 Good morning, everyone. And thank you for the online students for joining class. Sorry, few of y'all, but by the time we begin, I'm sure the others will join us as well. Can you hear me? Online students, can you hear me well? Thank you, Nina. Okay, let's begin. We'll begin with a word of prayer. Anyone of our online students, can you please lead us in prayer, please? Can unmute your mic, can you lead us in prayer? Anyone? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? I didn't hear any response. Can you hear me? I can't hear the online students. Sorry, we couldn't hear you. You couldn't hear the online students. Can one of the online students unmute your mic and speak so that our students here can help with the sound system, whether you're audible or not? Any one of the online students, can you please unmute and speak something? Hello? Yes. Thank you, Adila. Thank you so much. Nina, John, can you lead us in prayer? Okay, can you hear me now? Yes, we can hear you. Can you please lead us in prayer? Sorry for that. Okay, okay. Gracious Father, we come to you in Jesus' name. Thank you for this day and time that you have given us, Lord, that we can come to your feet and learn from you, Lord. Thank you for all that the insights and what we have been learning, Lord, in the past few weeks. We commit ourselves once again to your hands today. We commit, Pastor Selena, in each one of us, that our eyes of spiritual understanding would be opened. We would imbibe and grow in the grace and knowledge of you, for we ask in Jesus' precious name. Thank you, Nina, John. Thank you for your patience in praying again with us. Okay, so last class, you all remember what we did? Anyone? What are we studying on, basically? We have to speak loud. Christ, Christ's role in creation. Okay, why are we studying Christ's role in creation? Arilla, can you request it to please mute your mic? Thank you, Arilla. Yes. Thank you. Okay, so why are we learning about Christ's role in creation? Why are we looking at Christ's role in creation? Why are we studying it? Our online students can also answer. Why are we studying Christ's role in creation? Just because, just out of the blue, we are studying that to prove that he is God. Okay, we're basically studying in Christology. What are we going to be studying in Christology? We are 100% man, 100% God. Who? Okay, we're trying to prove, full sentence. We're trying to prove that Jesus is fully God and fully man. So we're studying his deity and we're studying his humanity. We're basically studying how humanity and divinity co-existed in the person of Jesus Christ. Okay, so it's theological students, very important for us to speak in little more theological terms. Okay, so we're saying 100% man, 100% God, who, what, you know. We're looking at how deity and humanity co-existed in the person of Jesus Christ. How can a person who is fully human, how can you also be fully divine at the same time? Okay, in the same manner. So we're looking at, we're studying that. And so to prove that Jesus is fully, fully God, what did we study about? What are the different aspects of his deity that we studied about? How can we prove that Jesus is fully God? Hey, guys, you'll have to really look up your notes and come to class. You can't just get out of bed and come right to class. Okay, that's not fair. Okay, our online students, how do we prove that Jesus is deity, that he is God? Can unmute your mics and speak? We can now hear you. Yes, he created, he's a creator. Okay. He's the image of the invisible God, a perfect manifestation, the representation. Then it went on, we went on to see that how he was the first born of all creation, meaning first in priority, first in rank. And he's how he's sovereign. He's above all things. So those, then he's supreme. And of course, just now we said that all things were created by him. And then he sustains all things by the power of his word. So we looked at all those things in scripture and the brightness of his glory. And I think the last thing that we ended on last week was how the conservation of all mass and energies, I mean, we're not able to say how it happens, but it says that science itself cannot say, but then it says that all things are created by him and all things are held together by him also. Thank you, Meena John. So we looked at the whole aspect of God, Jesus as the creator. Okay. He is the creator. He was there when creation took place. He was the one who brought things into existence. God the Father was the one who, what did God the Father do in creation? What was God the Father's role in creation? What was God the Father's role in creation? He planned everything. Thank you. It was his plan. Okay. What else? What is Jesus' role in creation? Sorry. He spoke everything. Okay. And what is the Holy Spirit's role in creation? Don't murmur please. I can't hear you if you murmur. What is the Holy Spirit's role in creation? So the Father was the one who planned