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And whosoever lives and believes into Him shall never die. Believest thou this?

Peace in Christ.

Whosoever lives and believes into Him shall never die ….that is, never die in this current mortal body to the age (the coming age).

Our mortal bodies shall not perish from this earth as our faith in Him keeps us alive in this earth as we have an age-lasting life in this current evil age.

John 11:25-26 KJV
(25) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
(26) And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Young's Literal Translation
and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die -- to the age;


Jesus speaks from Heaven and gives us an understanding….and if we believe what we hear Him saying (the bread the comes down from Heaven), we shall not die (in this mortal body) but shall live in this earth to the coming age without the interruption of death.

Joh 6:50-51 KJV
(50) This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

He shall live “forever”…that is, INTO THE AGE (the coming age). No death for this mortal body.

(51) I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

It is: “he shall live- to the age”.

Young's Literal Translation
'I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'


Our mortal bodies shall keep standing here in this earth through out this present evil age. We will not perish but have an eternal (age-lasting) life until the last trump where our “mortal” (subject-to-death) bodies will then be changed: this mortal MUST put on immortality.

When this happens, death shall no longer be a threat to our mortal bodies as then death shall be completely defeated by our faith in Jesus Christ.
We will then have eternal life for sure as we shall never have experienced death in this age in this present mortal body nor in the age to come as we then are changed over to immortality. We shall never die.....to the end of this age when we will then be changed over to immortal.


1Co 15:50-58 KJV
(50) Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
(51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
(56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
(57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.


Joh 5:24 KJV
(24) 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.

Rom 6:23 KJV
(23) For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If His Children

"If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules,
if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
His offspring shall endure forever,
his throne as long as the sun before me.
Like the moon it shall be established forever,
a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah (Psalms 89:30-37 ESV)

The picture the Lord Jesus was giving me this morning was not only that God/Jesus and his Word is our only foundation for Christian living, and of the need for us to exalt (lift up) the name of Jesus and the truth of his Word, but of how government and church leaders have removed the Word of God, the Biblical foundations for salvation and our faith, and the authority of God from the entrance into the church (the body of Christ; God’s family).

By removing God’s/Christ’s and his Word’s authority from the gospel of salvation, they have also opened the way for people to enter into institutional religion that is a business of human origin, marketed and run just like any other worldly business, and to bypass true faith in Jesus Christ altogether.

In America, the church has become unequally yoked together with the US government so that the government is head over the church corporation, and Christ, as the true head of his church, has been removed in favor of man-made religion and a man-made gospel. And, this man-made religion, which Jesus Christ strongly opposed, appeals to the flesh of humans and honors humans over and above honoring, exalting, and respecting God/Jesus and his Word as the authority for their lives.

In most of these man-made churches, though, I believe the truth of God’s word is being taught to a certain extent, but it is often mixed in with lies and manipulations of truth, so that the people in these churches are being tossed back and forth by various winds of doctrine, “by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes” (Ephesians 4:14).

For instance, most of them do tell half the gospel correctly, but they leave out the other half. They will teach you that Jesus died for our sins, but they don’t teach that we must die with Christ to our sin or that we must follow him in obedience to his teachings and instructions. Yet, the Word teaches us that if we say we have fellowship with him, but we continue living in sin, we are liars. It says that if we say we love God, but if we don’t do what he commands, we are liars, and he doesn’t know us (See: 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10). This is speaking of lifestyle, I believe.

I believe God will discipline his wayward, spiritually adulterous and idolatrous church here in America for failing to heed his warnings and to respond to his calls for repentance. Yet, I believe God will do so in love, mercy and compassion, because he will be rescuing his children from their idolatry and the powerful influence these human institutions have over them right now, so that he can be their Lord again, and so they will honor him as the holy God that he is.

