I am speaking not about political change, but the change that God is going to bring about. Already He has brought about change in regards to the Aaronic priesthood: “For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law” (Heb. 7:12). The whole tenor of the message in Hebrews is the failure of the Aaronic priesthood and the weakness and unprofitableness of the law: “for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God” (v. 19). God has introduced a new Priest and a new covenant, of which Christ is the Mediator!

There is the gradual change, at the present time, in regards to our moral likeness to Christ: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed [or changed] into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Cor. 3:18).

We anticipate a change in relation to our bodies also: “Who will transform [or change] our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body” (Phil. 3:21). This is the mystery of which Paul speaks: “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Cor. 15:51–52). There will be a change of location too, for “the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Th. 4:16–17).

Finally, the physical heavens and the earth shall be changed: “Like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed” (Heb. 1:12; cf. Rev. 21:1). Like Job, we may say, “I will wait, till my change comes.”