everything. He's the author. Okay. What is Christ's role in creation? He brought about, he spoke what was to be created and what is the Holy Spirit's role in creation? As he brings it to pass. So God the Father planned it. Jesus spoke it and the Holy Spirit brought it to pass. Okay. And where do we see this? Hebrews chapter one versus one, two, three. Okay. So we're studying about Christ's deity. What else did we study to prove from scripture that Jesus Christ is God? Apart from him being the creator, his equality with the Father and the Holy Spirit. So we looked at various scripture references which proved his equality with the Father and the Holy Spirit. And what else did we look at? You have your notes in front of you. Instead of looking at me and looking puzzled, please look at your notes. At least it can come back to memory. What is chapter one talk about? Yes. The pre-existence of Christ. That means he existed before all things. He existed before time. He existed even before the foundations of the world. Okay. So we are looking at Christ's deity and Christology with how humanity coexisted in the person of Jesus Christ. So we looked at his pre-existence because that's how we can prove that he is God. We also saw his equality with the Father and the Holy Spirit and we saw his role in creation. Okay. So, you know, where are we proving all this from? From scripture, right? We're looking at scripture because scripture is the one that helps us to prove that Jesus Christ is fully God. He is deity that he is not just humanity. Okay. And last week we looked at his role in creation. So which reference in scripture did we meditate on or we study on? Colossians chapter one verses 15 to 18. Okay. 17, 18. Okay. But specifically looking at, we looked at Colossians chapter one verses 16 and 17. What does it say about Christ there in Colossians chapter one verses 16 and 17? By him all things were created. All things were created by him through him and for him and in him all things consist. Okay. That means he's the one who sustains all things. Okay. Now, I'm not going to ask if you have any questions because I don't think any of you have read your notes. So you all have any questions, but anyone has any doubts you'll have anything that any thoughts that crossed your mind any doubts. No. Yes. Yes. Please take the mic so that our online students can also hear. A verse 15 says he's the major, the invisible God. So it's talking about Jesus, right? Yes. It's talking about Jesus. He is the image of the invisible God. Yes. So like when Jesus, he came to the earth and he appeared in the form of man. And like, can we also say like this line, he's a major, the invisible God means like he so we can, this is how Jesus God looks. Okay. What do you think this is how God looks? What does scripture tell about who God is? God is spirit. He's a spirit. He has no, yes, thank you. He has no form or shape. But if God had to become man, he had to take on a human form. Okay. So that is how he looked as a human being. But then God has no form or shape. God doesn't have any form or shape. Then why did he say in the beginning, like let's make man in our image? Yes. Let us make man in our image. So what does it mean? It does not mean in the sense of a form of how they look, but in that, in the sense of God never dies. He created us never to die. God is sinless. He created us to be sinless. God has a mind in which he thinks he gave us a mind in which we can think God is sovereign. He does what he wills. He gave us a will so that we can choose, you know, and also gave us a mind so that we can perceive and understand what God is speaking to us. So in that way, we are created in his image and likeness. So image means not exactly in the way of a shape and a form, but in terms of all of this, that God is perfect. He's holy. He's sinless. You know, he never dies. He created us perfect. He created us without sin. He created us never to die. He gave us a mind so that we can perceive, understand the heart of God. He gave us a will so that we can, that's why Jesus, God never overrides our will in any aspect. He never overrode Eve's will. He told them not to eat from the tree, but it was their choice. You know, he doesn't treat us like puppets on a string. So that's how we are created in his image. Okay. So God is a spirit being, but yes, you know, we can see him. We can understand how he looks as a human being, but that's not how he really is. Right. He's talking more about his nature. Good question. Okay. Okay. Anyone else has any other questions? Okay. If not, we will move on. So we've looked at Christ's role in creation and through, you know, Colossians chapter one versus 15 to 17. Specifically, we look at versus 16 and seven. We try to prove that we prove that Jesus is the creator. Okay. So what should be our response? You know, even as we look at all of this, we need to pause and consider and meditate and, you know, ponder on all who Christ is. Okay. Look at ponder, meditate, consider all these as as a deity and also as humanity. Yes, Nina. Yes, Nina, you have your hand up. Can unmute your mic and speak. Yeah, sorry. When we say in his image, can we also say that, you know, we are also created to be spiritual beings, essentially, because he said he breathed into us the breath of life. Yes. So when we say image, can we say that to essentially that we are just residing in a body right with the capacities of a soul. So, I mean, can we say that also when we say image? Yes, we are spiritual beings. We are spirit beings. Yes, we can say that because God speaks to us in our spirit man. And that is why when we are born again, we are born again in our spirit man. Yes, you can say that. Okay. So, you know, we need to pause, consider, you know, meditate on all of his works, what he's done, you know, who he is as deity, who he is as humanity. Because if you look at Psalm chapter eight versus three and four, and one of you please read Psalm eight, three and four. It's good when we are, you know, studying all this to just follow through with your notes. So you know where we are. Psalm chapter eight versus three and four. Can somebody read that please? You'll have to take the mic please. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have ordained. What is man that you have? Take thought of him and the son of man that you care for him. Thank you. So here we see that, you know, what is the Psalmist doing? He's considering all the works of God, everything that God has created. So take time to consider his nature, his attributes, his works, you know, just ponder, meditate on all who God is, his works. And what will happen when, you know, when you begin to ponder on God's creation, all his works? What would it result in? What do you think it will result in? It will just help you see the greatness of God. Okay, what else? It will just reveal his glory, right? Because Psalm chapter 91 verse one says, creation reveals the glory of God. Okay, can somebody read that? Sorry, Psalm 19-1. Psalm 19-1. You can just pass on the mic so the next person can read. Psalm 19-1. Can read a little loud please. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows his handy work. Thank you. So here, you know, heavens declare the glory of God. So when you look at creation, creation reveals the glory of God. That's what even Paul says. I've put a description, you know, Paul, when he's writing to the church at Rome in Romans chapter one verse 20, he says, since the creation of the world, the invisible attributes of God are clearly seen. Since when God created the world, when people look at God's creation, what they can see, they can see his invisible attributes. You know, they can be understood, they can be seen. They can see his eternal power and the Godhead. Even the Trinity is revealed in creation and then able to see his eternal power. And so Paul is saying, people who do not have the law, who, you know, who do not know God, they are without excuse because creation itself reveals the invisible attributes of God. It reveals, you know, his, his, his, it reveals the Trinity, it reveals the Godhead, it reveals his eternal power. So when we ponder, meditate, consider all that God has created, look at his creation. What is our, what is it going to lead us to? It's going to lead us to glorify God because all creation reveals the glory of God. And also like Nina Santos said, it, it reveals the greatness of our God. Look at what Psalm chapter 147 verse 4 says. Can somebody else read that piece? Psalm 147 verse 4, just quickly pass the mic. Psalm 147 verse 4, lead verses 4 and 5. Check. He count the number of the stars. He calls them all by name. Great is our Lord and mighty is in power. His understanding is infinite. Thank you. So here the psalmist is saying, you know, God counts the number of stars and he also calls them by name. Imagine the millions of stars in our galaxy, you know, and he knows each one of them by name. That is his greatness. And what does this lead to when, when the psalmist is considering how great God is, now how great is the universe he created and everything that he created it. What is it leading him to do? It is leading him to exalt God. Okay. And then in verse 5, he says, great is our God, mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. Okay. God is truly infinite. He is finite. He is great. He is dominant overall creation. And that is what we read in Isaiah chapter 40 verses 12 and 13. So can somebody please read Isaiah 40, 12 and 13 instead in your notes. So if you want to can read that. Who has measured the barters in the hall? Hello of his hand. He measured heaven with a span and calculated the list of the earth in a measure. Waked the mountains in scales and the hills in, in a balance. Who has directed the spirit of the Lord or as his counselor has taught him. Thank you. So here we see the greatness, the infiniteness of our God and