The church is not a place; it's a people—a new covenant that binds believers together. Other lines say God keeps His promises when we honor our covenants, and that a covenant is an agreement set by the divine. A further quote reminds us that peace lives in hearts and minds, not just in written charters.
![“he [Messiah] shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.” The three-and-a-half years (“half of…” quote by Brian Godawa](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/34d/brian-godawa-43567_quote_he-messiah-shall-make-a-strong-covenant_1589189.jpg)
