Eternity
November 19, 2018 at 2:35 pm | Posted in Eternity | 1 CommentTags: eternal, eternal life, eternal security, eternality of God, Eternity, everlasting, everlasting security, unending
The idea of eternity can be difficult for finite minds to grasp. Unlike our amazing Creator, we (His creatures) are constantly changing. Since “time” is the method devised for measuring change, we can scarcely fathom a realm (or a God) that exists “outside” of time. Christians talk of “spending” eternity with God and describe our Heavenly home as a place that will “last” forever, but we truly lack the language to adequately explain what it will be like to live “forever” with our magnificent Savior and His eternal, unending, infinite majesties, glories, and perfections.
Some of the earliest posts on this blog dealt with the theme of everlasting security, so, along with those and some other posts that examine Bible verses which talk about eternal life and God’s infinitude and immutability, I came up with the category called “Eternity.” Here are the links to its posts:
1. The Eternal Glory of God (II Timothy 2:10)
2. There Are Some Absolutes (Psalm 25)
3. Temporary Wealth Vs. Eternal Wealth (II Timothy 6:17-18)
4. Right Where You’re Supposed to Be (Ecclesiastes 3:11-12)
5. R.S.V.P. Before You R.I.P. (Ezekiel 12:27-28)
6. It’s Just Faith (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 4:5)
7. When Time Shall Be No More (Matthew 13:51-52)
8. The Bridegroom Cleans His Bride’s Wedding Gown (Revelation 19:7-9)
a. Delivery and Birth (I Corinthians 5:1-5)
b. The Deposit on Your Soul (II Corinthians 5:5)
c. It All Depends on What Your Definition of “OF” Is (Galatians 2:16-20)
d. All in the Past (Ephesians 4:30-32)
e. Who “KEEPS” Me Saved? (Philippians 3:9)
f. Perfect Unbreakable Love (Colossians 3:13-14)
g. Learning to Like Eternal Life (I Thessalonians 4:7-8)
h. Eternal Destruction (II Thessalonians 1:7-9, 2:16)
i. Temporarily Saved Is Not Really Saved at All (I Timothy 2:3-4)
j. Get Over Yourself, because You Can’t Get Over on God (II Timothy 2:13)
k. Eternally Paid in Full (Philemon vv. 18-19)
l. The Author of the Story that Never Ends (Hebrews 12:2, 7:5; Titus 1:2)
m. Eternal Security Does Not Have an Expiration Date (I Peter 1:5, 2:24, 4:17)
n. The Legend of the Unsaved Christian (II Peter 2:20-22)
o. The Everlasting Anointing (I John 2:27)
p. The Things that Will Last (II John v. 8)
q. Eternal Infamy vs. Eternal Honor (III John vv. 9-10)
9. Do You Want to Live Forever? (I Timothy 2:5)
10. Discipleship Lesson 2: Everlasting Security
11. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 1) (John 14:16-17)
12. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 2) (Ezekiel 3:20; John 1:12-3)
13. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 3)
14. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 4) (Luke 8:13; Deuteronomy 30:17-20; Matthew 5:13)
15. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 5)
16. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 6)
17. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 7)
18. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 8) (Jude)
19. Objections To the Doctrine of Everlasting Security Answered (Objection 9) (Luke 9:24)
20. Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket (Job 39:13-17; Matthew 23:37; I John 5:13; Deuteronomy 33:27) *
21. Do Birds Sing about Eternity? (Ecclesiastes 3:11-14)
22. Partakers Overtake Undertakers (Hebrews 6:4-6)
23. The Assurance of the Blood (Hebrews 13:20-21; Jeremiah 32:40; Luke 22:20)
24. The Testator as Intercessor (Hebrews 7)
25. Hard Sayings (John 6)
26. What about the “If”s in Hebrews?
27. An Eternal Appointment? (Acts 13:48-49)
28. Safe and Secure: Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 2:9; John 1:12-13; 6:34-37)
29. Safe and Secure: Eternally Ovine (Jonah 2:9; John 1:12-13; 6:39; 10:27-28)
30. Safe and Secure: The Integrity, Infallibility, and Immutability of the Savior (Hebrews 6:1-12; 7:23-25; 12:2; Romans 8:35-39)
31. Safe and Secure: The Intersection of Security and Assurance
32. Safe and Secure: False Professors Can’t Lose What They Never Had (Matthew 7:21-23)
* most-viewed post in category
Eternal Destruction
November 2, 2009 at 9:21 am | Posted in Biblical Violence, Eternity, II Thessalonians | 25 CommentsTags: 2 Thessalonians 1, 2 Thessalonians 2, eternal, eternal death, eternal security, everlasting security, once saved always saved, perseverance of the saints, Romans 3, Romans 4
Some Bible words can be hard to understand. If you are going to get a grip on the idea of “propitiation” or “justification” (Romans 4:25, 3:25), you had better be prepared to stay up all night. There are other words, however, which are extremely self-explanatory. Take the word “everlasting.” Something that is “everlasting,” is something that…(all together now)…LASTS…FOR…EVER.
When God says something is everlasting, it may blow our minds a little. After all, most things in this world have a start and a stop, a beginning and an end. The sun comes up; the sun goes down. Plants spring up and grow; plants wither and rot. People are born; people die. In God’s realm of eternity, however, there is no true end or beginning. So while the conceptualization of “everlasting” may be difficult, the basic sense of it is not. This is a great encouragement to true Christian believers and a great condemnation to those who have rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Unbelievers will experience punishment forever.
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 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;
II Thessalonians 1:7-9
However, believers have the assurance of knowing that their salvation may never be lost.
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,
II Thessalonians 2:16
Right Where You’re Supposed to Be
April 24, 2009 at 10:16 am | Posted in Ecclesiastes, Eternity | 12 CommentsTags: birthdays, divine appointments, Ecclesiastes 3, eternal, eternal nature of God, eternal salvation, God's will, purpose of life, Romans 1
Have you ever wondered why you were born in the place where you were born? Have you ever thought about what it would have been like to live in a different time in history? These are questions that we will never be able to fully answer on this side of eternity. However, you can rest assured that, according to Scripture, God, before He created you, ordained in His perfect will that you would be born exactly where and when He chose.
The divine appointment which we call our birthday was chosen for our own good, and for God’s Own glory. In the heart of every person, at every place and time, since the beginning of creation, God has placed the idea of eternity, and revelation of Himself.
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
For this reason, every single one of us is without excuse if we have failed to acknowledge and worship God (Romans 1:19-20). We have all failed to do this at one time or another, but the realization that we are part of God’s eternal, unseen plan should cause us to rejoice, and should motivate us to serve Him with joy.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Ecclesiastes 3:12
The Deep End 