his exceedingly great, incomparable power that he has, which we can see in creation. Okay. And so all of this not only leads us to glorify him, to exalt him, but ultimately leads us to worship him. So it leads us to worship him for who he is, what he has done, worship him for his majesty, for his glory, for his greatness, for his infinite inness. So, you know, even as we're studying all this about God, I hope it is going to lead into us in, you know, something more personal, not just, you know, coming to class and just going through the notes or listening to the lectures, but it's just going to result in you, you know, glorifying, exalting, and also considering how great our God is. And, you know, that we have this opportunity to learn, to serve and to worship this great God and let it just, you know, lead you or break forth, you can just break forth into worship, in song, in just adoration, in just glorifying him and worshiping him. Okay. So we stopped the last class, we had to do the last bit of lesson three, so anyone has any questions? Any clarifications? Anything? Our online students? Okay, if there are no questions or doubts, we'll move on to chapter four. Okay. So basically, you can all turn to chapter four in your notes. Basically, in chapters one, two, and three, we studied about the, we studied about what? The deity of Jesus Christ that he is God. So we established the fact that Jesus is God. We looked at several scripture passages which point to his pre-existence, his equality with the Father, the Holy Spirit, and his role in creation. Okay. So, now since we've established the fact that Jesus is God, we're going to move on to chapter four and chapter four and the subsequent chapters. We will be talking or examining the humanity of Jesus Christ. So now, since we've established the fact that Jesus is God, he's deity, we're going to look at, we're going to examine the humanity of Jesus Christ. Okay. So, with chapter four, we're going to talk about the promise of his coming, but here the promise of his coming is not a promise of his second coming. Okay. We'll talk about that later, but now we're talking about the prophecies that were spoken of Jesus's birth, the birth of the Messiah, the coming of the Messiah. So in this chapter, we're basically going to be looking at some very important Old Testament prophecies. There are numerous Old Testament prophecies that talk about the birth of Jesus Christ, but we're not going to be considering all of them. We're just going to be looking at a few of those prophecies which talk about the incarnation of Christ. What's the meaning of incarnation? God taking on human form or God becoming flesh. Okay. Now, there are various prophecies that talk about Christ's birth. His work, you know, various aspects of his work, his second coming. But in this chapter, we are basically just going to be focusing on his incarnation, the prophecies that foretold his incarnation. We're also going to be studying prophecies connected to the different aspects of his work. We look at a few here, but then basically we're going to look at the whole study about the prophecies, about the work that Jesus came to do his mission in the subsequent chapters. But now we're just going to focus on the prophecies concerning his birth. Okay. Now, before we look at a few prophecies, important prophecies regarding the incarnation of Christ, there are some important facts that we need to consider or to have in our minds. The first thing is, when do you think God planned the whole aspect of incarnation? When do you think God, it came in the mind of God that, you know, there should be a Messiah that, you know, God should become man. When do you think this whole thought came into the mind of God? When did he plan this? Before creation, before the foundation of the world, after the fall of man, okay? Before the foundations of the earth. Yes. You know, before God planned the whole thing, even before the foundation of the world, he did not plan it after Adam and Eve sinned. He did not plan it, you know, when, you know, his other plans of choosing Israel as a nation who can bring about, you know, his redemptive purposes and all of that. Somewhere in history, you know, in middle of history, he did not plan this. But it was planned even before the foundations of the world, because even before the foundations of the world, in the mind of God, you know, Jesus Christ had already was dead, crucified, you know, and taken on the sins of the thing in the heart and mind of God, even before the foundation of the world. Okay. So that is also very important to note. So here we see that incarnation was not something that came, a thought that came in the cross God's mind. Somewhere after the fall of man, no, he knew everything he knew that Adam and Eve are going to sin. But even before their sin, he had this plan coming of the Messiah. Even before the Messiah came and Jesus came and that on the cross, everything was a done, completed thing, even before the foundations of the world. Okay. Thank you, Shiv Kumar. Shiv Kumar says, you know, he had this in mind even before creation. So how do we know this? You know, we know, how do we know that incarnation was in the mind of God and the heart of God? In ages past, let's look at 1 Peter chapter 1, verses 19 and 20. Can somebody read that please? 