Not One Jot or Tittle Shall Pass

What exactly, is required for the law to be fulfilled?

Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 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.

This is an extraordinary statement made by the Lord Jesus Himself. The fulfillment of the law is guaranteed, whatever it means, and it must happen before heaven and earth pass. The entire law must be fulfilled before the end of time.

2Pe 3:10 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. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Before this catastrophic event occurs, EVERY ASPECT OF THE LAW, must be in force and submitted to by everyone otherwise the law is left unfulfilled. This is where the “Power of His Resurrection” comes to play, for without the power to bring back life from the dead, millions would never be able to fulfill the law.
I’d like to bring forward a number of verses that I believe shed light on the requirements of fulfilling the law. First, what do we know about the law which will be in place at the time of the end of the earth and heaven?

Mt 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

How’s that for cutting to the chase? On these two commandments hang ALL the law and the prophets.

Jas 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Any violation of love will be considered breaking the law like having respect of persons as noted above. Also, lack of mercy, Jas 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. putting yourself before others, <>, etcetera!

In order for the whole law to be fulfilled completely, every one must come to the point where they love God above all, and love their neighbor as themselves.

1Jo 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

Jesus is the firstborn and it was incumbent upon him to set the example. Which He did perfectly!

1Pe 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

…that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind....5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Php 2:2,5

Col 1: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:...18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Jesus, as the firstborn is our example. He IS love. This is much deeper than merely having love, or exhibiting love. Love is His very essence… His nature. He loves because He is love. Because He IS love, he fulfills the law. It is impossible for Jesus to work ill towards His neighbor! In fact, if Jesus could work ill towards anyone, He could not fulfill the law!

Ro 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Here, I must leave it to you who hold to the tradition of eternal damnation to explain how the law will ever be fulfilled, if eternal damnation is true. How can heaven and earth pass away before all creation is submitted to the Royal Law of Love?

This fulfillment is spoken of and described in Scripture, how does it occur?

Re 5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

This is how the law will be fulfilled, every jot and tittle, before the earth and heaven is destroyed. Everyone from Adam to his last descendant will be in submission to Love by the power of Jesus Christ, who IS Love, that God may be each persons "all" and be dwelling in each person.

ALL IN ALL! Thou shalt Love the Lord thy God with ALL thy heart, and ALL thy soul, and ALL thy strength. That would make Him "your" ALL, wouldn't it? If only one was NOT reconciled to God, then he could only be ALL in Some. Maybe even ALL in MOST! Not good enough, He MUST be...

ALL...... IN.......ALL!