Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. Matthew 24:35
Time and the Bible can be tricky things. There are occasions when time is set forth in a set number of days, months, years where the language is metaphorical. There are also statements which, in retrospect, can't be taken literal. Oftentimes we are left scratching our heads as to what timeframe the Bible means.
For instance, in the verse before this one Jesus states that 'this generation' will not pass away before the Son of Man returns, i.e. the Second Coming. Jesus then goes on to say that heaven and earth will pass away but his words will not. Huh? What? Heaven is going to pass away? A lot of people are on board with the Earth passing away, but heaven as well?
At these times we have two options: we can throw it all out, the baby and the bathwater, or we can cling to what is true despite our questions. In this passage we can cling to and raise up the importance of what Jesus has to say and teach us, and that no matter what is happening or will one day happen, what Jesus says will remain.
+ How do you react to Bible inconsistencies?
+ What is your view on the 'End of the World'?
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