a year
        D       A          D
And slip behind the veil

Chorus
                  G  D     A           D
And there's Glory behind the veil
                   G            D        A
Where he'd meet God face to face
              G                 D                A     D
In the presence of the Lord, there is liberty
         G        A         Bm
If we slip behind the veil
          G        A           D
Let us slip behind the veil


Verse 2
The Son of man came to earth
To reveal the face of God
The Father reached down and tore the Veil
So we could enter in

*Chorus 2 rewritten
There is Glory behind the veil
Where we meet Him face to face
Where the presence of the Lord is, there is liberty
If we slip behind the veil
Let's slip behind the veil         

Verse 3
When you meet TRUTH behind the veil
And hear His words to you
He will search your heart and renew your mind
When you slip behind the veil

Chorus 3
There is Glory behind the veil
And TRUTH will set you free
In the presence of the Lord, there is liberty
As TRUTH waits behind the veil
Let's slip behind the veil

Verse 4
When you meet LOVE behind the veil
And you look into His eyes
You will know His Love, it will melt your heart
When you slip behind the veil

Chorus 4
There is Glory behind the veil
And LOVE will change your heart
In the presence of the Lord, there is liberty
And LOVE waits behind the veil
Let's slip behind the veil

But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.
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. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.  But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.  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 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. II Corinthians 3:7-18
I had no idea when I received this song that it was pulled right out of Scripture.
In history, the veil was to hide the face of God, to bar intimacy if you will. But in Christ the veil has been removed; now we can with open (unveiled) face beholding as in a mirror the Glory of the Lord. We see His face of endearment, affection, and love, looking back at us, as though in a mirror, as though we have grown to look like Him. And the glory resident in our own open face reflects back the goodness of the Lord.  

If the temple veil was removed, why must WE in the new covenant slip behind the veil?
So we do not slip behind the veil of the old temple per se, but we slip behind the veil that defines the bridal relationship of intimacy and we press into seeing him whom our heart loves.
The veil now is the veil of the bridal chamber, where we have bold access 24/7/365 for eternity “ever present with the Lord” is our ultimate destiny. However, we live in a “real” world where we must still make a move to come into His presence. 

When we come to the Lord with an open (unveiled) face…  as after the wedding vows
when the veil is removed, the officiant says, 
“you may now kiss the bride”, 
the bride says “let Him kiss me 
with the Kisses of His mouth.

And we all with open (unveiled face) face… see Him as the only begotten full of grace and truth.  






Various writings from the past
The Road Not Taken
At Home In MNII Corinthians 3:7-18
New King James Bible
This is the text for this song although I did not know that all these thoughts were contained in this single passage until the first time I shared this song at a prayer meeting and Christie read from this scripture right after my sharing this song. 

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