Matthew 24, The Study of End Times Part 13 - Heaven And Earth

When Jesus makes the statement, "Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my words shall abide forever," what is He speaking of?  Is it the literal Heaven and Earth?  Many believe the literal, physical earth will pass away, and new literal physical earth shall come.   However, if we look at the scripture when Jesus makes the statement, "Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my words shall abide forever," what is He speaking of?  Is it the literal Heaven and Earth?  Many believe the literal, physical earth will pass away, and a new literal physical earth shall come. However, if we look at the scripture, there may be another answer.     Heaven is declared in the scripture as God’s throne.  Does that just mean, God’s throne on a universal scale?  I don’t think so.  God’s throne or place of rule was established by the Law in Jerusalem, in the Temple.  God dwelt in the Temple and the place of His feet was Jerusalem.  I believe this is scripturally Heaven and Earth.  The Bible declares in multiple place that God was enthroned between the Cherubim.  The Cherubim were angelic figures over the Mercy Seat.  The throne is a seat of rule and judgement. That seat was Israel’s rule and Judgement.  There they found mercy for the sins.    Simply put, no longer do we come to the Old Testament Temple.  No longer do we have a High Priest who goes into the Temple in physical Jerusalem and makes an offering for the sins of the People.  That passed away.  The one eternal, ever abiding sacrifice came and is continuously applied by the Holy Spirit of God.  Jesus became the fulfillment of the Old Covenant’s ritualist offerings and temple.  If we can hear it this is New Jerusalem.  A people united to the one ever abiding sacrifice and Person of God Himself, all brought together in Jesus Christ.  The Old Earth (Jerusalem) is gone, the new is established by the Spirit of the Lord in the Person of Jesus Christ.  Glory to God!!!