Jesus answered, “It was because of your hardness of heart that Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Matthew 19:8
Matthew 19:8
I've been studying this verse from a greater perspective than merely the subject of divorce. It carries a profound implication. What Christ is saying here is that laws choose to litigate matters towards the lesser of evils but His teaching here is to stick to the ideal that is within God's ultimate design. Anything less is compromise. He directs us back to the garden of Eden before the fall, where things were as intended: perfect in His plan. We can see glimpses of this in Isaiah and Revelation and as a promise to the whole world. His good and faithful servants will be raised up at the last trumpet to rule and reign so that full restoration to the perfected state of the garden may occur in the hearts of men and subsequently be honored in physical expression.
And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11
He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 25:8
Isaiah 25:8
They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD-- Over the grain and the new wine and the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd; And their life will be like a watered garden, And they will never languish again.
Jeremiah 31:12
Jeremiah 31:12
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
Revelation 21
Revelation 21
But first my friends... the shaking...
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” The words, “Once more,” signify the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that the unshakable may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:26-28
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