Eternity, Eternal, definition
Eternity, in the absolute sense of the word, means a never-ending, which is not bounded by any period or interval, i.e. outside of this Time. The word Eternity in every human language is derived from words meaning “age” or “time”. In biblical texts, to express the eternal duration of something, the phrase ‘forever and ever’ is most often used, translated from the Hebrew le-olam va’ed and the Greek aionas ton aionon.
The difference between promises of eternity from God and promises from other beings
Since God the Creator is outside of Time and the only one who sees ahead everything that will happen, all God’s promises of Eternity are completely valid and we can be SURE that they will be fulfilled. Other beings and entities, on the other hand, do NOT know what will happen and often promise things to come for malicious reasons to deceive humanity.
The difference between the wisdom of God and the wisdom of man clearly seen
In both the spiritual and political worlds, it often happens that people believe in an ephemeral entity that promises them a future and “eternity” and then argue with the previously promised future as having a positive quality and great value that the entity promised them.
God’s wisdom differs greatly from human wisdom on the questions of who really has power and what Eternity is. An ephemeral entity cannot in any case promise future things and future promises, or rather it can promise them but not fulfill them, and its promises cannot be argued as proof of the correctness of its government.
An example from the political world: One might say that the previous rulers had a better system because they guaranteed us a great carefree future. Yet in actuality, they were just ordinary liars who promised this just a few years before the collapse of the unipolar totalitarian system, because it was only idle talk without value.
