The Nugget:
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
My Comment:
Do you want to see things change for the better? You ought to!
I think our greatest problem is that most Christians and most churches are asleep and have little impact upon what is going on in the world around them.
It is time to wake up! How to do that? Simple.
Start studying your Bible in earnest. Pray specifically for individuals within your circle of influence. Live in obedience to God’s Word yourself (Hebrews 12:14). Share the Gospel with others who know you and who respect your life and testimony. Disciple others by teaching them all you know about God and His Word. If each genuine Christian would do this the impact would make a difference!
I am thankful for Ken Sagely’s significant gathering of related Scripture passages pertaining to “The Infallible Word of God” which I share immediately below.
Don’t miss my presentation of notes and cross references for Matthew 24:35 which conclude this post. There is a spiritual feast for those willing and able to take the time to dig deeply into God’s Word and learn something new for a change.
From Ken Sagely’s Facebook Post:
is Eternal !!
hand of Moses his servant.
that has gone out of my lips,
Thy Word is settled in heaven.
that Thou hast founded them for ever.
endureth forever.
but the word of our God shall stand forever
but MY words shall not pass away.
no never forsake!
Cross Reference Bible Study for Matthew 24:35 from The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Matthew 24:35
Heaven. *Mat 5:18, Job 14:12, Psa 36:5; %+*Psa 89:2; %+*Psa 89:37; **Psa 102:26 note. **Psa 119:89, Isa 34:4; *>Isa 51:6; Isa 54:10, Jer 4:23; *Jer 31:35; *Jer 31:36; %+*Jer 33:25, Mar 13:31, Luk 16:17; Luk 21:33, Heb 1:11, 12; Heb 12:27, *2Pe 3:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Rev 6:14; Rev 20:11; Rev 21:1.
and earth. Job 18:4, +*Ecc 1:4, Isa 13:13, Mar 13:31, Luk 21:33.
shall pass away, but. FS111, Gen 18:27. This is most assuredly the Figure Meiosis, also known as Litotes (Luk 11:4 note), involving a Balanced Sentence where the first statement is contrary to fact or reality, and is used in a contrast to most strongly emphasize what is affirmed in the last statement.
In this form of statement the last statement is frequently introduced by the word but, which helps to mark this figure (see Isa 51:6; Isa 54:10, +Luk 11:4). Scholars can wrangle with my assertion all they please; their contrary opinion only demonstrates they have not studied the Scriptures carefully enough. I have. Jesus does not, and absolutely could not, affirm that heaven and earth will pass away.
The expressions used here are frequently reflected elsewhere in Scripture (see the preceding Parallel Passages). Surely our Lord Jesus Christ and His Jewish hearers, intimately acquainted with the Hebrew Scriptures (T1122, +**Joh 6:14), were aware of the context, for example, of **Psa 102:26 as seen in Psa 102:28, something apparently missed by some modern scholars.
God’s Covenant Promises are absolutely guaranteed as being more sure than the promise that the earth abides forever and shall never perish, so sure are the sure mercies of David, mercies above and greater than the heavens (Psa 108:4).
Note carefully in the context of Psa 102:26 the statement of Psa 102:28 that the generations of “thy servants shall continue” (+**Psa 72:5) and be “established before thee.”
Surely the Bible writers who cite or allude to one statement in their hymn book (Psalm 102:26) were most aware of its context and the assurance of Psalm 102:28! Psalm 102:28 comes immediately after and concludes the whole hymn.
So when Jesus states “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away,” His words are the guaranteed words of the Abrahamic and Davidic Covenants, which are more sure than the heavens and will certainly come to pass. God Himself appeals to the promised eternal constancy of the universe (Jer 31:35, 36, 37) to affirm the absolute certainty of the “Sure mercies of David” (+**Isa 55:3).
To suggest the heavens or the earth shall literally pass away would violate the provisions of the Abrahamic Covenant (+**Gen 12:2 note) and the Davidic Covenant (+**2Sa 7:10 note), which would contradict the very character of God Himself (+*Mal 3:6), which is utterly impossible (+**Gen 18:25 note. +*Tit 1:2).
If our Lord Jesus Christ is to rule eternally here upon this earth in Jerusalem on the Throne of David forever over the whole earth (+**Isa 24:23, Dan 7:13, 14, +*Zec 14:9, +*Mat 5:5, **Luk 1:32; **Luk 1:33, Rev 11:15), then the earth as we know it will stand forever (**1Ch 16:30, **Psa 148:5; **Psa 148:6). Psa 58:8; +**Psa 108:4, +**Luk 1:32; +**Luk 1:33.
my words. Plural of logos. Gen 21:1; Gen 28:15; Gen 32:12; *Gen 41:32, Num 11:23; +*Num 23:19, 1Sa 9:6, 2Sa 7:21, 1Ki 8:15; 1Ki 16:34; 1Ki 22:38, 2Ki 7:16; 2Ki 23:16, 2Ch 6:4, *Psa 19:7; Psa 56:10; **Psa 89:34; Psa 93:5; *Psa 119:58; ***Psa 119:89; *Psa 119:96; *Psa 119:152; **Psa 138:2, Pro 12:19; +*Pro 30:5, Isa 9:8; Isa 21:17; **Isa 31:2; **Isa 40:8; **Isa 55:11; Isa 58:14, Jer 32:24; Jer 32:42; **Jer 33:20; **Jer 33:21; **Jer 33:25; **Jer 33:26; Jer 36:28; Jer 36:32; Jer 39:16; Jer 44:28, Eze 5:17; *Eze 12:25; Eze 17:24; Eze 21:32; Eze 24:14; *Eze 26:14 note. Eze 36:36, Dan 2:45; Dan 4:28; Dan 6:8, **Amos 9:9; **Amos 9:11, Hab 3:6, Zep 2:2, Zec 1:6, **Joh 10:35, Rom 3:3; Rom 9:6, 1Co 1:9, 2Co 1:19, 1Th 5:24, 2Ti 2:13, **Tit 1:2, **Heb 6:18, *1Pe 1:23; *1Pe 1:25, Rev 3:7; Rev 3:14.
not. FS158, +Mat 5:18.
pass away. 2Co 5:17, Heb 8:13; Heb 12:27, 2Pe 3:10, 1Jn 2:17, Rev 21:4.