For if what was fading away came as a shining light, how much more beauty and shining-greatness belongs to what will never fade away!
When Creator tells of a new peace treaty, this means he has done away with the first one—for it is old, worn out, and ready to fade away.
Since we have received this sacred task through Creator’s mercy, we never lose heart as we walk this road.
The shining light that came first has lost its brilliance in the greater light of the beauty and splendor that has now come.
This kind of hope gives us the courage to speak with brave words about these things.