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Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.
Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
Psalm 102:27
But You are the same, and Your years will have no end.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Hebrews 1:8-12
But to the Son He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions
Hebrews 1:8-12
And: You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. 11 They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; 12 Like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.
Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
2 Peter 3:8
But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day
I Am Who I Am
And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. Exodus 3:14
God is self-existent. We are dependent upon the external conditions to sustain our existence.
The present tense is used by God, I Am Who I Am, not I was or I will be.
I Am Who I Am
Of a creature, it may be said he was, or he is, or he shall be; of God it cannot be said but only He is. He is what He always was, and He is what He always will be. (Charnock) Our Creator, God did not come by chance or just develop.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? Hebrews 2:2,3
God is expecting even a greater gravity, significance of For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and purpose in aserving Him! shall disobedience received just recompense, how we escape if we neglect so Rom. 5:8) (John 3:16; great a salvation?
God has NOT reformed over time and He has NOT become much more tolerant today.
Hebrews 2:2,3
Acts 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things
John 5:26
For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,
John 5:26
The Father has life in Himself; therefore it only makes sense that He Himself can give life to others. God has infinite life, not a meager droplet of it, but an incessant stream. God is constant; constantly vigorous, always flourishing, always astonishing!
John 12:48
He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges himthe word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.
John 12:48
The eternity of God is the foundation He who rejects Me, and does of the stability of the covenant, the not receive of a Christian. If He had a My words, has that great comfort which judges himthe word beginning, He might have an end, and so all our happiness, hope, and being that I have spoken will judge would expire with Him (Charnock) him in the last day.
If God was not everlasting/eternal, then at some time in the past He would not have been there, or there would be a time in the future when the power of God would fail or end.
Matthew 16:18
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Daniel 7:9
I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire;
Ancient of Days
Some seem to have a misconception regarding the term ancient by somehow thinking that God is old in the sense that He has aged and grown weary. Although God is eternal, He has NOT grown old or weary.
Isaiah 40:28
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
Ancient of Days
God never tires or grows weary of:
His desire for mans salvation (2 Peter 3:9) Of His holiness, justice, & mercy. Remaining, to this the very moment, eager to hear our prayers (1 Peter 5:7).
Is our inward man growing day by day as the outward man perishes? Gal. 6 says for us to not grow weary while doing good.
Have we grown weary?
Paul said to those in Corinth to be steadfast, always abounding in the work of the Lord.
Are we?