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*Bible quotations from ''American Standard Bible'' (1901).
*Bible quotations from ''American Standard Bible'' (1901).
*Biblical paragraphing and capitalized section description by The Religious Tract Society (1861). ''The Annotated Paragraph Bible'', vol. 2.</ref><br>
*Biblical paragraphing and capitalized section description by The Religious Tract Society (1861). ''The Annotated Paragraph Bible'', vol. 2.</ref><br>
=====Gospels=====
*Matthew
*Matthew
**Matthew 6:19-21: ("Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.")
**Matthew 6:19-21: ("Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.")
**John 17:1-3: (Eternal life<ref name="desc"/>: "These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee: even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life. And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.")<br><br>
**John 17:1-3: (Eternal life<ref name="desc"/>: "These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee: even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life. And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.")<br><br>
=====Pauline letters=====
*Romans 6: (The results of the Gospel; the believer made holy by his union with Christ, who frees him from the power of sin. 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.")
*Romans 6: (The results of the Gospel; the believer made holy by his union with Christ, who frees him from the power of sin. 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.")
*1 Corinthians 15:34-58: (The Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the dead.)
*1 Corinthians 15:34-58: (The Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the dead.)
*Titus 1:2: "[I]n hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;..."<br><br>
*Titus 1:2: "[I]n hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;..."<br><br>
=====Other letters from apostles and prophets=====
*Hebrews 1:10-12: ("And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands: they shall perish; but thou continuest: and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, as a garment, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.")
*Hebrews 1:10-12: ("And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands: they shall perish; but thou continuest: and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, as a garment, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.")
*Hebrews 5:9: (Eternal salvation:<ref name="desc"/> "[A]nd having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;...")
*Hebrews 5:9: (Eternal salvation:<ref name="desc"/> "[A]nd having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;...")
*Jude 21: (Eternal life:<ref name="desc"/> "keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.")<br><br>
*Jude 21: (Eternal life:<ref name="desc"/> "keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.")<br><br>
=====Prophecy=====
*Revelation 1:17-18: ("And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.")
*Revelation 1:17-18: ("And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.")
*Revelation 2:7-11: (Epistles to the seven churches of Asia [epistles to Ephesus and Smyrna].)
*Revelation 2:7-11: (Epistles to the seven churches of Asia [epistles to Ephesus and Smyrna].)
To a much lesser extent, and with a narrower meaning, there are a few references to eternity in the [[Old Testament]].
To a much lesser extent, and with a narrower meaning, there are a few references to eternity in the [[Old Testament]].
=====Old Testament=====
*Job 38:1-13: (Jehovah's address to Job.)
*Job 38:1-13: (Jehovah's address to Job.)
*Psalms 9:5-8:
*Psalms 9:5-8:
*Lamentations 5:19: "Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation."
*Lamentations 5:19: "Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation."
*Daniel 7:18: "But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever."<br><br>
*Daniel 7:18: "But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever."<br><br>
=====Apocrypha (TJB)=====
*Ecclesiasticus 42:21: "He has imposed an order on the magnificent works of his wisdom, he is from everlasting to everlasting,..."
*2 Maccabees 7:23: "'It is the creator of the world, ordaining the process of man's birth and presiding over the origin of all things, who in his mercy will most surely give you back both breath and life, seeing that you now despise your own existence for the sake of his laws.'"
*Wisdom 3-5: (The destinies of good and bad men compared; better be barren than have godless children; the premature death of the virtuous man; virtuous men and godless at the judgement. TJB)
*Wisdom 7:24-26
**("[F]or Wisdom is quicker to move than any motion; she is so pure, she pervades and permeates all things.")
**("She is a breath of the power of God, pure emanation of the glory of the almighty; hence nothing impure can find a way into her.
**She is a reflection of the eternal light, untarnished mirror of God's active power, image of his goodness.")<br><br>
Ancient Greek philosophers did not accept, and indeed often rejected, the notion of a full eternity. Plato was one of the first even to consider the possibility of eternity, but he thought that time was limited to the existence of the material universe (the heavens).<ref>Revisionism tries to credit ancient Greek philosophers for eternity, even though in though in fact they rejected the full concept:
Ancient Greek philosophers did not accept, and indeed often rejected, the notion of a full eternity. Plato was one of the first even to consider the possibility of eternity, but he thought that time was limited to the existence of the material universe (the heavens).<ref>Revisionism tries to credit ancient Greek philosophers for eternity, even though in though in fact they rejected the full concept: