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Eternal life
This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”).
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It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the whole future of the redeemed (Luke 16:9), and is opposed to “eternal punishment” (Matt. 19:29; 25:46). It is the final reward and glory into which the children of God enter (1 Tim. 6:12, 19; Rom. 6:22; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 1:16; Rom. 5:21); their Sabbath of rest (Heb. 4:9; comp. 12:22).
The newness of life which the believer derives from Christ (Rom. 6:4) is the very essence of salvation, and hence the life of glory or the eternal life must also be theirs (Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11, 12; Rom. 5:17, 21; 8:30; Eph. 2:5, 6). It is the “gift of God in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom. 6:23). The life the faithful have here on earth (John 3:36; 5:24; 6:47, 53-58) is inseparably connected with the eternal life beyond, the endless life of the future, the happy future of the saints in heaven (Matt. 19:16, 29; 25:46).
In the Bible
44
Verses where Eternal life is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 John 1:2
And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
- 1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
- 1 John 3:15
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
- 1 John 5:11
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- 1 John 5:13
I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
- 1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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Scripture on Eternal life
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Eternal life references
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Voices on Eternal life
24
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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