I believe God will use divine correction to revive his church so that he can renew and restore her back to himself. In this, he will show his steadfast love and faithfulness. He will purify his people so that his bride will be ready for her husband for when he returns. For Jesus said that not everyone who says to him, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING the will of God the Father in heaven (Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 5:16-21; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897


Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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Fani Willis fired employee who raised misuse of funds concerns

Willis is facing fresh allegations of abdicating her responsibilities after a newly surfaced audio recording revealed a whistleblower privately warned in November 2021 that her top campaign aide was attempting to misuse federal funds, according to the Washington Free Beacon.

I am not surprised.

One dangerous result of Illegal immigration and the liberal laws in NYC




This recently happened in NYC. Will migrants do this in other cities as well?

Fear about the last days and getting like I'm out of time

I feel overwhelming sense of discouragement and fear the last few years especially after 2019. I feel like time is really almost up and there s no time to do the thing God wanted me to do for him. I feel like the Lord is coming back so soon, and I'm afraid that he's going to find that I didn't do anything to further the kingdom and I'll be like the ten virgins who didn't have oil in their lamps. I feel like there was so much I wanted to do for God but worries in life,fear of failure and finances got in the way. Last night I had a dream that I don't really remember much of but that at the end I was begging the Lord for me to be His still and for more time

Mark Zuckerberg is forced to apologize



This looks interesting. What do you all think about that apology and the topic of this hearing in the Senate?

I've always believed that a forced apology can not be a genuine, honest apology.
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Tinnitus (LOUD noise in ears 24/7)

Greetings everyone, please pray for my son, Jonathan, as his tinnitus is getting much worse (it has reached an unbearable level/volume, 24/7). He can't sleep or do the work that he needs to do. Loud music used to help, but the ringing (like a machine grinding apparently) is becoming so loud that he can't hear the music any longer over the grinding sound in his ears, at any volume.

He's also turned to singing loudly (along with the loud music) to combat it, but that doesn't seem to be doing much good either :(

We are looking for a specialist, but we already know that not only does tinnitus not have a cure, but that there aren't many answers about how to deal with it either.

THANK YOU for praying for him :)

God bless you!!

--David
p.s. - he is 25 and not a believer, so I would greatly appreciate having you pray for his salvation too! edit: I failed to mention that his tinnitus was caused by Lyme Disease, just FYI.

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Three Questions about God's Law

Are God's Ten Commandments good or bad for Christians?

  • Yes. (they are included in God's the Law of Love, and in the New Covenant of Jer 31:31-33)

    Votes: 16 94.1%
  • No they are not good

    Votes: 1 5.9%
  • Some of them are good

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I don't know

    Votes: 0 0.0%

Are God's Ten Commandments good or bad for mankind?

If good -- then what day of the week does the Sabbath Commandment of Ex 20:8-11 refer to ?

Why is Sunday often kept instead of the 7th day of the week?

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Ex 20:10 "The seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD (YHWH)?"

Is 66:23 in the New Earth "from Sabbath to Sabbath shall all mankind come before Me to worship"

Mark 2:27 "The Sabbath was made for mankind"

Biden's 1st visit to disaster site... one year later


No problem with this. Right?

Divorce and dating

If a married couple seperate, and are going into divorce proceedings... but it is taking a long time.. perhaps one of the partners is dragging their feet and doesn't want to divorce, but the first person is adamant that the relationship is over.

Now, person one meets a good Christian at church... Is it ok for them to date? Say they are not sleeping together, but they do kiss and cuddle.
Is that acceptable for a married, though divorcing Christian, to be dating and kissing?

Scientists don't require time machines to study craters.

In a thread which was shut down by moderators, the subject of the Chicxulub crater was raised with the tired old creationist argument one needed a time machine to prove such a crater existed and caused by an asteroid impact.

The oldest impact structure found on Earth is the Yarrabubba impact structure in Western Australia which makes Chicxulub a baby by comparison and has been dated to 2.229 billion years old compared to Chicxulub 66 million years old.
The original crater of the impact structure has long since eroded leaving no visible structure so how do scientists know the crater once existed and was caused by an impact event without having the luxury of a time machine.

