Eternity and God (3)
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· 9 viewsWhether one considers the past or the future, God alone is discovered to be permanent and lasting.
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God’s being, his wisdom and his word are eternal
God’s being, his wisdom and his word are eternal
God has always existed
God has always existed
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
See also Job 38:4; Ps 90:2; Hab 1:12; Jn 1:1–2
The eternity of God’s wisdom
The eternity of God’s wisdom
Proverbs 8:22–23 (ESV)
“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work,
the first of his acts of old.
Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
See also Heb 9:14; 1 Pe 1:20
God’s word has always expressed his nature
God’s word has always expressed his nature
Forever, O Lord, your word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
See also Ps 119:160; Mt 24:35; 1 Pe 1:23–25; Is 40:8
God’s purpose to bless is eternal
God’s purpose to bless is eternal
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and 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
Some aspects of the created order are eternal
Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
See also Ge 49:26; Dt 33:15; Hab 3:6
Eternal life
Eternal life
God bestows eternal life
God bestows eternal life
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
See also Jn 3:16; Jn 17:3
Resurrection of the body
Resurrection of the body
So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; 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. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
See also 1 Co 15:50–56; 2 Co 5:1–5; 1 Pe 1:23
God’s eternal blessings
God’s eternal blessings
His eternal salvation
His eternal salvation
Is 45:17; Heb 5:9
His eternal covenant
His eternal covenant
Is 54:10; Je 32:40; Heb 13:20
His eternal glory
His eternal glory
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
See also 2 Ti 2:10; 1 Pe 5:10
An eternal crown
An eternal crown
1 Co 9:25; 1 Pe 5:4; Re 2:10
An eternal inheritance
An eternal inheritance
Heb 9:15; 1 Pe 1:3–5
An eternal home
An eternal home
Lk 16:9; Jn 14:2–3
The eternal kingdom of God
The eternal kingdom of God
God’s eternal rule
God’s eternal rule
To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
See also Ps 10:16; Je 10:10; Re 15:3
The Messiah’s eternal kingdom
The Messiah’s eternal kingdom
Is 9:6–7; Lk 1:32–33
Jesus Christ’s eternal kingdom
Jesus Christ’s eternal kingdom
For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
See also Re 11:15
Eternal punishment
Eternal punishment
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
See also Da 12:2; Mt 25:41; Jud 6–7; Jud 13; Re 14:11