35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-51)We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must expect them; “ Now learn a parable of the fig-tree , Matt. 24:32 , 33 . Now learn what use to make of the things you have heard; so observe and understand the signs of the times, and compare them with the predictions of the word, as from thence to fore…
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