by
Henry Morris, Ph.D
(Founder of The
Institute for Creation Research and general editor of The Henry Morris Study Bible)
“For
ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” (Psalm
119:89)
This is
the central verse in the longest chapter in the longest book in the Bible, and
it is surely one of the greatest verses in the Bible. It conveys the amazing
news that the Word of God (which is the theme of the entire 119th Psalm) has
existed from eternity past and will continue to exist forever in the future. It
was eternally settled in the mind of God before the world was created, then
gradually inscripturated “at sundry times and in divers manners [as God] spake
in time past unto the fathers by the prophets” (Hebrews
1:1).
Other
verses in this psalm likewise stress the eternal validity of God’s words: “The
righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting. . . . Concerning thy
testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. . . .
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth
for ever” (Psalm 119:144, 152, 160).
In the
book of Isaiah appears a magnificent claim: “The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever” (Isaiah
40:8). This contrast is expanded by the apostle Peter: “Being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which
liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Peter 1:23).
To
guarantee this great truth beyond any further question, the Lord Jesus Christ
Himself made the following tremendous claim: “Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away” (Matthew
24:35). “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in
no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matthew
5:18).
The
entire physical universe is (literally) “passing away,” heading inexorably
downhill toward ultimate death—with one exception! The words of our Bible and
its glorious promises are eternal and immutable. HMM
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