Here are some examples.

Shocked quartz.

When subjected to impact events quartz is altered by heat and pressure.
Quartz undergoes a sudden compression and the attendant rise in temperature produces effects not normally observed in quartz.
Shocked quartz has a different microscopic structure to normal quartz.
Under intense pressure, the crystalline structure of shocked quartz is deformed along planes inside the crystal and shows up as lines under a microscope which are called planar deformation features (PDFs) or shock lamellae.

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Impactites.


These are terrestrial rocks which has been melted or altered by the heat and pressure of the impact event.

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Shatter cones.

These are terrestrial rocks affected by the shock wave of the impact.
The shock waves cause the rocks to fracture into a distinctive cone shape known as a shatter cone.

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Magnetic anomalies.

Impacts can cause magnetic anomalies where heat can destroy rock magnetization, displace magnetized rocks from the impact area and form new magnetic phases in the rock.
Such anomalies are detected using magnetometers.

Gravity anomalies.

Large impact structures leave distortions on the surface where there is less mass in the distortion.
This affects the Earth’s gravitational field, which can be detected using instruments such as gravimeters, gravity gradiometers and radar altimeters.

The peer reviewed paper for the Yarrabubba impact structure.

I don't know what God wants me to do.

About a year ago I had a major life event that has left me with the possibility of 2 paths to take. It was devastating news at the time and I didn't know what to do so I started praying. I had drifted away from God and so the first few months I was really just going through motions and trying to process what was going on. At some point I started to feel His presence in my life and I even started getting answers and help (not sure if that is really the right word) with smaller things that I was bringing to him. I think that was the first time in my life that I really felt that and it felt like a superpower.

My problem is that I'm still left with this big decision to determine which path I should take in my life. I've continued to pray for guidance, but this time I'm either not hearing what He's trying to tell me or He's not telling me anything. I feel stuck. What do you do when you have a major decision, but can't hear which path matches His will?

does it grieve the wicked, to hear the message of giving to the poor ?

Why does it grieve the wicked, to hear the message of giving to the poor, established in front of their eyes ?

The only popular message on Christian forums from so called preachers they have for all the years they have been "sharing" their messages, is what rewards you receive from God. Some how that is total unawareness of the words of the Lord Jesus, that it is more blessed to give, than to receive.

So lets establish, the purpose of giving, against the message of receiving.


The meek inherit the earth, who are the same righteous ones, who show mercy, and give/selling what is needed, who are blessed of the Lord, not cursed as the wicked to be CUT OFF. ( for WITHHOLDING CORN/ NON GIVING ....
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Proverbs 11:26)

They are the ones who are EVER MERCIFUL, they lend and they are blessed in their seed, departing from evil to DO GOOD. ( or they never have seen God.)



Psalm 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.(
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5.)

Psalm 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.(Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 3 John 1:11.)




Continuing on who is blessed, as it matters the most, it is to who considers the poor, to be blessed upon the earth, to be delivered from the enemies will, which is to not let you believe it is faithful to keep judgement, to DO RIGHTGEOUSNESS AT ALL TIMES.

Back on their seed, they are mighty upon the earth, the generation of the upright is blessed, the upright receive light in the darkness, being gracious, full of compassion and righteous, the good man shows favour, they lend, they are guided with discretion, to not be moved for ever, their heart is established, he sees his desire accomplished on the enemies. ( the wicked/enemies, do not disperse, do not give to the poor, their unrighteousness does not endure for ever, they are not exalted/established on the earth by dishonour, they melt away and perish.)




Psalm 41:1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
:2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

Psalm 106:3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Psalm 112:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Psalm 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.





Having a bountiful eye is blessed, having given of the bread to the poor, casting your bread away, believing you shall find it again after many days.



Proverbs 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.




