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''See also [[Math and the Bible]]''.

''See also [[Math and the Bible]]''.

'''Eternal''' is a term used to describe that which is everlasting and has no end.  As such, it does not apply to any tangible element in the physical [[universe]] which ultimately will end, but is usually used in relation to that which transcends the physical.  [[God]] is usually seen as being eternal in that He has no beginning and no end and while human [[soul]]s had a starting point, they are considered to be eternal as well in the [[Christian]] worldview.

'''Eternal''' is a term used to describe that which is everlasting and has no end, [[infinite]] in time.  As such, it does not apply to any tangible element in the physical [[universe]] which ultimately will end, but is usually used in relation to that which transcends the physical.  [[God]] is usually seen as being eternal in that He has no beginning and no end and while human [[soul]]s had a starting point, they are considered to be eternal as well in the [[Christian]] worldview.

There are nearly 70 references to "eternal" in the [[New Testament]], but almost no references in the same sense of the word in the [[Old Testament]].

There are nearly 70 references to "eternal" in the [[New Testament]], but almost no references in the same sense of the word in the [[Old Testament]].

See [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Eternity (plato.stanford)]

 

*See [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Eternity (plato.stanford)]

[[Category:Religion]]

[[Category:Religion]]