(See NIV), 2 Chronicles 5:13it came even to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD: 'for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever'; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD,(See NAS), 2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made, to give thanks unto the LORD, for His mercy endureth for ever, with the praises of David by their hand; and the priests sounded trumpets over against them; and all Israel stood. (KJV WBS), Romans 16:26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:(KJV WBS), Galatians 6:8For 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. All the people said, "Amen," and praised Yahweh. 1st John 5:7: The best proof of the Trinity you might not have read! It is assumed in this article that Scripture teaches the survival of the soul after death, the reality of retribution and of judgment to come, and a shorter or longer period of suffering for sin in the case of the unredeemed in the world beyond. Int. (DBY), Leviticus 23:41And ye shall celebrate it as a feast to Jehovah seven days in the year: it is an everlasting statute throughout your generations; in the seventh month shall ye celebrate it. With the same meaning it occurs in Deuteronomy 33:27, "The eternal God is thy dwelling-place.". It is maintained here that the punishment of sin, in the case of the finally impenitent, is everlasting.II. In reality, however, the eternity of God is not simply His filling of ever-flowing "ages," but rather that aspect of His being in which He is above time; for which time (the succession-form of existence) does not exist; to which the terms past, present and future do not apply. Such passages are Ephesians 1:10 Philippians 2:9-11; above all, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28. Video: Inspiration: The Original Autographs Only? aforetime, ancient time, before, east end, part, side eternal, everlasting, forward, Or qedmah {kayd ... /hebrew/6924.htm - 6k, 5703. ad -- perpetuity... forevermore* (2), old (1), perpetual (1). Another word, qedhem, with the meaning "ancient time," is rendered "everlasting" in Habakkuk 1:12 ("Art not thou from everlasting?"). The annihilation theory takes different forms. Figuratively also the term is applied to objects of impressive stability and long duration, as mountains, hills (eg.

Before attempting a positive answer, it is proper that a glance be taken at the rival theories put forth in alleviation of the difficulty.1. (KJV WBS), Matthew 19:29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
In reality, however, the eternity of God is not simply His filling of ever-flowing "ages," but rather that aspect of His being in which He is above time; for which time (the succession-form of existence) does not exist; to which the terms past, present and future do not apply.

For a complete Scripture study system, try SwordSearcher Bible Software, which includes the unabridged version of this dictionary. (KJV WBS), 2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;(KJV DBY WBS NIV), 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now 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,(KJV WBS), 1 Timothy 1:16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. EVERLASTING. PRELIMINARY ASSUMPTIONS1. Nature of Punishment3. Universal Salvation:The most comprehensive solution propounded is that of universal salvation-of a final restitution of all souls to God's favor and to blessedness. The Saints' Everlasting Rest Richard Baxter. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth. ... /.../macduff/the faithful promiser/27th day everlasting espousals.htm, The Everlasting Music. It must, however, be evident that, be the number greater or smaller-and who shall give assurance of its smallness?-if there are any such souls, the difficulty in principle remains, and the passages alleged as teaching universal restoration are equally contradicted. With the same meaning it occurs in Deuteronomy 33:27, "The eternal God is thy dwelling-place. "And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever. (See NIV), Psalms 76:4Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game. Old Testament and Jewish Conceptions:The doctrine of future punishment is not prominent in the Old Testament, where rewards and punishments are chiefly connected with the present life. tr., Emma Frances Bevan, 1899. The sense of the word "everlasting," in application to future punishment, is considered in the article PUNISHMENT, EVERLASTING.The term "everlasting" or "eternal," applied to God, describes Him as filling, or enduring through, all the "ages" of time. <. THE SACRED WOUNDS There is an everlasting home. ... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. (DBY NAS RSV NIV), Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV), Genesis 21:33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. —Psalm 138:2, KJV. Bibliography Information Matthew 18:8; Matthew 25:41, 46 Luke 16:9; Luke 18:30 John 3:16, 36, etc. Second Probation:It is significant that on the side alike of the advocates of restoration and of those of annihilation (e.g. Preservation of Scripture, Preservation of the Sanctified. Habakkuk. New Testament Teaching:In the New Testament, the strongest language is used by Jesus and the apostolic writers on the certainty and severity of the punishment of sin in the future state, and always in a manner which suggests that the doom is final. You are from everlasting. of 2. We read, e.g., of a restoration of all things"-the same that Christ calls the palingenesia-but, in the same breath, we are told of those who will not hearken, and will be destroyed (Matthew 19:28 Acts 3:21, 23). There is a vast area here for the divine administration on which no light at all is afforded us.5. (DBY), Numbers 19:21And it shall be an everlasting statute unto them. "He is Faithful that Promised."

I know you not" (Matthew 25:10, 12; compare 7:23), as in those of the Epistles (e.g. Conscious Suffering in FutureII. Maurice, Farrar) decline to commit themselves to it as more than a "hope," and admit the possibility of human souls continuing to resist God endlessly (Maurice, Theological Essays, 476; Farrar, Eternal Hope, Pref., xv, xvi; Mercy and Judgment, I, 485, "In this sense there may be for some souls an endless hell").

Universal Salvation2. More pertinent is the criticism of other writers (e.g. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/166.htm - 8k, 1067. geenna -- Gehenna, a valley W. and South of Jer., also a ... ... ("hell"), the place of - torment (judgment), refers strictly to the everlasting abode of the redeemed where they experience divine judgment . "(3) The Last Judgment.The New Testament doctrine of the last judgment leads to the same conclusion. 78;, 197;; compare his Mercy and Judgment, passim) that aionios does not necessarily mean "eternal" (according to Cox it does not mean this at all), but is strictly "age-long," is therefore compatible with, if it does not directly suggest, a terminable period. ev-er-last'-ing (olam, `adh; aidios, aionios): "Everlasting," in strictness, is that which endures forever; either that which has no beginning and will have no end (in which sense it is applicable to God only), or that which, having a beginning, will have no end, but henceforth will exist forever (thus of beings created for immortality; see IMMORTALITY).