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 ...