{"id":9941,"date":"2024-06-15T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/?p=9941"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:48:18","slug":"gods-prophetic-word-is-true-and-will-be-fulfilled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/gods-prophetic-word-is-true-and-will-be-fulfilled\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD\u2019S PROPHETIC WORD IS TRUE, AND WILL BE FULFILLED! (306)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Steven J. Hogan<\/p>\n

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~ A Saturday Morning Post #306 ~

<\/em>\u201cHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Matt. 24:35). This is an extremely significant verse about God\u2019s Word and prophecy. That it\u2019s in the middle of an important prophecy chapter is God’s way of emphatically stating that this entire passage is true. That Matt. 24 is true means it must be believed and understood, especially now that we live in the end-times. (When I use \u201cGod\u2019s prophetic word\u201d <\/em>in this post, I am referring to the end-times, to eschatological prophecy.)

What can be said about the nature and character of God\u2019s prophetic word?
* God\u2019s prophetic word is true,<\/strong> just like the rest of His word is true. Matt. 4:4, 5:17-18
* God\u2019s prophetic word is entirely accurate and inerrant.<\/strong> There are no errors, there is nothing false, nothing wrong with what God has said. 2 Tim. 3:16-17
* God\u2019s prophetic word is absolute<\/strong>, final, and cannot be deleted, altered, or added to. What Christ has prophesied is completely true, and unlike man\u2019s opinions, needs to be accepted and applied. Jeremiah 23:9-40

* God\u2019s prophetic truth is authoritative,<\/strong> powerful, reliable, and commanding, and will be carried out. What God declares to us must and will take place. \u201cTruly I have spoken, truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it – surely, I will do it.\u201d<\/em> Isaiah 46:9-11
* God\u2019s prophetic word is sufficient.<\/strong> God has not told us everything about the end-times, but He has told us everything we need to know. Might we be motivated to learn what God has told us about the future. Mark 13:23

* God\u2019s prophetic word is clear.<\/strong> By this, I mean major truths about the future. For example, Christ is returning to rapture the church, judge the world, save a remnant of Jews, and reign over the earth. And yes, there are minor points about the future that are debatable and not clearly understood at this time.
* God\u2019s prophetic word is relevant.<\/strong> More than any other time in history, it\u2019s imperative that we know what God has written in Matt. 24 and other prophecy passages. The \u201cday is near\u201d,<\/em> and God is alerting us about what will be happening in the future, and instructing us how we are to live. Rom. 13:11-14

* God\u2019s prophetic word is essential<\/strong>. Without it, we will be surprised, unprepared, and afraid. God doesn\u2019t want us to be sleeping when Christ comes back – He wants us to be awake, waiting, and working in these last years before Christ’s return. 1 Thess. 1:9-10
* God\u2019s powerful and prophetic word must be our focus and guide<\/strong>, and not this sinful and temporary world, or our flesh. God’s word is future-telling, life-changing, soul satisfying, and God glorifying.

We have talked about the 2nd<\/sup> part of Matt. 24:35, \u201cMy words will not pass away\u201d, <\/em>but what about the 1st<\/sup> part – \u201cHeaven and earth will pass away<\/em>\u201d? There are several things I believe God wants us to know about this:
* <\/em>Heaven and earth will pass away. This is a major event and hard to imagine, but it will take place, and that\u2019s because God\u2019s clear-speaking word tells us so. The physical heaven we see and the physical earth we live on will disappear, will no longer exist in the future. \u201cI saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away.\u201d<\/em> Rev. 21:1

* That the physical heaven and earth will pass away but that God\u2019s word will not is proof of its primacy, that it is infinitely more important than anything physical, and especially a world which is cursed by sin. Gen. 3:17-19, Rom. 8:21-22
* Most people think this earth will generally stay the same and will not pass away. They mistakenly believe, but for some cataclysmic event like a nuclear holocaust, that this earth will exist for thousands if not millions of years. 2 Peter 3:3-7

