Eternal (draft)
Places in Scripture that say something is (or will be) “eternal”, “everlasting”, or “forever”. Excludes commands or vows to do things forever, prayers or desires that things would be forever, and other speculative, conditional, and counterfactual statements.
God, things of God
God
Ge 1:1; 21:33; Dt 32:40; 33:27; Job 36:26; Ps 9:7; 74:12; 90:2, 4; 93:2; 102:24, 27; Isa 26:4; 40:28; 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; 57:15; Jer 10:10; Da 4:34; 6:26; 12:7; Hab 1:12; Ro 1:23; 16:26; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; Rev 1:4, 8; 4:8–10; 10:6; 15:7; 21:6
Jesus, Messiah, Son of God
Ps 45:2; Ps 45:17; 110:4 (cited at Heb 5:6; 6:20; 7:17, 21); Pr 8:22–31; Isa 9:6–7; Eze 37:25; Da 7:14 (cited at Mt 26:64; Mk 14:62; Lk 1:33; Rev 11:15); Mic 5:2 (cited at Mt 2:6; Jn 7:42); Lk 1:33; Jn 8:35; 12:34 (cites Ps 89:36; 110:4; Isa 9:7; Da 7:14); Ro 9:5; Heb 1:8 (cites Ps 45:6); Heb 1:12 (cites Ps 102:26–27); Heb 5:6 (cites Ps 110:4); Heb 6:20 (cites Ps 110:4); Heb 7:3 (cites Ge 14:18–20; Ps 110:4); Heb 7:17 (cites Ps 110:4); Heb 7:21 (cites Ps 110:4); Heb 7:24, 28 (cites Ps 110:4); Heb 10:12 (cites Ps 110:1); Heb 13:8; 2Pe 1:11; 1Jn 1:1–2; 5:20; Rev 1:18
Holy Spirit
God’s name, kingdom, works
Ex 3:15; 15:18; Dt 33:27; 2Sa 7:26; 1Ch 17:24; 29:10; Ps 10:16; 29:10; 33:11; 55:19; 66:7; 92:8; 102:12; 111:3, 10; 119:142; 135:13; 139:24; 145:13; 146:10; Ecc 3:14; Isa 45:17; 51:6, 8; 55:13; 63:12, 16; La 5:19; Da 2:44; 4:3, 34; 6:26; 7:27; 9:24; Mic 4:7; Hab 3:6; Ro 1:20, 25; 2Co 11:31; Eph 3:11; 2Ti 1:9; Heb 5:9; 9:12; 1Pe 4:11; Rev 11:15
God’s word, law, gospel
Main topic: God’s word
Dt 29:29; Ps 111:7–8; 119:89, 144, 151–152, 160; Isa 30:8; 40:8 (cited at 1Pe 1:24–25); Mt 24:35 (cf. Mk 13:31; Lk 21:33); 1Pe 1:23–25 (cites Isa 40:8); 2Jn 1:2; Rev 14:6
God’s covenants, promises
Main topic: Covenant theology
Noahic: Ge 9:12, 16; Isa 24:5; Abrahamic: Ge 13:15; 17:7–8, 13, 19; 48:4; Ex 32:13; 1Ch 16:17; 17:22; 2Ch 20:7; Ps 105:8–10; Jer 7:7; 25:5; Lk 1:55; Mosaic: Lev 24:8; Nu 18:19; 25:13; Jos 14:9; Jdg 2:1; 2Sa 7:24; 1Ch 28:8; Ezr 9:12; Ps 111:5, 9; Davidic: 2Sa 7:13, 16, 25; 22:51 (cites Ps 18:50); 2Sa 23:5; 1Ki 2:33, 45; 9:5; 11:36; 2Ki 8:19; 1Ch 17:12, 14, 27; 22:10; 28:4, 7; 2Ch 7:18; 13:5; 21:7; Ps 18:50 (cited at 2Sa 22:51); Ps 21:4, 6; 89:3–4, 28–29, 36–37; 132:12; New: Isa 55:3; 59:21; 60:21; 61:8; Jer 31:36; 32:40; 50:5; Eze 16:60; 37:25–26; Hos 2:19; Heb 9:15; 13:20
God’s steadfast love, mercy, faithfulness
Main topic: God is love
1Ki 10:9 (cf. 2Ch 9:8); 1Ch 16:41; 2Ch 5:13; 7:3, 6; 20:21; Ezr 3:11; Ps 25:6; 89:2, 28; 100:5; 103:17 (cited at Lk 1:50); Ps 106:1; 107:1; 117:2; 118:1–4, 29; 119:90; 136:1–26; 138:8; 146:6; Isa 54:8; 55:3; Jer 31:3; 33:11; Lk 1:50 (cites Ps 103:17)
God’s anger, wrath
Men, human institutions
Life of believers
