Section 4 Understanding Salvation - 12 The Purpose, Life And Death Of Jesus Christ
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from the least to the greatest, since I shall forgive their guilt and never more call their sins to mind. By speaking of a new covenant, he implies that the first one is old. And anything old and ageing is ready to disappear.
Hebrews 8:10–13

Note that God said  “I will make (the covenant) with the House of Israel”.  So, when He, Jesus, told the apostles to eat the bread (his body) and drink the wine (his blood), and said  “this is the cup of blood, My new and everlasting covenant”, He (as God) was making the covenant. This was when He made his identity as God, known to them.

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Question: During the third year of my journey, I asked God how long this was going to take. He told me it was related to the seven last words. So, I asked him, what do the seven last words really mean?

God’s answer:

The crucifixion scene.

Jesus (as a heart) on the cross with a sign that reads: My seven last words.

At the foot of the cross are three Mary’s.

 
I was dying.

Meaning: His words reflect the stages of death. The death He went through is true death, death caused by sin. This is why two of His last words were: “My God, My God why have you abandoned me.” and “I thirst”. His words to describe His experience are: I was agonizing. This also describes what the experience of death by virtue of sin feels like --- total agony.

In relation to the Path of Salvation, God’s answer is: “You are dying”. In order to gain life, we must die. The seven last words are the stages of the death of self. The self is not just about us; it also includes everything and everyone that defines who we are. In the process of dying, we try to hold on

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