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The concept of "unending" in the Bible often relates to the eternal nature of God, His promises, and the life He offers to believers. This theme is woven throughout Scripture, emphasizing the infinite and perpetual aspects of God's character and His covenant with humanity.

Eternal Nature of God

God's unending nature is foundational to understanding His character. In Psalm 90:2 , it is declared, "Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God." This verse highlights God's existence beyond the confines of time, affirming His eternal presence and sovereignty.

Unending Promises

The Bible is replete with promises from God that are described as everlasting. In Genesis 17:7 , God establishes an "everlasting covenant" with Abraham and his descendants, signifying a perpetual relationship. Similarly, in Isaiah 55:3 , God invites His people to partake in the "everlasting covenant" of His faithful love promised to David.

Eternal Life

The New Testament frequently speaks of the unending life offered through Jesus Christ. John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This promise of eternal life is central to the Christian faith, offering believers the hope of an unending existence with God.

Unending Kingdom

The kingdom of God is described as eternal and unshakeable. In Daniel 7:14 , it is prophesied that the dominion of the Son of Man "is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed." This assurance of an unending kingdom underscores the ultimate victory and permanence of God's reign.

Unending Love and Mercy

God's love and mercy are also depicted as unending. Lamentations 3:22-23 proclaims, "Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!" This passage reassures believers of the continual and inexhaustible nature of God's compassion.

Unending Worship

The Bible envisions a future where worship of God is unending. Revelation 4:8 describes the heavenly beings who "day and night never stop saying: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come!'" This eternal worship reflects the ceaseless adoration due to God.

Conclusion

The theme of "unending" in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the eternal aspects of God's nature, His promises, and the life He offers. Through His unending love, mercy, and kingdom, believers are invited into a relationship that transcends time, offering hope and assurance of an eternal future with Him.
Greek
166. aionios -- agelong, eternal
... agelong, eternal. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aionios Phonetic Spelling:
(ahee-o'-nee-os) Short Definition: eternal, unending Definition: age-long ...
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562. aperantos -- unfinished, ie endless
... endless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aperantos Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-er'-an-tos) Short Definition: unaccomplished, unending, endless Definition ...
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861. aphtharsia -- incorruptibility
... From aphthartos; incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively)
genuineness -- immortality, incorruption, sincerity. see GREEK aphthartos. ...
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Library

The Church Triumphant 507. Light's Abode, Celestial Salem
... Alleluia is outpoured; For unending, for unbroken. Is the feast-day of the Lord; ...
Consubstantial, Co-eternal,. While unending ages run. Amen. ...
/.../the church triumphant 507 lights.htm

The First Touches on the Canvas.
... While there is repetition of the kingdom being world-wide and unending, with all
nations in subjection, the chief emphasis is put upon the blessing to that ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/the first touches on the.htm

The Paradox of Love's Measure
... of eternal being, when we refer it to God, towers above us and repels us; and when
we turn it to ourselves and think of our own life as unending, there come a ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the paradox of loves measure.htm

Explanation of Ungenerate,' and a Study' of Eternity.
... their feathers, they are unable to soar into the sublimities of theology), I would
advise them to reverse their teaching, and to count the unending as being ...
/.../section 42 explanation of ungenerate.htm

Book V Here She Made an End and was for Turning the Course of Her ...
... What we should rightly call eternal is that which grasps and possesses wholly and
simultaneously the fulness of unending life, which lacks naught of the future ...
/.../boethius/the consolation of philosophy/book v here she made.htm

'This Cup'
... His death is the token; His death is the reason; His death is the pledge of the
unending and the inexhaustible mercy of God bestowed upon each of us. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/this cup.htm

Saints, Sages, and Saviors: the Law of Service
... and diligently for the Truth which frees the soul from all error and sin, from all
that blights the human heart, and that darkens, as with unending night, the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/allen/the way of peace/saints sages and saviors the.htm

He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Pastures of Tender Grass; He Leadeth ...
... He had trodden! Not unmindful, therefore, was He constantly to teach and
direct the way which leads to unending life. When going ...
//christianbookshelf.org/callan/the shepherd of my soul/iv he maketh me to.htm

The Kingdom Undivided
... Why would David be fitted to write such psalms? Note three features of these
psalms: 1. Kingship.2. Unlimited rule.3. Unending dominion. ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/iv the kingdom undivided.htm

Self Culture.
... Here he scarcely learns the alphabet preparatory to God's grand university from
which he is never to graduate. He simply begins the study of an unending book. ...
/.../allen/autobiography of frank g allen minister of the gospel/ii self culture.htm

Thesaurus
Unending (11 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Unending (11 Occurrences). ... Deuteronomy 32:40 For lifting
up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life, (BBE). ...
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Eternal (166 Occurrences)
... in hell (Matthew 25:46; Mark 3:29; Hebrews 6:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Matthew
18:8; 25:41; Jude 1:7). The Scripture as clearly teaches the unending duration of ...
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Punishment (417 Occurrences)
... New Testament equivalents for eternity, and that aionios in its application to God
and to life ("eternal life") includes the idea of unending duration (compare ...
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Unrelenting (2 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Isaiah 14:6 He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling
the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule. (See RSV). ...
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Unrestrained (3 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Isaiah 14:6 He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling
the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule. (See NAS). ...
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Undying (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as,
the undying souls of men. Multi-Version Concordance Undying (1 Occurrence). ...
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Uneducated (1 Occurrence)

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Unenlightened (1 Occurrence)

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Unceasing (11 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 14:6 He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling the nations
in passion, with an uncontrolled rule. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Immortality (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and
annihilation; unending existence; as, the immortality of the soul. ...
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Resources
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Unending (11 Occurrences)

Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
(BBE)

2 Timothy 1:10
But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 32:40
For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
(BBE)

Psalms 74:3
Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;
(BBE)

Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.
(BBE)

Proverbs 27:15
Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
(BBE)

Isaiah 14:6
He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unending and my wound without hope of being made well? Sorrow is mine, for you are to me as a stream offering false hope and as waters which are not certain.
(BBE NIV)

Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 23:40
And I will give you a name without honour for ever, and unending shame which will never go from the memory of men.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 25:15
This is what the Lord has said: Because the Philistines have taken payment, with the purpose of causing shame and destruction with unending hate;
(BBE)

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