Why is the veil still there when the Old Testament is read?
The veil remains because their minds were blinded; when the Old Testament is read, that same veil is not taken away. It is done away in Christ, whose death, burial, and resurrection abolished the whole Law system and provided something far better.
Les explains that their minds were blinded, so until this day the same veil remains untaken away. In the reading of the Old Testament, that veil is not taken away; it is done away in Christ. When Christ finished the work of redemption through His death, burial, and resurrection, the whole system of Law was done away with and abolished, because now there is something far better. The Law had been given to Israel to prepare them for the coming of their Messiah, but in unbelief they failed it from start to finish. God did not stop His plan of redemption; He carried it out anyway. Christ died, rose from the dead, and revealed to the Apostle Paul salvation by faith because of God's grace, and nothing added.
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
Why is the veil still on Moses' head for the average Jewish person today?
Because their minds remain blinded, the average Jewish person still binds himself to the Law and reads Moses/Torah without seeing that the Law was done away in Christ. The same veil remains untaken when the Old Testament is read, preventing them from seeing the Law has ended and something better has come.
According to 2 Corinthians 3, where is the veil done away?
According to 2 Corinthians 3, the veil is done away in Christ, not in the reading of the Old Testament. When Christ finished redemption through His death, burial, and resurrection, the entire system of Law was abolished, because we now have something far better. The veil remains untaken away when the Old Testament is read without Him.
Why was the veil never taken away for Israel?
The veil remained over Israel because they could not understand that the Law was finished and done through the work of the cross. Their inability to see the Law's termination kept them attempting to keep it, as they still do today, according to the context.
More Questions
Why is the word veil italicized in the King James Bible?
The word "veil" in the King James text is italicized, meaning the translators supplied it and it is not in the original, which is why Les leaves it out.
Why is the word "veil" italicized in 2 Corinthians 3:14?
The word "veil" in this verse is italicized, meaning it was supplied by the translators, which is why Les leaves it out when reading the passage.