In the Gospel today Jesus says: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." (Mark 13: 31) We can take this statement in a number of ways. The first is the actual words spoken by Jesus. This divine wisdom, revealed primarily through the Gospels, is true for all time. His words, however, are not simply what is spoken they are also an "enactive utterance," in other words, what they say they simultaneous accomplish. "Then God said: 'Let there be light'; and there was light'." (Gen 1: 3) likewise Jesus said: "Take; this is my body." (Mark 14: 22). Furthermore, Jesus is the "Word made flesh": "And the Word became flesh and lived among us." (John 1: 14) he is not the product of creation rather it is creation that was accomplished through him. Having preceded creation, in his resurrection, he continues for all eternity: But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died... For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death... When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all. (1 Cor 15: 20, 25 & 28) The words of Jesus, therefore, subsist beyond the mere spoken word but resonate for eternity.
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