May 8

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35
 
​Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
35. H A E S P A B M W S N P A

Notes on verse:

“Heaven and earth shall pass away”: The “heaven” refers to the physical universe. Some scripture interpretations include the words “with a roar”. The “roar” connotes a whistling or a crackling sound as of objects being consumed by flames. God will incinerate the universe, probably in an atomic reaction that disintegrates all matter as we know it (see 2 Peter 3:10).

The elements will be destroyed with intense heat. The “elements” are the atomic components into which matter is ultimately divisible, which make up the composition of all the created matter. This means that the atoms, neutrons, protons, and electrons are all going to disintegrate.

Then the whole of the physical, natural earth in its present form, with its entire universe will be consumed (Isa. 24:19-20; 34:4).

This is called “the Day of the Lord” which is a technical term pointing to the special intervention of God in human history for judgment. It ultimately refers to the future time of judgment whereby God judges the wicked on earth and ends this world system in its present form.

The Old Testament prophets saw the final Day of the Lord as unequaled darkness and damnation, a day when the Lord would act in a climactic way to vindicate His name, destroy His enemies, reveal His glory, establish His kingdom and destroy the world (Isa. 2:10-21; 13:6-22; Joel 1, 2; Amos 5; Obadiah 15; Zech. 14; Mal. 4; 2 Thess. 1:7; 2:2).

It occurs at the time of the tribulation on earth (Rev. 6:17), and again 1,000 years later at the end of the millennial kingdom before the creation of the new heavens and new earth (verse 13; Revelation 20:1 – 21:1).

We know that somewhere in the future, the heaven and earth will pass away, because we read we shall have a new heaven and a new earth. Jesus is the Word of God. He is also, eternal. By this, we know the Word is eternal.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

May 8
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
1 Samuel 17-18  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 102  —  5.0 minutes

New Testament
Mark 12:1-12  —  3.0 minutes
2 Corinthians 7  —  5.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 21.0 minutes