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THe new covenant could not take place until at least the resurrection of the Messiah. He had to be ALIVE again for the Bride. Christ was the OT husband that had a harlot for a wife. According to law she could not remarry her first husband again if she had received a certificate of divorce from her first husband and then married another. Thus the only way Christ could make her his bride again was for the husband(Messiah) to die thus cancel the contract. Thus he died for his bride taking upon the shame of the harlot. Thus when he was alive again he could take his bride again. So to have a new contract that which was dead had to become alive. You cannot have a new contract until that person could agree to it. Christ was not resurrected yet. So to say the thief was under the new covenant would be incorrect. As several have said the new covenant is the DEATH BURIAL "AND" RESURRECTION!