Incommunicable Attributes
Eternity
Theology Proper · 4 verses
God exists in the eternal now, transcending all temporal succession and duration. He is without beginning or end, encompassing all time in His timeless present. The eternal God inhabits eternity while sovereignly ordaining and governing all temporal events.
Scripture References
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.”