Seeing that God's purpose of giving His people eternal life was with Him from the beginning, it is unlikely that He would remain silent about it during the 4,000 years of His dealings with men recorded in the Old Testament.
Kwa kuwa kusudi la Mungu la kuwapa watu wake uzima wa milele lilikuwa naye tangu mwanzo, haikuwa na maana kuwa angebakia kimya kuhusu huo wakati wa miaka 4000 ya kujishughulisha na watu taarifa iliyo katika Agano la Kale.