Eternity and God

God’s being, his wisdom and his word are eternal

God has always existed

Genesis 1:1 KJV 1900

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

See also Job 38:4; Ps 90:2; Hab 1:12; Jn 1:1–2

The eternity of God’s wisdom

Proverbs 8:22–23 KJV 1900

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.

See also Heb 9:14; 1 Pe 1:20

God’s word has always expressed his nature

Psalm 119:89 KJV 1900

LAMED. For ever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven.

See also Ps 119:160; Mt 24:35; 1 Pe 1:23–25; Is 40:8

God’s purpose to bless is eternal

2 Timothy 1:9–10 KJV 1900

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

See also Eph 1:3–11; Tt 1:2–3; 1 Pe 1:18–21; Re 13:8

Some aspects of the created order are eternal

Micah 6:2 KJV 1900

Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, And ye strong foundations of the earth: For the Lord hath a controversy with his people, And he will plead with Israel.

See also Ge 49:26; Dt 33:15; Hab 3:6

Eternal life

God bestows eternal life

1 John 5:11 KJV 1900

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

See also Jn 3:16; Jn 17:3

Resurrection of the body

1 Corinthians 15:42–44 KJV 1900

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

See also 1 Co 15:50–56; 2 Co 5:1–5; 1 Pe 1:23

God’s eternal blessings

His eternal salvation

Is 45:17; Heb 5:9

His eternal covenant

Is 54:10; Je 32:40; Heb 13:20

His eternal glory

2 Corinthians 4:17–18 KJV 1900

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

See also 2 Ti 2:10; 1 Pe 5:10

An eternal crown

1 Co 9:25; 1 Pe 5:4; Re 2:10

An eternal inheritance

Heb 9:15; 1 Pe 1:3–5

An eternal home

Lk 16:9; Jn 14:2–3

The eternal kingdom of God

God’s eternal rule

1 Timothy 1:17 KJV 1900

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

See also Ps 10:16; Je 10:10; Re 15:3

The Messiah’s eternal kingdom

Is 9:6–7; Lk 1:32–33

Jesus Christ’s eternal kingdom

2 Peter 1:11 KJV 1900

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

See also Re 11:15

Eternal punishment

Matthew 25:46 KJV 1900

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

See also Da 12:2; Mt 25:41; Jud 6–7; Jud 13; Re 14:11