Not to Abolish but to Fulfill: Matthew 5:17-20

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

The rabbis listening would have perked up. The Law—Torah—was their life. The Prophets completed the revelation. Was this new teacher dismantling Israel's foundation?

No. Not abolishing. Fulfilling. Bringing to completion what the Law always pointed toward.

"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.