God, the eternal

God transcends all limitations of time and endures for ever.

God endures for ever

Nehemiah 9:5 See also Deuteronomy 32:40, Deuteronomy 33:27; Job 36:26; Psalm 48:14, Psalm 102:12; Isaiah 40:28; Habakkuk 1:12

Then the Levites— Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah— said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

God transcends all concepts of time

Revelation 1:8 See also Psalm 90:4; Isaiah 41:4; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Hebrews 13:8; 2 Peter 3:8; Revelation 11:17, Revelation 22:13

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come — the Almighty.

He existed before time

Psalm 90:2 See also Proverbs 8:23; John 17:5, John 17:24; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:20

Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

He will exist after time

Hebrews 1:11–12 See also Psalm 102:26–27

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

The eternity of God's qualities

His love

1 Chronicles 16:34 parallel Psalm 106:1 See also 2 Chronicles 5:13; Psalm 103:17; Jeremiah 31:3; Hosea 2:19

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

His faithfulness

Psalm 100:5 See also Psalm 117:2, Psalm 146:6

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

His power

Psalm 66:7 See also Romans 1:20; 1 Peter 5:11

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

His righteousness

Psalm 111:3 See also Psalm 112:3, Psalm 119:142; Daniel 9:24

Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.

God's word is eternal

Psalm 119:89 See also Mark 13:31; 1 Peter 1:24–25; Isaiah 40:8

Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.

God's covenant is eternal

Genesis 17:7 See also Numbers 18:19; Psalm 105:10; Isaiah 24:5, Isaiah 54:10, Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 32:40

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

God's kingdom is eternal

Psalm 145:13 See also Exodus 15:18; Psalm 9:7, Psalm 45:6; Lamentations 5:19; Daniel 4:3, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:27; 2 Peter 1:11

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

God's gifts are eternal

Romans 11:29

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

He gives eternal life

John 10:28 See also John 5:24, John 6:47; Romans 2:7, Romans 6:23

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

He gives eternal salvation

Isaiah 45:17 See also Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 9:12

But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

He gives eternal joy

Isaiah 35:10 See also Psalm 16:11; Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 61:7

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

He gives eternal possessions

Genesis 48:4 See also Genesis 17:8

and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’