Ge 3:22; Ps 22:26; 133:3; Isa 25:8 (cited at 1Co 15:54; Rev 7:17; 21:4); Da 12:2 (cited at Mt 25:46; Jn 5:29); Mt 19:16 (cf. Mk 10:17; Lk 18:18); Mt 19:29 (cf. Mk 10:30; Lk 18:30); Mt 25:46 (cites Da 12:2); Lk 10:25; 20:35 (cf. Mt 22:30; Mk 12:25); Jn 3:15 (cites Nu 21:8–9); Jn 3:16, 36; 4:14, 36; 5:24, 39; 6:27, 40, 47, 51, 54, 58, 68; 8:51–52; 10:28; 11:26; 12:25 (cf. Mt 10:39; Mk 8:35; Lk 9:24); Jn 12:50; 17:2–3; Ac 13:46, 48; Ro 2:7; 5:21; 6:22–23; 1Co 15:42, 52–53, 54 (cites Isa 25:8); Gal 6:8; 1Ti 1:16; 6:12; Tit 1:2; 3:7; 1Jn 2:17, 25; 3:15; 5:11, 13; Jude 1:21
Believers, the righteous
Dt 5:29; 12:28; Jos 14:9; 1Ch 29:18; Job 36:7; Ps 5:11; 9:18; 12:7; 15:5; 16:11 (cited at Ac 2:28); Ps 23:6; 28:9; 31:1 (cf. Ps 71:1); Ps 37:18, 27–29; 41:12; 48:14; 55:22 (cited at 1Pe 5:7); Ps 61:4; 73:26; 106:31; 112:3, 6, 9 (cited at 2Co 9:9); Ps 119:111; 121:8; 125:1–2; Pr 10:25, 30; Isa 32:17; 35:10 (cf. Isa 51:11); Isa 56:5; 60:19 (cited at Rev 21:23; 22:5); Isa 60:20 (cited at Rev 21:4; 22:5); Isa 61:7; 65:18; Jer 35:19; Da 7:18; 12:3 (cited at Mt 13:43); Joel 2:26, 27 (cited at Ro 10:11); Mic 4:5; Lk 16:9; 1Co 9:25; 15:50; 2Co 4:17–18; 5:1; 9:9 (cites Ps 112:9); 2Th 2:16; 2Ti 2:10; Phm 1:15; Heb 10:14; 1Pe 1:4; 5:4, 10; Rev 22:5 (cites Da 7:18, 27)
Zion, Jerusalem, temple
1Ki 9:3 (cf. 2Ch 7:16); 2Ki 21:7 (cf. 2Ch 33:7); 1Ch 23:25; 2Ch 30:8; 33:4 (cf. 2Ki 21:4); Ps 48:8; 68:16; 78:69; 93:5; 132:14; Isa 33:20; 60:15; Jer 17:25; 31:40; Eze 37:26, 28; 43:7, 9; Joel 3:20
Priesthood, statutes, feasts, offerings
Ex 12:14, 17, 24; 27:21; 28:43; 29:9, 28, 42; 30:8, 21; 31:16–17; 40:15; Lev 3:17; 6:18, 22; 7:34, 36; 10:9, 15; 16:29, 31, 34; 17:7; 23:14, 21, 31, 41; 24:3, 8–9; 25:32, 34; Nu 10:8; 15:15; 18:8, 11, 19, 23; 19:10, 21; 25:13; 1Sa 2:30, 35; 1Ch 15:2; 23:13; 2Ch 2:4; Ne 13:1; Jer 33:18; Eze 46:14
Punishment of the wicked
Ex 14:13; Nu 24:24; Dt 13:16; 28:46; Jos 8:28; 1Sa 3:13–14; 2Sa 12:10; 1Ki 2:33; 2Ki 5:27; Job 20:7; Ps 9:5–6; 49:11, 19; 52:5; 69:23 (cited at Ro 11:10); Ps 74:3; 78:66; 81:15; 83:17; 92:7; 109:19; Isa 13:20; 14:20; 25:2; 32:14; 33:14; 34:10 (cited at Rev 14:11; 19:3); Isa 34:17; Jer 18:16; 20:11; 23:40; 25:9, 12; 49:13, 33; 50:39; 51:26, 39, 57, 62; Eze 26:21; 27:36; 28:19; 35:9; Da 7:26; 12:2 (cited at Mt 25:46; Jn 5:29); Am 8:7; Ob 1:10; Zep 2:9; Mal 1:4; Mt 12:32 (cf. Mk 3:29; Lk 12:10); Mt 18:8 (cf. Mk 9:43–48); Mt 21:19 (cf. Mk 11:14); Mt 25:41, 46 (cites Da 12:2); Ro 11:10 (cites Ps 69:23); 2Th 1:9 (cites Isa 2:10, 19, 21); Heb 6:2; 2Pe 2:17; Jude 1:6, 7 (cites Ge 19:24–25); Jude 1:13; Rev 14:11 (cites Isa 34:10); Rev 19:3 (cites Isa 34:10); Rev 20:10
Men, human things?
Ex 19:9; 21:6; Lev 25:46; Dt 15:17; 23:3, 6; Jos 4:7; 9:23; 1Sa 1:22; 20:15, 23, 42; 27:12; 2Sa 2:26; 3:28; 1Ki 1:31; 12:7 (cf. 2Ch 10:7); Ne 2:3; Job 4:20; 19:24; 23:7; 41:4; Ps 30:6; 49:8–9; 74:10; 119:44, 93, 112; Pr 12:19; 21:28; 27:24; 29:14; Ecc 2:16; 9:6; 12:5; Isa 47:7 (cited at Rev 18:7); Jer 15:18; 20:17; 35:6; Eze 35:5; Da 2:4; 3:9; 5:10; 6:6, 21; Jnh 2:6; Mic 2:9; Zec 1:5
The world, created order
Earth, heavens, mountains, seasons
Ge 8:22; 49:26; Dt 33:15; Ps 72:5, 17; 89:36–37; 104:5; 148:6; Ecc 1:4; Jer 5:22; Eze 36:2; Hab 3:6 — but see Ps 72:7