BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

B V O V : 5 by Kenneth Copeland Although the word covenant doesn't appear in the Bible until Genesis 6, THE BLESSING of the Eden Covenant was actually the very fi rst thing ever heard by the human ear. As we've just seen in Genesis 1:28, right after God breathed His life into Adam, He "BLESSED them, and…said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fi sh of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." THE BLESSING crowned God's family with His glory and honor. It gave them power over the planet and everything in, on and around it. It empowered them to operate as His under-rulers on the earth. In initiating the Eden Covenant, God also laid out His purpose for mankind: They were to keep expanding the Garden of Eden until it fi lled the whole earth with THE BLESSING and glory of God. Adam was divinely designed to fulfi ll this glorious mission. He was a spirit being, an eternal man. His physical body, clothed with God's radiant glory, was infused with God's DNA. That DNA made him uniquely di erent from any of the animals. Adam also walked in a realm of authority no angel nor any other created being had ever been given. He was not created to be a manager over God's creation, but to rule over it. Like God, Adam's nature was to rule. He was made to have dominion as a king and priest unto God (Revelation 1:6). A triune being with a spirit, a soul (comprised Peace and Provision A N T THE GOD Kenneth Copeland Known worldwide as a speaker, author, television minister and recording artist, Kenneth Copeland, along with his wife, Gloria, is co-founder of Kenneth Copeland (This article was adapted from the new book by Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens, titled God, the Covenant, and the Contradiction. For more information, or to order your copy today, see the ad on page 9.) Accessing God's Promises of Healing, Peace and Provision THE C O V E N A N T AND THE CONTRADICTION ...and without the shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:22 GOD GOD, THE COVENANT, AND THE CONTRADICTION The Holy Bible is a Book of Blood Covenants ratified in the sinless Blood of Jesus. It's the story of the Bible—the greatest Love story ever told…and the most misunderstood. It's the true story of the restoration of God's fallen family. Sin separated them from Him, but in His loving plan, He never let them go. Through a series of Blood Covenants, He restored THE BLESSING lost in Eden, joining us to Himself forever through one, glorious and eternal covenant ratified in the precious blood of His own Son. Discover the rich inheritance God's Love has provided for you—spirit, soul and body. Learn to overcome every contradiction and obstacle threatening to rob you of God's covenant promises. Find out how you can live a truly victorious and abundant life as you see the story of the Bible unfold more clearly than ever before in God, the Covenant, and the Contradiction. Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Kenneth Copeland Greg Stephens Known worldwide as a speaker, author, television minister and recording artist, Kenneth Copeland, along with his wife, Gloria, is co-founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Fort Worth, Texas. For more than 50 years, he has taught the uncompromised principles of faith, love, healing, prosperity, redemption and righteousness around the world, on every available voice. Pastor, author, Bible college professor and Christian TV personality, Greg Stephens is known for his extensive knowledge of Jewish culture, the Hebrew language and God's covenants with His people. He has hosted many groups traveling to Israel and is a U.S. Air Force veteran of Operation Desert Storm. "The words of the Eden Covenant have stood throughout human history. Despite the seemingly insurmountable contradiction to it, its words, like all God's words, will stand forever, until the Garden of Eden fills the earth."

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