- Lord Jesus is Everlasting - Christ is "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending". The fact that God is everlasting is hard to comprehend, since we are mortal and finite human beings, who are confined to time and space in our earthly bodies. As such, we cannot fully comprehend an infinite Supreme Being. God is a Being Who spoke and created the universe, and He created you and me. He is a Being Who is outside of time and space because those things are part of His creation; and He is infinite in His knowledge, power and presence. The word “being” denotes existence. When God told Moses that His name is “I AM” (which is related to “Jehovah”), He indicated that He is the only “Being” that exists “from everlasting [past] to everlasting [future]”. A human “being” only exists from conception to eternity future. In order to even attempt such a study as this, we need to open the only reliable source of information about God – His Word, the Bible.
Psa 90:2 “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
Mic 5:2 “But thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
Isa 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
Isa 44:6 “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
Rev 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord [Lord Jesus], which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Col 1:13-17 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
- God's Everlasting Reign - In this beautiful verse in Psa 45, God the Father is declaring to God the Son, that the Son is Eternal God and his throne is established for ever and ever. God’s rule spans all of human history on this earth from Creation to Judgment Day.
Psa 45:6 “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.”
Exo 15:18 "The LORD shall reign for ever and ever."
Jer 10:10 “But the LORD is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth shall
tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.”
Dan 4:3 “How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.”
Rev 11:17 "Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned."
1 Cor 15:25 “For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Rev 19:16 "And he [Lord Jesus] hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
- God's Everlasting Righteousness - As God Himself is everlasting, so is His righteousness, or salvation. God’s righteousness has everything to do with His salvation program pertaining to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. God’s righteousness is always related to eternal life. Isa 51 announces this wonderful promise: 1 Tim 6 announces that this invisible God – the Creator – is unapproachable without the Lord Jesus. Have you been clothed with the everlasting righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ – the only Savior for sinners?
Isa 51:6 “Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.”
Dan 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”
Psa 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.”
Isa 51:5 “My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”
Psa 111:3 "His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever."
1 Tim 6:14-16 “That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”
- God's Everlasting Judgement - Those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, shall be punished with everlasting destruction. Dan 12 delineates what will happen to those individuals who have died – Christian and non-Christian alike – and are resurrected on the Last Day (Judgment Day).
Dan 12:2 “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
Jude 1:6 “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”
Mat 25:41 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.”
2 The 1:8-9 “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.”
- God's Word is Everlasting - The Word of God, the Bible, is living and everlasting. This Word is pictured as an “incorruptible seed” because it produces a plant that can never die. God gives true believers eternal life in their souls through His Word,even though they were once spiritually dead. Thus, we can see how the Bible is living and makes alive dead souls.
Psa 111:7-8 "The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness."
Rev 14:6-7 “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
John 4:13-14 “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Rom10:17 “faith [salvation] cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”
Hab 3:6 "He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting."
John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
1 Pet 1:23 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.”
John 6:27 “Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”
- God's Mercy and Love on His Elect is Everlasting - We find these words of comfort and assurance of God’s unfailing love for His children in the following verses. Believers have this great hope that their lives will not end in death and the grave, but that they will be forever with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Deu 33:27 “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms...”
Isa 57:15 “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
Psa 103:17 “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”
Isa 54:7-8 “For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee [Elect of God]. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.”
Isa 45:17 “But Israel [the elect] shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.”
Rom 8:35, 37-39 "35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Psa 100:1-5 “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
- God Chose His people that He might Indwell them throughout Eternity.
Psa 132:13-18 "For the LORD hath chosen Zion [[typifying new heavens and new earth]; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor [poor in Spirit] with bread [Living Bread]. 16I will also clothe [with Christ's Rob of Righteousness] her priests [priests and kings] with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17There will I make the horn of David [Lord Jesus Christ] to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish."
Psa 106:48 “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel [typifying Elect of God] from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.”
Gen 17:7-8 “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan [typifying new heavens and new earth], for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”
Jer 32:39-40 “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”
Heb 13:20-21 “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect [complete] in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Isa 35:10 “And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion [typifying new heavens and new earth] with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
- God is the Believer's Source for Everlasting Strength.
Isa 26:4 "Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:"
Jer 32:39-40 “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”
2 Pet 1:10-11 “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Gal 6:8 “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Isa 60:19-20 “The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.”
2 The 2:16-17 “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.”
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