Isaiah
25:7
7 And he will destroy [bala`] in this mountain [har] the
face [paniym] of the covering [lowt] cast over [luwt] all people
[`am], and the vail [maccekah] that is spread [nacak] over
all nations [gowy]. KJV-Interlinear
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain the
covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all
nations. ESV
God is going to
destroy something. But what? What does the face mean? What does the covering mean? What does the veil mean?
And more
important, what does the mountain mean?
Beginning with the
mountain. This is Mt. Zion, also known as the dwelling place of God. God is truth and therefore the mountain
represents the vastness of truth, which is summarized for us in the Bible,
which we call Bible doctrine.
Doctrine is
something that we are obligated to learn, in order to grow up in our spiritual
life.
The covering and veil,
are items of clothing that are typically used to cover up ones shame, disgust,
sins, and so forth.
And so by
doctrine, which in this case is a specific reference to the work of Christ on
the Cross, that veil or covering is totally removed, destroyed. Christ paid the price for sin, which hid us
from the face of God, from a relationship with God, and now being removed, we
have free access to God through Christ.
Christ removed the
covering of sin by means of His work on the cross. We remove the covering or veil of sin in our
life through confession, which restores us back into fellowship, after we commit
sins and lose our fellowship.
This confession
process of course only applies to believers, and to the function of their spiritual
life.
Spiritual growth
through learning Bible doctrine replaces the content of our soul with truth,
which further removes the covering of disgrace, through the completion process
of advancement to spiritual maturity.
The ultimate
removal, will come at the resurrection when we receive incorruptible
resurrection bodies.
