25 Bible Verses about Rest, Eternal

For we enter into the rest who believed, as he said, I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest, although of works made from the foundation of the world. For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus; And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

For if Joshua caused them to rest he would not have spoken of another day afterwards.

Therefore a sabbatism remains for the people of God.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors; and their works follow after them.

And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.

For I go to prepare a place for you; and if I go and shall prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am you may also be.

But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;

then we the living who remain shall be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall be always with the Lord. Comfort one another, therefore, with these words.

But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne will dwell among them.

His Lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few [talents], I will place you over many: enter into the joy of your lord.

And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall recline in the kingdom of God.

for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb. In the midst of its broad plain and along the river on each side was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, and yielding monthly each of its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

since it is just with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, and to you who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, Master, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell on the earth? And a white robe was given them, and it was told them to rest yet a little while, till their fellow servants and their brothers and those about to be killed as they also had been should finish [their testimony].

And I said to him, My Lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out from great affliction, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Let us fear, therefore, lest at any time a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to come short. For we have also received the good news as they did; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being accompanied with faith in those who heard. For we enter into the rest who believed, as he said, I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest, although of works made from the foundation of the world.read more.
For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus; And God rested on the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest. Since then it remains that some entered into it, and those to whom it was first preached entered not in on account of unbelief, again he defines a certain day, To-day, saying in David, after so long a time, as it was said before, To-day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Joshua caused them to rest he would not have spoken of another day afterwards. Therefore a sabbatism remains for the people of God. For he [Christ] who entered into his rest, also himself rested from his works, as God from his. Let us use diligence, therefore to enter into that rest [the heavenly rest], that no one may fall, after the same example of disobedience.

and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, nor shall lamentation nor crying nor pain be any more, for the former things have passed away.

neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

and not only it, but we ourselves also who have the first fruit of the Spirit, even ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

then is the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when he will destroy every principality and every authority and power.

And they shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun strike them nor any heat, for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And no curse shall be there any more. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him,

Let us use diligence, therefore to enter into that rest [the heavenly rest], that no one may fall, after the same example of disobedience.