Seek the face of YHvH in His WORD. The Feast of Booths (known to some as the ... Also known as Sukkot in Hebrew,
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
God wanted the Israelites to observe this ... The fulfillment of this great
festival is spoken of in Revelation 21:3,
It will be new to many.
" And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. "
This Revelation prophecy concerns the times after the 1,000 year reign of Yeshua.
The writings of Paul sometimes seem contradictory. They are complex and not as simple to understand as they first appear. One of the problems is that we don't often take into consideration who he is writing/talking to. We assume he is speaking to us as well. So, context is paramount to understanding Paul.
When I have problems understanding one of Paul's writings, I try to reconcile the words with the Words of the Almighty and Yeshua. If I can't, I go with the words of the latter.
An example: What does "for ever" mean? For one, it depends upon who actually said it. Second, could heaven and earth passing away end "for ever"? Or, does "for ever" carry over into the new heaven and earth?
Lot's of complex questions and no definitive answers. At least not yet - though we are promised more will be revealed at the Second Coming.