1 Peter chapter 1, verses 19 and 20. But with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, he indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the word, but was manifest in these last times for you. Yes. Very important passage of scripture. So if somebody asked you, when did this whole plan of God, you know, when did God plan to send his son? When did the plan to, you know, when did God plan to become man? You know, 1 Peter chapter 1, verses 19 and 20 says even before, ordained it before the foundation of this world, but was manifested, you know, which means it was revealed to us in this time. So which means it was revealed to us, but manifested in flesh in the Kairos time. Kairos time means what? The right time, the fullness of time, the God kind of time. So we learned, remember we learned the Kronos time and the Kairos time, the Kronos time is a chronological time that we are all going through the chronological time period in history. But Kairos time is the right time, the fullness of time, the God appointed time. You know, so at the fullness of time, Jesus became flesh. He took on flesh. So that is the first thing that we need to remember. That is an important fact that we need to remember. The second important fact that we need to remember was, you know, when the Jesus, when was that fullness of time? It was a time when the Jews were anticipating more than ever before they were looking forward for the Messiah. Why were they looking forward for the Messiah? Because in their mind, in how they interpreted the Old Testament prophecies was, they knew that there would be a Messiah would come. Okay, so that basically they thought this Messiah was going to come is going to be a king and who's going to liberate them and give them victory over all the enemies. Now we know that, you know, the Israelites were slaves in Egypt and God took them to the Promised Land. And he told them if you keep his ways and commands and would not, you know, follow the ways of the cultures around and worship their gods, you know, then they would be blessed and they would live in that land and there would be prosperous. But what happens if they, you know, follow the cultures and worship the gods around them? What it got? What was the punishment for them? They were going to exile. He would send their enemies and their enemies would treat them as slaves. Now one thing the Israelites or the Jews did not like was slavery. But we see that, you know, Assyrians came, the Babylonians came, took them as captives, you know, but even though they came back to their own land, started building the temple, started building their homes. Nehemiah went and built the walls and everything, you know, even then there was still under now when, you know, when Jesus was born, just before that they were under the Romans. Now the Romans were, you know, they ruled with a very, you know, iron fist, you know, they were very hard, they were very evil, very wicked. And the Jews were suffering under the Roman rule. Not only were they ruled by these people, they were also to worship Herod, you know, Herod is the general name that is given to the kings who ruled in Israel. You know, they were to treat them as gods and also this Romans taxed the Jews. There were taxes like they pay taxes for every little thing. Okay, so they were really looking out for a messiah. They came to a point where they were so frustrated. They were so disappointed that even in their religious systems in the temple, the high priests were all connected with the Roman government. So even there, there were taxes that they had to pay in for religious things. People were thoroughly frustrated and it was like never before they were looking for a messiah. Okay, so but the whole idea of them, how they interpreted the Old Testament prophecies of this messiah would come was totally wrong because they interpreted the messiah would come would be a king, a liberator, who would give them victory over their enemies, would establish them as a sovereign country rule and they would have freedom. They would have their own laws. They would have their own say in doing things and not being subdued under other rulers. So they thought this messiah would come and be the king who would fight the battles and deliver them and liberate them and give them freedom and have their own country and their own laws. But sadly, you know, they did not expect that the messiah would come would be the lamb of God who take away the sins of the whole world. They were looking for a liberator and that is why they were not willing to accept