Passing Away

Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Matthew 5:17–18

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Background: This is part of the ‘Sermon on the Mount.’

What is the only reason for the Law and the Prophets passing away? When they are fulfilled, their purpose is accomplished, and they pass away.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010: Matthew 26:42

Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

Background: This prayer was uttered in the garden of Gethsemane before the betrayal of Christ.

What did the cup contain? In figure, the cup contained the suffering and death that Jesus Christ was going to go through to take away the sin of the world, thus fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.

Thursday, February 18, 2010: Mark 13:30–32

Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Background: Jesus Christ was in Jerusalem’s Temple, teaching about the end time.

What is one way of knowing that someone is faking a relationship with God? One way to tell is if they say they know the day or hour of His return.

Friday, February 19, 2010: Luke 16:16–17

“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Was John the last prophet? Yes: the Law and the Prophets pointed to Messiah fulfilling the law with His ultimate sacrifice and John was the ‘voice in the wilderness” who declared this.