When Romans 8:19 speaks of the "manifestation" or "revealing" of the sons of God, the Greek word used is apokalupsin, from which we get our word "apocalypse." This is also the title of the Book of Revelation, called The Apocalypse. The literal meaning of the word is UNVEILING. According to Strong's Concordance, the root word, apocalupto, means "to take off the cover, i.e., disclose."
This concept of unveiling is largely hidden when we translate the word "manifestation" or "revealing," because the VEIL carries much meaning throughout the Bible.
Veils were used to hide a woman's face (Gen. 24:65).
There was a veil in the tabernacle and the temple to separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place (Ex. 26:33), as well as to hide the glory of God from the people.
When the glory of God came down upon Mount Sinai, a cloud veiled His glory as well (Ex. 24:15).
In the New Testament, we find that Jesus' flesh was a veil that hid the glory of God, for Heb. 10:19, 20 says,
" (19) Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, (20) by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh..
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