It seems the covenants that God extends to man tend to erode over time; not by His doings, but by man's. It seems that the ground on which God's gestures fall becomes much like that which Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13:3-8. The offers of a close relationship that God has extended since Adam seem to fade into the background of "life".

This "life" seems to think of itself as an arbitrator who is in a position to bargain. He puts forth his own agenda, the core of which seems to resemble a loosely-fit but powerful, generational entity devised by man in partnership with satan. This includes a smattering of some type of religion (for flavoring) to make it palatable and to give it an appearance of good.

Our jobs tell us how "life" wants us to live, our denominations tell us how "life" wants us to live, our peers tell us how "life" wants us to live, our families tell us how "life" wants us to live, and our own thoughts tell us how "life" wants us to live. Thus "life" manifests and defines its agenda through a very fallible, corruptible filter known as human perspective.

On the other hand the core of the plan which God puts forth has only one Author who has compiled His points of arbitration into an extensive, well-written, tightly-bound series of documents. This compilation documents various events that occurred during each of God's covenants, thus giving testimony to how He has consistently maintained His position in the negotiations, and of His continued attempt to make it easier for man to comply.

An example taken from His compilation of documents appears in chapter 28 of Deuteronomy. God delineated what a life with Him and a life with "life" would be. Then in Deuteronomy 30:19 & 20 He brings the covenants that have been presented by the two parties to a vote. He states that He has set before us two choices. We may choose the covenant of "life" or the covenant of God.  We have the option to choose "life" which He equates to death and a curse, or life by His definition, "that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for He is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land..." of your destiny.

I am reminded of the meeting between Jesus and a Samaritan woman with a somewhat checkered past... and present. She came out to a well to draw water as she had done before many times. Up until that time she lived "life". It seems that "life" had placed her in a position to be defined by her mistakes. And I would imagine that the stigmas of religious and public opinion had defined the walls of her prison. However, this time she ran headlong into one of God's Covenants. He was made of even more truth, love, and forgiveness than any covenant before Him and He changed her life forever. This Covenant set her free to live the life God created for her instead of being trapped by what "life" was dictating to her.

Periodically, since creation God has had to adjust His relations/covenants with man. Each time God's original covenant seems to break down due to man's inability to uphold his end of the agreement. Thus now it appears that we are rapidly approaching another time of adjustment; another time when God again attempts to make it easier for man to maintain his place in the contract.

It appears this upcoming adjustment will even include the temporary removal (for 1000 years) of the co-author (satan) of the "life" covenant from the arbitration table... only God and man will remain. However, at the end of this time it seems the co-author will be returned to the arbitration table for a season, and a portion of mankind will again join him to begin to erode the covenant.

Thus it seems at the end of that season there will be yet another covenant... another adjustment.  From what we know from scripture this seems to be the final covenant, and indications are that with this covenant God has made all of the adjustments He is going to make. There will no more arbitration for "life's" co-author and those who have, over the ages, aligned themselves with him. They will be brought before a different table of negotiation. This table will look like a throne and it will have only one person seated there... God. And with this any form of arbitration will ultimately cease. "Life" will be no more.