Then in the honest good believing heart, they bring forth fruit.

Because the merciful shall obtain mercy, blessed for believing in mercy, believing in purity of heart to see God, believing in being peace makers, to be called, the children of God, believing in being reviled, persecuted, all evil against you falsely for the sake of Jesus Christ, to be the salt of the earth that has saltiness, not so it is good for nothing as it lost its savour. (if salt does not give what it is supposed to give, it is only good to be cast out as the wicked, who give nothing good, and to be trodden under foot of men.)

Letting your light so shine before men is when they see your good works, to glorify your Father in heaven, not when they are only talked about on forums, which also try to give an alternate message, of no necessity of giving and doing, which is blasphemy against God.(Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Psalm 112:4.)



Luke 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



Now the apostles of the Lord still speak better than the deceivers the same apostles predicted for these times, that we remember the words of the Lord Jesus, and do not hear the words of the deceiver, it is more blessed to give than to receive, what other message could come from deception but of RECEIVING ?

But God gives all grace to abound, to abound to every good work, to do as we see in Psalms, of the dispersing abroad, of the giving to the poor, of the righteousness remaining for ever, which is the seed established on the earth, seed ministered to the sower, bread for your food, which is your seed sown, ( giving of your bread to the poor) the fruits of your righteousness INCREASED.

This is being ENRICHED to all bountifulness, to give thanks to God. (He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Proverbs 22:9 .... Seeing your good works, to glorify your Father which is in heaven.)

Then finally, the things we have heard and seen in the apostles of the Lord, we do, not the blasphemy of the non doers, to also be a non doer as them, the wicked, cursed and cut off for not being able to acknowledge what being blessed is.



Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

2 Corinthians 9:11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

marriage is so stressful

idk if its this time period or if this is ever going to get better or WHAT. we've been married 4 years and we have a 1 year old and a 3 year old and any time i even just call him like "hey babe" he rolls his eyes and says WHAT?? what do you want?? like hes fed up with me and tired of me and im just so tired of feeling so dam bad about myself all the time. im tired of being so stressed out and [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]ed off all the time. the responsibilities with the kids, the home, school and the never ending bickering with my husband it just SUCKS. there are good moments here and there but i constantly feel like im etiher walking on egg shells or have to try my best to earn love but when i give up trying and am just sad and quiet only then is he nice to me like when im so depressed i dont even want to talk.. and then hes sorry for everything and then goes right bak to it the next day screaming at me everyday cuz i accidentally interrupted him or something else dumb like that. i feel like the stress is killing me i feel so trapped i cant even take a walk around the block to relieve teh stress or else im "abandoning the family" and "not being a mother" im sorry im jsut ranting here. im sorry to mention my. husabnd like this but the only reason i am is because this is annoynmous and i have never talked bad about him or complained about him to anyone even closest friends. im sorry im just venting here i guess. does anyone have any hope about getting through these years? is it ever going to get bettter? cuz i feel like my husband is just sick of me and doesnt even like me anymore and it makes me feel awful and when i try to tell him that it hurts me, he rolls his eyes and even when im crying and begging him to please just be nicer to me and rolls his eyes and mocks me or just flat out never takes me seriously. i kno im not perfect and i interrupt him sometimes but thats the worst thing il do. i stay at home all day unless im buying groceries with the kids. i cook, clean, study, and pick up after everyone all day and am honeslty overworked. i never put my kids with stupid tablets or ipads or tv.. i do things with them and make sure they are well taken care of with healthy meals and lots of time spending with them even though i wish i could spend more time with them but i cant always because im cleaning the house or doing laundry. ok il stop im sorry im just really really really hurt and sad and i just want relief. i jsut want to take a walk or RUN actually and i cant even have a moment for myself. ugh... so stressed. i hate this.

