Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5059 rest, eternal

5059 rest, eternal

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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

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

Revelation 22:3

Eternal rest is conditional upon faithful obedience

Hebrews 4:11,1-2