God's eternal word

“Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.” Psalm 119:89
With so many people these days denying that the whole Bible is true, and denying that it is the inspired, infallible word of God, it’s interesting to note what God says about it. Not only does it ‘stand firm’, but it is also eternal. God’s Word will endure forever. Think about it: that’s longer than the earth will endure – and even longer than heaven itself will endure, since the heavens and earth will be destroyed and re-created (Isa. 65:17, Matt. 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33). These things that we think of as being so fixed and permanent, yet the Word of God will outlast them all.
I really don’t get it when people say things like, ‘Well, the Bible says X but what it really means is Y.’ Of course, the Bible uses figures of speech, but it doesn’t say things like ‘if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire’ (Rev. 20:15) to mean ‘if your good deeds outweigh your bad, you’ll go to heaven.’ It doesn’t emphasise the bodily resurrection of Christ to mean that it was a spiritual resurrection. No – the God means what He says and says what He means. He has given us His word through the apostles and prophets, and it will stand, unchanged, forever.