Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5056 rest » 5059 rest, eternal Eternal rest consists of peace with God, an absence of toil and tribulation and a final deliverance from pain, sorrow and death. It is promised as the inheritance of the people of God. Eternal rest foreshadowed in the OT In God's rest after creation Hebrews 4:3-4 See also Genesis 2:2-3 In the rest promised to Joshua Hebrews 4:8 See also Deuteronomy 31:7; Joshua 22:4; Psalm 95:7-11 The eternal state described as rest Hebrews 4:9 See also Job 3:11-19; Revelation 14:13 Aspects of eternal rest Being in the presence of God Luke 23:43 See also John 14:3; Philippians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18; Revelation 3:4; Revelation 7:15 Happiness 2 Corinthians 5:8 See also Matthew 25:23; Luke 13:29 Refreshment and satisfaction Revelation 7:17 See also Psalm 16:11; Psalm 17:15; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Revelation 22:1-2 The absence of trouble 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 See also Revelation 6:10-11; Revelation 7:14 The absence of labour Revelation 14:13 See also Job 3:17; Isaiah 57:2; Isaiah 65:22-23; Hebrews 4:1-11 The absence of pain, sorrow and death Revelation 21:4 See also Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 65:19; Luke 20:36; Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:24; Revelation 7:16-17 The absence of conflict and harm Isaiah 65:25 See also Isaiah 11:6-9; Hosea 2:18 The absence of the curse Eternal rest is conditional upon faithful obedience Hebrews 4:11,1-2 See also
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