40 Bible Verses about Eternal Perspective

we are confident, indeed, and would be pleased rather to depart from the body, and to dwell with the Lord.

Death, where is thy sting? Hades, where is thy victory?

I am in a strait between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better:

in respect to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for us,

mind the things that are above, not the things that are on the earth:

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence, and may not be made ashamed by him at his coming.

And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come.

Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

so that you are deficient in no gift, while waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain.

For this reason, be you also ready; for at an hour in which you think not, the Son of man comes.

Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household servants, to give them their food in due time? Blessed is that servant, whom his master, when he comes, shall find so doing. Verily I say to you, That he will make him ruler over all his goods.read more.
But if that wicked servant shall say in his heart, My master delays his coming; and shall begin to strike his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; the master of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not, and will cut him in two, and appoint him his part with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind; be watchful, and hope constantly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ: as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires which you formerly had in your ignorance; but as he who has called you is holy, so be you holy in all your behavior:

Seeing, then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in all holy behavior, and godliness, looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, because of which coming the heavens shall dis solve in fire, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat.

and because iniquity abounds, the love of many will grow cold.

so that you are deficient in no gift, while waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He also will establish you even to the end, and make you blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you have been called, and for which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses. I charge you, in the sight of God, who makes all things alive, and before Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, confessed a good confession, that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain. Be you also patient, establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near.

"Watch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, That if the master of the house had known at what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken open. For this reason, be you also ready; for at an hour in which you think not, the Son of man comes.

Take heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is. As a man, going into another country, leaves his house, and gives authority to his servants, and to each one his own work, and commands the door-keeper to watch; watch you therefore; for you know not when the master of the house comes, whether at evening, or at midnight, or at the crowing of the cock, or in the morning;read more.
lest he come suddenly, and find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning; and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.read more.
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober.

Behold, I come as a thief: blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that men may not see his nakedness.

But he that endures to the end, shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the end come.

Therefore, my be loved brethren, be firm, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; for you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed: the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Let your gentleness be known to all men: the Lord is at hand.

Be you also patient, establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near. Indulge not in complaints against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.

But the end of all things is at hand; be sober-minded, therefore, and watchful, that you may pray.

But our citizenship is in heaven, whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared, teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age; looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

and not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by this hope; but hope that is seen is not hope; for, what any one sees, why does he also hope for it? But if we hope for that which we see not we wait for it with patience.

But concerning those who have fallen asleep, I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that you may not grieve, as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also should we believe that God will, through Jesus, bring with him those who sleep. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we, the living, who remain till the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who are asleep

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all those who love his appearing.

looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, because of which coming the heavens shall dis solve in fire, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat.

He that testifies these things, says: Surely, I. come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.