Jesus, even though they tried to push him to that place where, you know, he would be the king, but Jesus knew what was his role, what he had come to do, and they could not accept him as the messiah because, you know, they never thought this messiah would come as a lamb of God would be slain to take on the sins of the world. So these two things we need to keep very important things that we need to keep at the back of our minds these two important facts. Now we look at a few prophecies that talk about, you know, the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The first one is in Genesis chapter three as early as, you know, creation and the fall of man. Genesis chapter three versus 14 and 15. Okay, Genesis chapter three versus 14 and 15. So can one of you please read Genesis chapter three versus 14 and 15. God God said to the serpent, because you have done this, cursed are you more than all cattle and more than every beast of the field on your belly you will go and dust you will eat all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He shall bruise you on the head and you shall bruise him on the heel. Okay, so what is it basically what is this passage talking about these verses. When God cursed. Okay, this is after the fall when God cursed Adam Eve and now last of all he's cursing the serpent. Okay. So, you know, here if you look at we studied this in a little more detail. Okay. So much of this worse, you know, these two verses should be should be seen in a figurative sense which means the one thing is set in the form of a figure of another thing. Okay, so we need to look at this whole verse in a very figurative sense which means one thing is set in the form or in the figure of something else or something or something else or another thing. Okay, for example, the serpent here represents whom Satan okay revelation chapter 12 verse nine. We see that woman here is representative of whom Israel. Okay, yes. Can go ahead and answer don't worry. Mary. Okay. Yes, yes, actually, the Catholic say that it is representing Mary here but it's not. It's basically talking about the human race in general. It's talking about the entire human race. And if you look here in this passage you will see seed. Okay, how many times seed is mentioned the word seed. Or in the worse, how many times seed is mentioned two times is there in your notes also so you can look at your notes two times and is it different for the times. Yes. Okay. How is it different. One is a small seed and the other is a capital seed. Okay, so who do you think is the small seed referring to. Okay, read your passage and tell me who is it referring to. Okay, Shiv Kumar says is referring to Satan, Satan and Eep seed, the word seed and her seed. Okay, so what is the first small seed with the small s who is it referring to Satan. Okay, look at the worst carefully says I will put enmity between you and the women and between your seed and seed. Okay, so it can be talking about Satan seed which is demons, but more literally here it is speaking about the human race and those who are ungodly. Okay, some commentary writers say is referring to Satan seed which can be his demons, the fallen angels, but here is literally meaning. It's talking about those who are ungodly human race who are ungodly who are, you know, following evil who are under Satan under his power. Okay. Him being their father. Okay, and who is the capital s here referring to. Jesus Christ. Yes, remember he said we see a capital s in spirit is talking about God's spirit, the Holy Spirit, and it's talking about it's mentioned the capital H it's talking about it's talking about God, any person in the Trinity. Okay, so here the seed can be looked at as, you know, it can be either considered as singular or collective. So one person, or together as a human race. Okay, and the capital s is can also represent the people of God the capital s can represent the people of God and also represent Jesus Christ. Okay, and the words he and his could also be plural. Okay, look at that. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. So here it can, it can refer to Jesus Christ. It can also refer to a single person. Okay, human being also can represent collectively the people of God. Okay. So once we kind of look at this whole verse in detail, we'll understand it more better. Okay, so this, this whole Genesis chapter three versus 14 and 15 basically 15 is called as a proto evangel, or in the Greek proto evangelism. Okay, which means the first gospel. What is the meaning of proto proto means the word proto. First, okay, first, remember we studied last week, proto in rank, if first in rank proto means first, evangel means what? Gospel, evangelism, gospel sharing the good news. Okay, so proto evangel means the first gospel. So here in the Bible we see that God himself is speaking the sharing the good news of the gospel. Okay, so where is it? Genesis chapter three verse 15. And what is the good news there? He