30 Bible Verses about Eternal
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And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
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Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
death » Eternal » Foretold
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
death » Eternal » Gates of
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Dominion » Christ's » Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Election » Of saints, is » Eternal
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Eternal » Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Eternal » Punishment » Future
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Compares the suffering of, to fire
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Eternal » Glory » The glory will be endless
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other allusions to
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other references of Christ to
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Described as banishment from God
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Spiritual service
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Faith in Christ
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Eternal » Hope » The soul's sure anchor
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Eternal » Hope » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Eternal » Hope » A heavenly treasure
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Renunciation of the world
Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Sowing in the spirit
For 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.
Eternal » Hope » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Eternal » Hope » Anticipates Christ's coming
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Eternal » Hope » Assures of immortality
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Glory » Christ's » Eternal
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Glory » Eternal » Inherited by saints
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Glory » Eternal » Saints called to
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glory » Eternal » The bodies of saints shall be raised in
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by present afflictions
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Glory » Eternal » Accompanies salvation by Christ
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Glory » Eternal » Procured by the death of Christ
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Glory » Eternal » Of God's people shall be rich and abundant
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Glory » Eternal » Saints afore prepared to
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Glory » Eternal » Present afflictions not worthy to be compared with
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Glory » Eternal » Saints shall be, of their ministers
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
Glory » Of God » Eternal
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
Glory » Eternal » Afflictions of ministers are, to saints
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by afflictions
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Glory » Eternal » Saints prepared unto
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
God, Glory of » Described as » Eternal
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Hope » Eternal » In God
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Hope » Eternal » The soul's sure anchor
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Hope » Eternal » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Hope » Eternal » A heavenly treasure
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Hope » Eternal » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Hope » Eternal » Anticipates Christ's coming
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Hope » Eternal » Assures of immortality
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Life » Eternal » General references to
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Mercy » Eternal
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Priesthood » Of Christ » Eternal
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Punishment » Eternal
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Redemption » Described as » Eternal
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Rest, spiritual » Eternal
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Eternal
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
But 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:
Topics on Eternal
Eternal Blessing
2 Samuel 7:29Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Eternal Death
Psalm 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Eternal Deliverance
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Eternal Evil
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Eternal Existence
1 Corinthians 15:42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Eternal Judgement
Psalm 77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Eternal Judgment
Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
eternal life, experience of
John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
eternal life, gift of
John 5:39-40Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
eternal life, nature of
John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Eternal Loyalty
Psalm 131:3Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
Eternal Perspective
2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Eternal Possession
Genesis 17:8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Eternal Praise
Romans 9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Eternal Punishment
Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Eternal Security
John 10:28-29And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Eternal State
Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Eternal World
Ecclesiastes 1:4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
God's Kingdom Being Eternal
Psalm 145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
God, The Eternal
Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Man's Eternal Attributes
Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Rest, Eternal
Hebrews 4:3-4For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
The Eternal Covenant
Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.