This third segment on Eschatology – Have heaven and earth passed?, is part of an agglomeration of about seven posts we made on this topic. All of this information is only part of the picture in the study of the passing of the Old Covenant. Here, we look into the New Testament expressions of Christ and the Apostles to note how they applied these texts from the Old Covenant. To begin, let us consider what should be a rather easy very to grasp. Yet it’s meaning creates quite a disagreement among interpreters. The former two lessons on this topic are indispensable to get the full meaning of what we say here. Eschatology – Heaven and ...

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 ...