Re: Covenant

Hi, Kent:

As I use these terms, I would just call most of what you quoted the
Eternal or Ancient Covenant. The promise of the Eternal Covenant is
that God would not leave us alone. Our responsibility in the Covenant
is to follow what God has revealed through His Prophet. In the Baha'i
Faith, the Greater Covenant is Baha'u'llah's promise about Prophets
Who will succeed HIm. The Lesser Covenant is the appointment `Abdu'l-
Baha and the establishment of the administration.

Mark


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