Will the earth last forever? View all View original

This Bible contradiction is from the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.

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The earth will last forever.

Deuteronomy 4:40 View context

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong [thy] days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Psalm 37:29 View context

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Psalm 78:69 View context

And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Psalm 104:5 View context

[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

The earth will not last forever, but will be destroyed.

Psalm 102:25-26 View context

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

Isaiah 65:17 View context

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Matthew 5:18 View context

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Matthew 24:35 View context

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Mark 13:31 View context

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Luke 21:33 View context

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Hebrews 1:10-11 View context

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

2 Peter 3:10 View context

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Revelation 21:1 View context

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.