John 18:8 Veiled by unbelief

         2 Cor 4: 3  amp    But even if our gospel is [in some sense] hidden [behind a veil], it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing; 4 among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves [merely] as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ    Veiled   Hide, Hid, Hidden:
signifies "to cover, conceal," so that no trace of it can be seen.  Veiled by unbelief

Luk 3:16 ASV - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:   Luk 3:17 ASV - whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.  The chaff is what it is the outer husk of the fruit inside the seed .  All fruit as man knows it will perish with time the outer part being the flesh of the inner part.  But the seed is the part that remains and also regenerates itself .  So what is the fan for in the hand of Jesus , it is to increase the heat of the flames to bring about a through purging of the flesh .   You know Jesus said I must go away so that the promise of the father will come to you . He said I HAVE PRAYED TO THE FATHER that you be endued filled with his spirit just as I have .   Jesus  had to die for this gift to come to those that wait as in Jerusalem , there was more that one hundred and twenty in the time Jesus commanded that they go to Jerusalem and WAIT .    Isa 40:31 ASV - but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.    There is a matter of our hearts that God is after , it is where our soul dwells ,  the flesh profits nothing but the soul is the redeemable part of man .  God is not coming for our flesh he is coming for the redeemed soul of man.
1Pe 1:17 ASV - And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
1Pe 1:18 ASV - knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;  Love not the world nor things of this world things that will perish .    Redeemed      Greek: lutroo Redeem, Redemption:
"to release on receipt of ransom" (akin to lutron, "a ransom"), is used in the Middle Voice, signifying "to release by paying a ransom price, to redeem" in a spiritual sense, Tts 2:14, of the work of Christ in "redeeming" men "from all iniquity" (anomia, "lawlessness," the bondage of self-will which rejects the will of God); 1Pe 1:18 (Passive Voice), "ye were redeemed," from a vain manner of life, i.e., from bondage to tradition. In both instances the Death of Christ is stated as the means of "redemption."

1Pe 1:19 ASV - but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ: Looking at       Exo 12:3 ASV - Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household:
Exo 12:5 ASV - Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats:
Exo 12:7 ASV - And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.
Exo 12:8 ASV - And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Exo 12:22 ASV - And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
Exo 12:23 ASV - For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

A type and shadow of the power of the blood of Christ , the door the blood is applied is your heart ,  many people say they are Christians but their fruit will tell on them. 
So we go back to the fire the purging of Gods fire through submitting to the power of his word.  waiting on God is the earnest of our heart do we really mean what we say    Jhn 14:15 ASV - If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.      Now I want to go to another command Jesus gave just before he assended to the father.
Mar 16:15 ASV - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
Mar 16:16 ASV - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
Mar 16:17 ASV - And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 ASV - they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Mar 16:19 ASV - So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mar 16:20 ASV - And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
What gospel is he speaking about , the one that died with the last Apostle a weak religion with no power to save .      If you trust your soul with that gospel you will be as one of those that were missing at the day of Pentecost ,   over five hundred Paul said were there to witness his resurrection and his assention .  But only one hundred and twenty on the day of Pentecost .
Rom 10:10 ASV - for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.   How can we be saved without believing there is nothing to confess ,    to confess by way of admitting oneself guilty of what one is accused of, the result of inward conviction," 1Jo 1:9; "to declare openly by way of speaking out freely, such confession being the effect of deep conviction of facts," Mat 7:23; 10:32 (twice) and Luk 12:8 (see next par.); Jhn 9:22; 12:42; Act 23:8; /Bible.cfm?b=Rom&c=10
This is the problem with the church today there is no fear of God there is no repentance preached to the people ,   why did John say with the Holy Ghost and with fire  . 
FIRE     Greek: pur Fire:         of the holiness of God, which consumes all that is inconsistent therewith, Hbr 10:27; 12:29; cp. Rev 1:14; 2:18; 10:1; 15:2; 19:12; similarly of the holy angels as His ministers, Hbr 1:7; in Rev 3:18 it is symbolic of that which tries the faith of saints, producing what will glorify the Lord;

This is why we have a cross to bear , putting to death the deeds of our flesh .  Jesus said he that will not take up his cross and follow me , is not worthy of me .    1Co 15:49 ASV - And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1Co 15:50 ASV - Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.  God is coming for the fruit of Christ in you the hope of glory .

1Pe 1:20 ASV - who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,

 We must have the infilling of Gods spirit in us to grasp this veiled Gospel .  Religion has blinded the eyes of the believer , adding to this word professing a doctrine of doubt and unbelief ,  the new testament church started on the day of Pentecost . Jesus told them to terry in Jerusalem until they be clothed , filled with power from on high .             Those that are veiled to the light of Gods word the truth by revelation .  Are those that profess that the very words of Christ which they say they believe is not the only gospel ,  the serpents that Jesus said they will take up in  Mar 16:18  is the warfare of the saints against the evil,  the darkness in high places .Luk 10:19 ASV - Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.   Why would Jesus give this authority unless you would have to use it ,  the church is suffering because of this . We need the true Sheppard in our life's my sheep hear my voice and they follow me,

   Greek: ophis    Serpent:
the characteristics of the "serpent" as alluded to in Scripture are mostly evil (though Mat 10:16 refers to its caution in avoiding danger); its treachery, Gen 49:17; 2Cr 11:3; its venom, Psa 58:4; 1Cr 10:9; Rev 9:19; its skulking, Job 26:13; its murderous proclivities, e.g., Psa 58:4; Pro 23:32; Ecc 10:8, 11; Amo 5:19; Mar 16:18; Luk 10:19; the Lord used the word metaphorically of the scribes and Pharisees, Mat 23:33 (cp. echidna, "viper," in Mat 3:7; 12:34). The general aspects of its evil character are intimated in the Lord's rhetorical question in Mat 7:10; Luk 11:11. Its characteristics are concentrated in the arch-adversary of God and man, the Devil, metaphorically described as the serpent, /Bible.cfm?b=2Co&c=11&v=3
Why must we put on the armor of God unless we are to do battle in the spirit.  Eph 6
When he the Holy Ghost has come he will guide you into all truth .       2Ti 3:1 ASV - But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 ASV - For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 ASV - without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
2Ti 3:4 ASV - traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 ASV - holding a form of godliness, but having denied the Power therefore. From these also turn away .         Power      Greek: dunamis    Ability, Able:
 (a) "power, ability," physical or moral, as residing in a person or thing;
(b) "power in action," as, e.g., when put forth in performing miracles. It occurs 118 times in the NT. It is sometimes used of the miracle or sign itself, the effect being put for the cause, e.g., Mar 6:5, frequently in the Gospels and Acts. In 1Cr 14:11 it is rendered "meaning;" "force" would be more accurate.

Luk 3:17 ASV - whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. The fire of Gods spirit is to cleanese us of all unrighteousness , we fail yes but not willfully , and if we confess our sin and believe in the power of his blood he will save us.

7 But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves. 8 We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair; 9 hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed; 10 always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown in our body. 11 For we who live are constantly [experiencing the threat of] being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be evidenced in our mortal body [which is subject to death]. 12 So physical death is [actively] at work in us, but [spiritual] life [is actively at work] in you.