sent the Messiah. Okay, what is the good news in the first gospel here that God is declaring in, sorry. No, in this verse, in Genesis chapter three verse 15, I'm saying, he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel, which means, you know, it's talking about what Jesus did on the cross. And when Jesus did that on the cross, he disarmed Satan. He broke his powers. He considered all of Satan's power and his works as nullified as a done thing as hopeless as good for nothing. Okay, so he subdued Satan on the cross. Okay, so that is the first gospel that was preached. This is the first messianic prophecy in the Old Testament. Messianic prophecy means what? Messianic prophecy means basically prophecy talking about the coming of the Messiah. Okay, and it is also this is Genesis chapter three verses 14 and 15 is referred to as the Edenic covenant. Okay, God making a covenant in the Garden of Eden. But if you look at it, you will say here, ma'am, there is no word covenant that is mentioned. So how can we say it's an Edenic covenant? Okay, but this is mentioned in Hosea chapter six verse seven. So can one of you please read Hosea chapter six verse seven? You know where the book of Hosea is? Hosea Joel before Joel. Hosea chapter six verse seven. So can somebody read that please? Hosea, Hosea chapter six verse seven. But like Adam, they have transgressed the covenant. They have dealt treacherously against me. Okay, so here it says, you know, this is basically talking in reference with Israel and Judah. But here it says, but like Adam, they transgressed the covenant. There they dealt, they transgressed the covenant. There they dealt faithlessly with me. Okay, so it's referring to what happened in the Garden of Eden in Genesis chapter three. In some versions like in KJV and NKJV, there is no word Adam mentioned there. I think it's in NIV, right? You read from NIV version. In NIV, it's mentioned Adam, NASB. But if you look at in your KJV and NKJV, there is no Adam mentioned there. It doesn't say but like Adam. But there it mentions like men. Okay, but if you look at the footnotes in your Bible, you know, the footnote says like Adam. Okay, so since the name Adam amongst all other things means man. One of the other meanings of the word Adam means man. So here it's basically referring to this, you know, what happened in the Garden of Eden Genesis chapter three, verse 14 and 15, and it's talking about that as a covenant. So what is a covenant? What's a covenant? You learn covenants, right? Hello class, wake up. We'll learn covenants, online students. What is the meaning of covenant? It's an agreement, just an agreement. You and I can agree that you have to come to class and only I'm going to give you marks. That's an agreement. What is a covenant? Assurance of a promise? It's a binding agreement. Binding agreement, life for, life, death for, death. That is why covenants are made out of in the Old Testament made out of blood. Why? Talking about life and life. If you don't keep this covenant, it's, you know, you're, I'm all entitled to take your life. Now, John says it's a solemn, yes, an unbreakable promise. You can't go back. It's solemn and unbreakable promise. Okay. So here in the Eid, God makes a covenant, you know, and this covenant is the basis for all other redemptive covenants that are spoken of in the Bible or mentioned in the Bible. What do you mean by redemptive? Means God redeeming mankind from sin, God redeeming mankind from being slaves or Satan. Okay. So this is the first, the basis. So if you look at the first covenant, basically, we think the first covenant God made with. Before that, we usually think the first covenant God made was with whom? With Noah, right? Yes, Noah, my gosh, all of you. The first covenant God makes with Noah, we think that is the first covenant. But before that, there is the Edenic covenant, which God is making with man here. And it's also proto-evangel, the first gospel that is being preached of the coming of the Messiah, where he's going to bruise the head of Satan. And what does the meaning of bruise your head? What is the meaning of head? Even the head word here is used in a figurative sense. The word head really means somebody who's supreme, a prince, a leader, a chief. So it's basically referring to whom here? Bruise your head. Whose head is Jesus going to bruise? Satan. What's the meaning of bruise? Huh? To hurt. Okay. To bruise, to cause a wound. Okay. So here, this head is basically talking about to bruise your head means he's going to not, you know, head here in terms of our body part. It's talking about head. It's a figurative way of referring to Satan, who is basically the supreme, the prince, the leader, the chief. Okay. So we'll stop here. We'll go for a break and then we'll continue before we go for a break. Anyone has any questions? Any questions? Okay. There are no questions. We'll go for a break and come back after a break. Thank you, everyone.