another’s membership through biblical preaching and the ordinances (Acts—Jude). • New Creation: Christ will return and consummate his kingdom. Sin, Satan, and death will be done away with forever. There will be no more crying, pain, or sorrow, and we will be with God as his people joyfully worshiping him forever (Revelation). That’s the storyline of the Bible in a nutshell. That story plays out across various covenants in which God makes “big promises” to his people. Think of each covenant as the