22/04/2019

The New Covenant💓

The Bible is a 6000-year book of promises, or covenants, made between God and man. God  commanded Adam to eat from any tree, “but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it, you will certainly die” (Gen 2:17). Adam broke this covenant. After God destroyed the earth through a flood with a heavy heart, He promised Noah that He would not do it again, marking this covenant with a rainbow (Gen 9:17-18). God later promised Moses and the Israelites that if they kept His law (Moses' law), they would become a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Ex 19:5-6). This covenant was broken by King Solomon who worshipped false gods (1Kings 11). God then promised through the Old Testament prophets to send His son (Jer 31:22) who would sow God’s seed (Jer 31:27) and establish a new covenant (Jer 31:31). 600 years later, Jesus Christ came to sow God's seed (Mt 13:24) and establish a new covenant (Lk 22:14-20). Jesus also fulfilled all the Old Testament promises that were pointing to a future Saviour (Jn 19:30). 

On the night of Passover, Jesus promised that this new covenant - made in his blood - would be fulfilled when he returns at the second coming. This new covenant is Revelation and God's most precious and valuable work. For the last 2000 years, no one has been able to understaand the true meaning of this book of promise because it has been sealed in parables. However, in Rv 5, Jesus takes this sealed scroll from God’s right hand and begins to open its seals one-by-one (Rv 6), fulfilling its recorded promises. Jesus, who promised Revelation in blood 2000 years ago, is fulfilling it in spirit today through his promised messenger who has seen and heard all the events of Revelation and is testifying it to believers today on God and Jesus' behalf (Rv 22:8, 16).

The blood that Jesus shed on the cross 2000 years ago is taking effect today at the time of the fulfilment of Revelation. This blood purchases a kingdom and priests (Rv 1:5-6, 5:9-10) - the promised twelve tribes of Revelation who are gathered at Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony. Congregation members record God's law - Revelation - in their hearts and minds (Heb 8:10), and have mastered God's will recorded in Revelation and the whole Bible. Those who keep this new law will receive atonement of their sins and salvation. The devil, who has thrown the world into complete confusion over the last 6000 years will finally be seized and thrown into the Abyss (Rv 20). An eternal era of peace where God reigns will be ushered in and there will be no more mourning, death, crying or pain (Rv 21:4)💓

The New Covenant

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