أَلسَّمَاءُ والأَرْضُ تَزُولان، وكَلامِي لَنْ يَزُول/Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away

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السَّمَاءُ والأَرْضُ تَزُولان، وكَلامِي لَنْ يَزُول
انجيل القديس متى 24/من32حتى44/”قالَ الربُّ يَسوع: «مِنَ التِّينَةِ تَعلَّمُوا المَثَل: فَحِين تَلِينُ أَغْصَانُهَا، وتَنبُتُ أَوْرَاقُهَا، تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الصَّيفَ قَرِيْب. هكَذَا أَنْتُم أَيْضًا، مَتَى رَأَيْتُم هذَا كُلَّهُ، فَٱعْلَمُوا أَنَّ ٱبْنَ الإِنْسَانِ قَرِيب، عَلى الأَبْوَاب. أَلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: لَنْ يَزُولَ هذَا الجِيلُ حَتَّى يَحْدُثَ هذَا كُلُّهُ. أَلسَّمَاءُ والأَرْضُ تَزُولان، وكَلامِي لَنْ يَزُول. أَمَّا ذلِكَ اليَوْمُ وتِلْكَ السَّاعَةُ فلا يَعْرِفُهُمَا أَحَد، ولا مَلائِكَةُ السَّمَاوَات، إِلاَّ الآبُ وَحْدَهُ. وكَمَا كَانَتْ أَيَّامُ نُوح، كَذلِكَ يَكُونُ مَجِيءُ ٱبْنِ الإِنْسَان: فَكَمَا كَانَ النَّاس، في الأَيَّامِ الَّتي سَبَقَتِ الطُّوفَان، يَأْكُلُونَ ويَشْرَبُون، يَتَزَوَّجُونَ ويُزَوِّجُون، إِلى يَوْمَ دَخَلَ نُوحٌ السَّفِينَة، ومَا عَلِمُوا بِشَيءٍ حَتَّى جَاءَ الطُّوفَان، وجَرَفَهُم أَجْمَعِين، كَذلِكَ يَكُونُ مَجِيءُ ٱبْنِ الإِنْسَان. حِينَئِذٍ يَكُونُ ٱثْنَانِ في الحَقل؛ يُؤْخَذُ الوَاحِدُ ويُتْرَكُ الآخَر. وٱمْرَأَتَانِ تَطْحَنَانِ عَلى الرَّحَى؛ تُؤْخَذُ الوَاحِدَةُ وتُتْرَكُ الأُخْرَى. إِسْهَرُوا إِذًا، لأَنَّكُم لا تَعْلَمُونَ في أَيِّ يَوْمٍ يَجِيءُ رَبُّكُم. وٱعْلَمُوا هذَا: لَو عَرَفَ رَبُّ البَيْتِ في أَيِّ سَاعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ يَأْتِي السَّارِق، لَسَهِرَ ولَمْ يَدَعْ بَيتَهُ يُنْقَب. لِذلِكَ كُونُوا أَنْتُم أَيْضًا مُسْتَعِدِّين، لأَنَّ ٱبْنَ الإِنْسَانِ يَجِيءُ في سَاعَةٍ لا تَخَالُونَهَا”

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 24/32-44: ‘‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ‘But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.


الحَمَلَ ٱلَّذي في وَسَطِ ٱلعَرْشِ سَيَرْعَاهُم، ويُورِدُهُمْ إِلى يَنَابِيعِ مِيَاهِ ٱلْحَيَاة، وسَيَمْسَحُ ٱللهُ كُلَّ دَمْعَةٍ مِنْ عُيُونِهِم
“يا إِخوَتِي، رَأَيْتُ فَإِذَا جَمْعٌ غَفِير، مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُحْصِيَهُ، مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ وقَبِيلَةٍ وشَعْبٍ وَلِسَان، واقِفُونَ أَمامَ ٱلعَرْشِ وأَمَامَ ٱلحَمَل، مُوَشَّحُونَ بِٱلحُلَلِ ٱلبَيْضاء، وَبِأَيْدِيهم سَعَفُ ٱلنَّخْل، وهُمْ يَهْتِفُونَ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ قائِلِين: «أَلخَلاصُ لإِلهِنَا ٱلجَالِسِ عَلَى ٱلعَرْشِ وَلِلْحَمَل!». وكانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلمَلائِكَةِ واقِفِينَ حَوْلَ ٱلعَرْشِ وٱلشُّيُوخِ وٱلأَحْياءِ ٱلأَرْبَعَة، فَسَقَطُوا عَلى وُجُوهِهِمْ أَمَام ٱلعَرْشِ وَسَجَدُوا للهِ قَائِلِين: «آمِين! أَلبَرَكَةُ وٱلمَجْدُ وٱلحِكْمَةُ وٱلشُّكْرُ وٱلكَرامَةُ وٱلقُوَّةُ وٱلقُدْرَةُ لإِلهِنا إِلى أَبَدِ الآبِدِين. آمين». فأَجابَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلشُّيوخِ وقَالَ لي: «هؤُلاءِ ٱلمُوَشَّحُونَ بِٱلحُلَلِ ٱلبَيْضاء، مَنْ هُمْ؟ ومِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَوا؟». فقُلْتُ لَهُ: «سَيِّدي، أَنْتَ تَعْلَم!». فَقَالَ لي: «هؤُلاءِ هُمُ ٱلآتُونَ مِنَ ٱلضِّيقِ ٱلشَّدِيد، وقَدْ غَسَلُوا حُلَلَهُمْ وبَيَّضُوها بِدَمِ ٱلحَمَل! لِذلِكَ هُمْ أَمَامَ عَرْشِ ٱلله، يَعْبُدُونَهُ في هَيْكَلِهِ نَهَارًا ولَيْلاً، وٱلْجَالِسُ عَلَى ٱلعَرْشِ سَيُظَلِّلُهُمْ بِخَيْمَتِهِ، فلا يَجُوعُونَ بَعْدُ، ولا يَعْطَشُونَ بَعْدُ، ولا تَلْفَحُهُمُ ٱلشَّمْسُ ولا شَيْءٌ مِنَ ٱلحَرّ، لأَنَّ ٱلحَمَلَ ٱلَّذي في وَسَطِ ٱلعَرْشِ سَيَرْعَاهُم، ويُورِدُهُمْ إِلى يَنَابِيعِ مِيَاهِ ٱلْحَيَاة، وسَيَمْسَحُ ٱللهُ كُلَّ دَمْعَةٍ مِنْ عُيُونِهِم».

The Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Book of Revelation 07/09-17: “After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’