Quotes about Eternity

When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.

'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, and intimates eternity to man.

See in what peace a Christian can die.

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amid the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

There is no surer evidence of an unconverted state than to have the things of the world uppermost in our aim, love, and estimation.

There is no remedy, but you must either turn or burn.

Now the soul says, 'Lord, where shall I go? You have the words of eternal life.' [John 6: 68] Here he centers, here he settles. It is the entrance of heaven to him; he sees his interest in God.

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.

Life everlasting in a state of happiness is the greatest desire of all men.

Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.

Evil is always temporary. "The worst does not last." Nothing counter to God's justice has any eternity to it.