“But if our opponents say, How then is it, if the universe be not destroyed, that the Lord says that "heaven and earth shall pass away; " and the prophet, that "the heaven shall perish as smoke, and the earth shall grow old as a garment; " we answer, because it is usual for the Scriptures to call the change of the worl…”
Methodius of Olympus, 4th c. — Methodius From the Discourse on the Resurrection
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30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
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28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
— Psalms 104:30 —
31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.