CompTIA A+ has expired

Hey were you aware that the CompTIA A+ certification now requires continuing education every 3 years to keep the certification? I got certified back in 2009 and they told me it was good for life so I did not bother to check on it, I just checked on it today and apparently they have changed their minds, my certification has now expired and I must now take the 2 tests again and it is nearly $500! I wish they would have at least contacted me about this, maybe they are trying to get money out of me?

Very clear examples with outside supporting verses which demonstrate that aiōnion means eternal.

The passages that will be examined are : 2 Corinthians 4:18 ; 1 John 1:2 ; 5:11,20 ; Romans 16:26 ; Philemon 1:15 ; 1 Timothy 6:16 ; Hebrews 9:15 ; 2 Corinthians 5:1 ; and 2 Peter 1:11
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2 Corinthians 4:18 : “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary (proskaira), but what is unseen is eternal (aiōnion).”

☝️Proskaira means something that is temporary or that lasts for a season and will end. Paul can’t be contrasting temporary with temporary or something that has an end with something that also has an end. The contrast is with something that’ll end (proskaira), with something that never has an end (aiōnion) and the word he chose for that is aiōnion.
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1 John 1:2 ; 5:11,20 :

“the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal (aiōnion) life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

“And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal (aiōnion) life, and this life is in his Son.”

“and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal (aiōnion) life.”


☝️Aiónion here cannot mean anything other than eternal since Jesus Christ is identified as Eternal Life. Also Jesus is God and the life he gives is in him. Since Jesus is God he is uncreated and is eternal by his very nature. Therefore, cannot be temporary or have an end as Universalists claim that aiōnion has an end. If aiōnion has an end than so does Jesus Christ which would make him not God.

Is the life that was with the Father in the beginning age long? Is Jesus just a temporary being?

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Romans 16:26 : “but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal (aiōnion) God, to bring about the obedience of faith—”

☝️ Well clearly God is eternal. He doesn’t have an end, if he did then he wouldn’t be God. God is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the creator of all things. Aiōnion here cannot mean anything else except eternal. However, we can demonstrate that aiónion does indeed mean eternal simply by looking at other verses that show that God can’t be temporary or not endure forever.

Romans 1:23 : “and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.”

1 Timothy 6:16 : “who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.”

So aiónion is translated correctly as eternal.
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2 Peter 1:11 : “For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal (aiōnion) kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

☝️ Aiónion here is translated correctly as confirmed by other passages that Jesus’ kingdom is eternal :

Luke 1:33 : “and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Daniel 7:14 : “And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”

If Jesus’ kingdom has no end and cannot be destroyed or pass away than it is eternal.

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1 Timothy 6:16 : “who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal (aiōnion) dominion. Amen.”

☝️ We know that aiōnion is translated correctly as eternal based on other passages like :

Daniel 7:14 : “And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 6:26 : “I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.”

If God’s dominion never comes to an end then that means it lasts forever and is eternal just like 1 Timothy 6:16 states and is correctly translated.
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Hebrews 9:15 : “Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal (aiōnion) inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

☝️ We know that aiōnion is correctly translated as eternal because :

1 Peter 1:3-4 : “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you”

If the inheritance that is reserved for believers is unfading and imperishable then it is eternal just like Hebrews 9:15 says and is correctly translated.
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Philemon 1:14-15 : “but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever (aiōnion)”

☝️ a while = hōran which means a temporary amount of time.

Do you think that Paul meant to tell Philemon that he was away from him for a temporary amount of time so that he might have him back for a temporary amount of time? No, the contrast is on the temporary to eternal. They will be with each other as brothers forever from this life and into the next.


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2 Corinthians 5:1 : “For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal (aiōnion) in the heavens.”

☝️ Our earthly home is destroyed which means that it is temporary and won’t last forever. But in the heavens is the building from God also temporary or is it eternal? Is Paul contrasting the temporal with the temporal or the temporal with the eternal? It is clear that Paul is saying while our earthly home is destroyed the one that is made by God won’t be destroyed but it will be eternal.

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