* Sinners living on earth at the time of Christ\u2019s coming will be greatly shocked and saddened when they begin to see its destruction. Rev. 18:9, 19
* Most unbelievers do not believe that it\u2019s by God\u2019s word that this world was created and will be destroyed. Gen. 1 – \u201cThen God said\u201d<\/em>; Ps. 33:6-9; 2 Pet. 3:5-7, 10-13

* One reason Jesus talks about heaven and earth passing away is to make us realize that this evil world will exist only a little while longer, and then there will be a new heaven and earth, and that in two phases, the millennial and eternal kingdoms. Rev. 20-21
* This present earth will be restored at Christ\u2019s coming. It is on this renovated earth that Christ will reign for 1,000 glorious years. Ps. 102:25-26, Is. 65:17-25, Matt. 19:28, Acts 3:20-21
* The brand new earth will replace this restored earth at the end of the millennial kingdom, at the end of Christ\u2019s 1000-year reign. 1 Cor. 15:20-28, Rev 20 – Rev. 21:1

* What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, a world that will pass away, but lose his soul to the devil, and then be sent to the \u201clake of fire\u201d.<\/em> Rev. 20:14-15, Matt. 16:36, 2 Thess. 2:9
* Many people are more concerned for this planet that’s passing away than they are for their soul which will live forever, either in heaven or hell. They don\u2019t understand the deadly ramifications of rejecting Christ and the gospel. \u201cThese will go away into eternal punishment <\/em>(\u2018into the eternal fire\u2019 <\/em>– Matt. 24:41), but the righteous into eternal life.\u201d<\/em> Matt. 24:46

Aren\u2019t you glad that God gave us His prophetic word? Aren\u2019t you thankful that He told us all we need to know about the future, what will be happening on this planet, specifically as it relates to Christ\u2019s return to rapture us and take us to heaven. Acts 13:23

What I have a hard time understanding is why so many Christians, including pastors, do not truly know what the Bible teaches about Christ\u2019s 2nd<\/sup> coming and the age to come. Is it that they are worldly? Is it that they are too lazy to study God\u2019s prophetic word? Is it that they don\u2019t believe the clear teaching of His prophetic word? Is it that they are believing some ill-founded error? Is it that they think it is confusing or controversial, and just ignore it? Is it that they don\u2019t think it\u2019s important or relevant?

Most pastors teach extensively on Christ\u2019s 1st<\/sup> coming, about the secret birth of Jesus and how He grows up to be our Savior, but scarcely at all about His visible and glorious 2nd<\/sup> coming, when He returns to be Judge and King of the entire world. Lets pray that Christians have an increased interest in God\u2019s prophetic word in these coming years. And might they be awakened, educated, and excited about the incredible and spectacular future that God has in store for us.

I strongly encourage you to take time to read, study, and learn God\u2019s prophetic truth. Here are several New Testament passages that describe our glorious and God-glorifying future: Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21:3-36; John 13:1-3; Rom. 8:18-25; Rom. 11; Rom. 15:8-13; 1 Cor. 15:20-28, 42-44, 50-58; 2 Cor. 5:1-10; Eph. 1:9-14; Phil. 3:20-21; 1 Thess. 4:13-18, 5:1-11; 2 Thess. 1:6-10; 2 Thess. 2:1-12; 2 Tim. 4:1-2; Heb. 11:8-16, 39-40; James 5:7-9; 1 Peter 1:3-5, 10-16; 2 Peter 3:3-13; 1 John 2:28 – 3:3; Jude 21-25; and Revelation. \u201c\u2018Yes, I am coming soon.\u2019 Amen, Come, Lord Jesus.\u201d<\/em> Rev. 22:20

P.S. We are so blessed to have God’s word, which includes His prophetic word. I cannot stress enough the importance of knowing what God wants us to know about the future at this time in history. Here are some related posts – “Prophecy is Predicting the Future”<\/a><\/em>, “What the Bible Says About the Future”<\/a><\/em>, “For Pastors and Preachers in the End-Times.” <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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