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Life And Death31[after]” (Ephesians 3:15). The principle of “kind afterkind” is God’s purpose. The only way two can walktogether is by being in agreement (Amos 3:3). To havean eternal paradise with peace, everyone has to be ofthe same nature or heart. Your purpose is to becomelike Jesus, who has shown you the way to be made intothe same image as God (Hebrews 1:1-3 and Genesis1:26). The Old Covenant was given to Israel becausethey had a wrong heart (Deuteronomy 5:29).They couldn’t keep The Ten Commandments becausetheir hearts were not right. They were afraid whenthey had to pay penalties for their sins, but they neverlooked to God. When Israel sinned by building TheGolden Calf, God had to change the purpose of TheFourth Commandment. This sign was changed fromGod’s people living in The Sabbath Rest in The Gardenof Eden to God’s people coming out of slavery.The Original Sabbath was a sign to enter God’s rest inThe Garden. The Israelites had access to The Tree ofLife or Salvation (Exodus 20:10-11).Now, because of their wrong heart and their sin ofidolatry, The Sabbath was a sign of God’s people comingout of slavery. They no longer could have access toThe Tree of Life. The Sabbath was not made for man,but, now, The Sabbath had human works attached toit. Salvation is a gift from God and, consequently, Hedoes all the work (not man).Faith in God with A Priesthood of Righteousness wasneeded. No longer would The Aaronic Priesthood bein force, where man had to do the work. A new mar-