Jesus tied the endurance of the Law to the endurance of 'heaven and earth' (Matthew 5:17-18). Since the 'passing away' of the first heaven and earth was fulfilled in the cataclysm of 1100-1300 AD, the condition for the Law's completion has been met. The Mosaic Law is no longer binding; the Spirit has replaced it as humanity's inner guide. This was not the destruction of the Law but its purposeful fulfillment and transition into a greater covenant.
The Argument
- Jesus said the Law would not pass 'until heaven and earth pass away' (Matt 5:18); Revelation 21:1 records that moment ('the first heaven and the first earth passed away'), and the cataclysm of 1100...
- For Gentiles, immediate access opened after Christ's return (66-70 AD); for Jews, God allowed the old covenant economy (Abraham's Bosom, the Book of Life paradigm) to linger for the full thousand y...
- Paul's statements that believers are 'not under law but under grace' (Rom 6:14) and that 'Christ is the end of the law' (Rom 10:4) were not heresy but understanding that the Law was already giving ...
Key Scriptures
- Matthew 5:17-18
- Revelation 21:1
- Romans 6:14
- Romans 10:4
- Galatians 3:24-25
- Jeremiah 31:33
Over to You
If 'heaven and earth passing away' already happened, and the Law was tied to it — is the Law over? And if so, what replaced it?
From Dismantling Religion by Chris Drake — Chapter 8: The Forgotten Cataclysm