(International Bible Seminar)
The Value of the New Covenant Hidden in Black Gold

1. Let's look at the importance of oil in modern life.

There is a material that is absolutely necessary to make these items that enrich our lives. It is oil!

We use oil and oil products in our daily lives.
That is why oil is called black gold, and through this, we can understand how important oil is to our lives.

2. How is oil created and extracted?

Petroleum = Rock(Petra) + Oil(Oleum)
Petroleum is a fossil fuel created from the remains of old marine organisms such as seaweed and seaweed.
Millions of years ago, these organisms died, were buried in the ground, and were covered in mud. The remains of these organisms were transformed into oil by high pressure.

• When oil was first discovered, people did not know the various uses of oil.
• It took a long time to learn the value of oil. • Although oil has only been used for about 100 years, it has contributed greatly to the development of human industry.

• 3. Importance of Oil and the New Covenant

Currently, oil plays a role like the blood of modern society.
What would happen if there was no oil in our lives?
We would be living the same life as in the Middle Ages.

*What was life like in the Middle Ages?

1) We would have to depend solely on natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter.
Demand for natural resources would exceed supply, and this would cause the value of resources to skyrocket, leading to severe inflation.

2) It would be difficult to go to the hospital.
This is because hospitals are run by medical equipment and medicine, and oil is needed to make medical equipment and medicine.

3) Transportation would become unusable, and the distribution industry would disappear.
We might have to go abroad by boat, which would be a huge waste of time and money.

The fact that oil plays a significant role in modern industry is very similar to the important role that the New Covenant plays for God’s people.
The New Covenant, such as the Sabbath and the three Passover feasts, is God’s commandment established for our salvation and happiness.
Through this New Covenant, God’s people can become God’s children and receive salvation.

*What would happen if there were no New Covenant?
Our spiritual life would be like a dark age without the light of truth.

1) Since we do not receive forgiveness of sins from God, we would not be able to enter the eternal heaven where there is no pain and suffering.
We would have lived in sorrow and pain without any hope for heaven (Rom. 7:24).

2) Without the New Covenant, we cannot become God’s children (Jer. 3:31-33).

3) God comes to those who keep the New Covenant according to the words of the Bible and protects them even in dangerous disasters.
However, those who do not keep the New Covenant cannot receive God’s protection.
There is only one church that keeps and preaches the New Covenant. This is the Church of God World Mission Society.
The Church of God knows the value of the new covenant that enriches the spiritual life of the saints.

4. After discovering the value of oil and the new covenant
How did people use oil before they learned the value of oil?
They used oil as a substitute for whale oil or fire, or as a laxative or lubricant for carriage wheels.
However, in the late 19th century, as the internal combustion engine was developed, the automobile industry grew in various ways, and the demand for oil also increased.

The discovery of the value of oil is similar to the hidden New Covenant in the Bible during this era.
Until the New Covenant was restored, no one knew what the New Covenant was or how valuable it was.
Why was that? Because the New Covenant was a hidden truth during the Dark Ages.
For this reason, people who did not know the value of the New Covenant interpreted the Bible in their own way, and eventually made it into a commandment of men. (Isaiah 29:13)

People did not know the hidden value of the New Covenant for 2,000 years. However, according to the prophecy that Jehovah would do it quickly when the time comes, the new covenant was spread throughout the world by those who knew its value.

Currently, the new covenant has become an essential truth that guides our spiritual life.

5. God the Father sacrifice and the reality of the new covenant

We must not forget that it is not easy to restore the new covenant.

Although the new covenant has been restored in this age, the process was by no means easy.

It takes millions of years for oil to be created, but people use oil so easily.

Many people do not seem to realize the tremendous amount of time it took for oil to be created.

In this way, God planned the 6,000-year redemption work from eternity ago to restore the new covenant and spread it to the 7 billion people of this age.

The Bible prophesies that Christ must appear a second time to reveal what was hidden. Judge nothing until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts
(1 Corinthians 4:5)

According to this prophecy, Father Ahnsahnghong restored the new covenant, so we can keep the new covenant with joy and have hope for heaven.

So what path did Father walk to establish the new covenant?
Father Christ Ahnsahnghong wanted this world to realize the value of the new covenant, but he was insulted and despised every time he preached the truth.
He worked as a stonemason all day, wrote the truth book under the dim light at night, and preached the gospel the next day without any rest.
Father Christ Ahnsahnghong walked this path for 37 years.

Why did he walk this difficult path for such a long time?
It was to let us know the reality of the new covenant that can give us happiness, salvation, and peace.
In the book of Galatians, the old covenant and the new covenant are mentioned, and the new covenant refers to the heavenly Jerusalem. The Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother (Gal 4:26)
The reality of the new covenant is our Jerusalem, our Heavenly Mother.

Today, we are the happiest people in the world.
Why?
Because our Heavenly Mother is here with us.
At this moment, I would like to give eternal thanks to our Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong , who established Heavenly Mother, the reality of the new covenant, for us.

I hope that we all practice and spread the new covenant and reveal the glory of our Heavenly Father.