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What Does the Bible Say About What Is Eternal?

Scripture reveals that God alone is eternal — He has no beginning, no end, and exists outside the limits of time itself.

Scripture on What Is Eternal

Psalm 90:2 Old Testament
"Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God."
John 1:1-2 New Testament
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."
Revelation 1:8 New Testament
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
1 Timothy 1:17 New Testament
"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
2 Peter 3:8 New Testament
"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."
The Bottom Line
Eternity isn't just a long time; it's God's permanent, unchanging existence that frames everything else.
Try Today

Spend five minutes in silence thinking about one area of your life where you're anxious about the future, then whisper: 'God was, God is, God will be.' Let that settle in.

Prayer

Jesus taught us to call God 'Father' and to come to Him with our deepest questions, as He invites in Matthew 11:28.

Father, my mind struggles to grasp what it means that You have no beginning and no end. Help me stop pretending my small worries are permanent when You are forever. When I feel trapped by time—by deadlines, aging, regret—remind me that You stand outside all of it, complete and unmoved. Give me peace that my life fits into Your eternal plan, even when I can't see the full picture. In Jesus' name, Amen.

📚 Read Isaiah 40 for how eternity shapes God's power and our trust.

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