Bible Question:
Ec 1:4 ΒΆ One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. King Solomon, stated the "earth abideth for ever", but Christ said, "heaven and earth shall pass away" Mt 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. How do you explain the contradiction of those verse. God bless, |
Bible Answer: In the "Defenders Study Bible" Henry Morris has added some great footnotes. He says of Ecclesiates 1:4 that: "This is one of many biblical affirmations that God created the earth to last forever. Like our mortal bodies, it must be made new again, but once renewed, it will abide forever." 2 Peter 3:10 says: "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works therin shall be burned up." So, is this a contradiction? No. Morris adds: "The 'day of the Lord' will be terminated at the end of the millennium with the long-awaiting renovation of the old earth by fire. The earth will not be annihilated, any more than it was annihilated at the time of the Flood, but will be completely changed and purified, made new, as it were." In Christ, SRP |