everlasting

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(GV) Now, you will please note that in both the passages referring to everlasting punishment AND the passages referring to everlasting life, the Greek word translated as

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  1. adjective Lasting forever; eternal.
  2. adjective Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.
  3. adjective Persisting too long; tedious: everlasting complaints.

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  • (GV) Now, you will please note that in both the passages referring to everlasting punishment AND the passages referring to everlasting life, the Greek word translated as —  Pulpit Pimps
  • The gospel also declares to us that the love of God was from everlasting, and reminds us that he loved those that are redeemed by Christ, before the foundation of the world; and that he gave them to the Son; and that the Son loved them as his own. —  Latest Articles
  • One of the main reasons post-it notes seem to be everlasting is the convenience, accessibility, and simplicity of them. —  Museum Blogs
  • "When You Realise," the controlled noise was so loud and dense and everlasting -- maybe 15-20 minutes in all -- I honestly thought I was going to throw up a couple of times. —  tremble.com
  • "I am a servant of Christ to a foreign nation for the unspeakable glory of life everlasting which is in Jesus Christ our Lord." —  TheResurgence
 

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eternal ·  perpetual ·  endless ·  earthly ·  infinite ·  thy ·  inward ·  unending ·  unspeakable
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  1. from Middle English everlastynge, older evrelestinde; from ever + lasting.
 

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/ɛvərˈlæstɪŋ/
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