Eschatology, -Have Heaven and Earth Passed?-Part 5...

March 10th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment  
As we continue this study, Have Heaven Heaven and Earth Passed?, Part 2, the reader is urged to consider part 1 of this triad. We established the non-destruction of the material heaven and earth per part one. Here, we further examine the use of language describing the end of the Old Covenant World. The Psalmist takes up the question of the non-permanent status of the Jewish world. In Psalms 102:25–27, David, spoke not of the end of the planet for reasons stated in segment one of this study, (See Have Heaven and  Earth Passed, Part 1) but of the end of the Jewish age or covenantal world. This text demonstrates God’s figurative manner of describing the end of ...
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Have Heaven and Earth Passed?,-Part4

March 10th, 2009 | Torah | 2 Comments  
Welcome to part four of the series on the when the law passed. This lesson on Eschatology – Have Heaven and Earth Passed?, Part 4,focuses on Matt. 5:17–18. The Lord gave very specific details concerning the fulfillment of the Old Covenant. He tied it to the passing of heaven and earth. Those unfamiliar with covenant language may ascribe the meaning of these words to the physical world in which we live. The Jews of ancients times had no concept of the end of the material world. In fact, we demonstrate later, they understood very clearly God's promises that the material world would never end. God’s Promise Concerning the Material Universe To understand what ...
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