The following section is the first revelation of the New Covenant, being the call made to the founder to establish what was to become the New Covenant Church of God. It was first published in July 1989 but did not appear in the first collection of revelations, called the Covenants & Commandments, until 28 February 1992 where it served as an introduction to the revelations. Unlike almost every revelation that follows, this was not a literal dictation by the Spirit or even a conceptual revelation. Whilst in prayer, the founder was led directly by the voice of God to a book professing to be a prophetic writing, and was told to turn to a particular chapter, of which the following is an almost word for word reproduction. The content, which accurately reflected his current situation as well as containing prophecies that were subsequently fulfilled in whole or in part, caused him to be filled with the Holy Spirit which subsequently led him to begin the New Covenant Christian Movement. Because of its historical importance, it has been retained in the "Olive Branch". The nature of the call caught the founder by surprise and he did not at first understand the import of it. Not until November 1986 were steps taken to begin the New Covenant work. Shortly after receiving this revelation, the founder began a ministry of preaching in a local church (v.3-4). Difficulties with his family (v.2a) led to him losing his wife and children in 1988 and regaining his children in 1990 (v.2b,8). From 1986 he was vigorously involved in the ministry (v.6) and established the Church in Norway (v.7) where the dominant theme was always the gathering to Zion (v.10). Persecution began in 1994 though the Church was reviled from the beginning (v.11). And it formed the basis of the first gathering to Zion in the north countries (v.14). This revelation was therefore the guiding star throughout the first Presiding Patriarch's ministry, and from it all the other revelations of the New Covenant symbolically sprang and have found their fulfilment [Oxford, England] (cp. Section 4:25-38).

1. My son, blessed art thou because of thy faith in My work.

2. Behold, thou hast had many afflictions because of thy family; nevertheless, Iwill bless thee, and thy family; yea, thy little ones, and the day cometh when they will believe and know the truth and be one with thee in My Church.

3. Lift up thy heart and rejoice, for the hour of thy mission hath come; and thy tongue shall be loosed, and thou shalt declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation.

4. Thou shalt declare the things which shall be revealed unto Thee.

5. Thou shalt begin to preach from this time forth; yea, to reap in the field which is white and ready to be burned;

6. Therefore thrust in thy sickle with all thy soul; and thy sins are forgiven thee.

7. And thou shalt be laden with sheaves upon thy back, for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore thy family shall live.

8. Behold, verily I say unto thee, Go from them only for a little time, and declare My Word, and I will prepare a place for them;

9. Yea, I will open the hearts of the people and they will receive thee.

10. And I will establish a Church by thy hand; and thou shalt strengthen them and prepare them against the time when they shall be gathered [to Zion].

11. Be patient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile.

12. Govern thy house in meekness, and be steadfast.

13. Behold, I say unto thee, that thou shalt be a physician unto the Church, but not unto the world, for they will not receive thee.

14. Go thy way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given thee by the Comforter what thou shalt do, and whither thou shalt go.

15. Pray always, lest thou enter into temptation, and lose thy reward.

16. Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with thee.

17. These words are not of man nor of men, but of Me, even Jesus Christ, thy Redeemer, by the will of the Father. Amen.