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William Branham mentioned the "old covenant" 16 times in over 1100 sermons.  He mentioned the term "new covenant" only 11 times.  As a result, it is clear that he did not understand the importance of the new covenant or what it meant.
William Branham mentioned the "old covenant" 16 times in over 1100 sermons.  He mentioned the term "new covenant" only 11 times.  As a result, it is clear that he did not understand the importance of the new covenant or what it meant.


=What is the "new covenant"?=
 
=Is the "Old Covenant" still relevant?=
 
Paul refers to the Ten Commandments are the "ministry of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7 and the writer of Hebrews tell us that:
 
:''...by calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one '''obsolete'''; and '''what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear'''.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 8:13.</ref>
 
How does an obsolete covenant relate to the new covenant Gentile church?
 
==What is the "new covenant"?==


Jeremiah speaks of the new covenant:
Jeremiah speaks of the new covenant:
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:''In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 22:20.</ref>
:''In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is '''the new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 22:20.</ref>


=Is the "Old Covenant" still relevant?=
We read in Hebrews 9:15 that:
 
Paul refers to the Ten Commandments are the "ministry of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7 and the writer of Hebrews tell us that:


:''...by calling this covenant “new,he has made the first one '''obsolete'''; and '''what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear'''.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 8:13.</ref>
:''Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 9:15.</ref>
 
How does an obsolete covenant relate to the new covenant Gentile church?


==The apostles' letter to the Gentile churches==
==The apostles' letter to the Gentile churches==