INTRODUCTION

                                                          CHAPTER ONE

                                              INTRODUCTION

One of the cardinal Biblical rules is that no two people can walk together without an agreement (Amos 3:3). The science of sin is so complicated and for God to fix it, He requires that we behave in a certain code of conduct which requires a working agreement and relationship between Him-self and ourselves-the sinful humanity. The definition and specifications of this code of conduct has been the centre of controversy ever since the fall of man and has single handedly inspired and informed the proliferation of various Churches and even religions with each claiming to subscribe to the correct fashion of the code.

This book provides a clearly defined Biblical perspective and interpretation of God’s agreement or contract with sinful humanity which is otherwise called The Everlasting Covenant.  For the problem of sin to be forever fixed, God and lost humanity must walk in a certain manner which is clearly defined by His Everlasting Covenant with man.  Any agreement between two parties must naturally and ordinarily contain the following three major items;

(1)   The terms of the agreement,

(2)   Signatures of all the parties committing themselves to abide by all the terms of the agreement and

(3)   The maturity or consummation date or dates of the agreement. 

We must therefore be able to clearly understand the above three items in our agreement with God. The Everlasting Covenant MUST contain all the above listed items for it to be a binding Covenant. This means that any Christian should be judged only on the basis of their performance in as far as abiding by the terms of the Covenant is concerned. The Covenant serves as the yardstick to measure our accountability and obligations before God as we travel this blood-stained path of salvation with Jesus at the head. God’s looks and judges us only from the perspective of The Everlasting Covenant. Do we abide by all the terms? Do we seriously understand them? Are we sure?

Any spiritual revival and reformation must always be on the basis of the terms of The Everlasting Covenant. The purpose of this book is to urge all the inhabitants of the world to listen to the voice of God and revive The Everlasting Covenant which has been trodden down upon for thousands of years. Since the fall of man, God’s main pre-occupation has been to ensure that man abides 100% with all the terms of The Everlasting Covenant.

Jesus main purpose and agenda during Israel’s 70^th week was to confirm the same Everlasting Covenant. During the time of the end, God promised to send us an urgent end-time message in the spirit and power of Elijah. This message which will close and conclude the work of salvation is a Covenant-based message according to Malachi 3 & 4.

Today the world desperately needs to understand and keep the terms of The Everlasting Covenant to the letter. That is the crying need of the Church today.