Jeremiah 31:35-36 ESV
Thus says the Lord,
who gives the sun for light by day
and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the Lord of hosts is his name:
“If this fixed order departs
from before me, declares the Lord,
then shall the offspring of Israel cease
from being a nation before me forever.”
Heaven and earth will not be destroyed by the heavenly furnace of fire, but will experience the refining and restoration of the new man. Our earth goes through the fire of the baptism of Jesus. Heaven receives our humanity with the ascension of Jesus Christ. The expanse between heaven and earth has been crossed by the cross borne by our Savior and will disappear as a scroll is rolled up.
Heaven and earth are joined. Heaven will be on earth when Christ returns, bringing His Bride with Him. Christ with the flesh of our humanity and the Bride with Spirit of the divine. A new heaven and earth are created and all creation gives witness to the revelation of the sons of God.
Israel will continue forever, as will the sun, moon, and stars. They will serve as the throne of God and as the gates of the nations to access and worship the light of God.
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