What does Jesus mean when He says Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my words shall not, Matthew 24:35? In my early years, walking with the Lord, I would have believed or understood this to mean some day the literal Heaven and Earth will pass and a new one will be established. Something to that effect. However, if that is what is true to this statement, does it mean the physical heavens or the ones our loved ones have gone to when they die? I believe we can look at the scripture and find the truth and significance of what Jesus said.
In Isaiah, it is written that God said, “66:1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?” By studying the scripture, we could see that God was enthroned in Jerusalem in the Temple between the Cherubim, Isaiah 37:16, which was in the Holy of Holies. Exodus 25:21 “And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.” Ezekiel 43:7 “And he said unto me, Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;”
The Temple in Jerusalem was the place of God’s rest. Here was where He was enthroned. And He ruled Jerusalem according to the words of the Old Covenant. I believe with all my heart that this was what Jesus was talking about. Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my Words shall not pass away. We no longer approach God in that Old Covenant Temple or relationship. We approach God through Jesus Christ and His Living Words. We come to God through and In Him. This is the place of worship (temple), we come to. His Words abide forever. Glory to God!!
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