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This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”).

It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt 7:14; Matt 18:8, Matt 18:9; Luke 10:28; comp. Luke 18:18). It comprises the whole future of the redeemed (Luke 16:9), and is opposed to “eternal punishment” (Matt 19:29; Matt 25:46). It is the final reward and glory into which the children of God enter (1 Tim 6:12, 1 Tim 6:19; Rom 6:22; Gal 6:8; 1 Tim 1:16; Rom 5:21); their Sabbath of rest (Heb 4:9; comp. Heb 12:22).

The newness of life which the believer derives from Christ (Rom 6:4) is the very essence of salvation, and hence the life of glory or the eternal life must also be theirs (Rom 6:8; 2 Tim 2:11, 2 Tim 2:12; Rom 5:17, Rom 5:21; Rom 8:30; Eph 2:5, Eph 2:6). It is the “gift of God in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom 6:23). The life the faithful have here on earth (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 6:47, John 6:53–58) is inseparably connected with the eternal life beyond, the endless life of the future, the happy future of the saints in heaven (Matt 19:16, Matt 19:29; Matt 25:46).