40 Bible Verses about Eternal Perspective

and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

"Where, O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory?"

but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;

to an inheritance imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

Set your mind on the things above, not on things on the earth.

And now, my children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.

And may the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved whole, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ;

that thou keep the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

so that ye come behind in no gift, while waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and is patient about it, until it hath received the early and latter rain.

Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season? Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.read more.
But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long; and begin to beat his fellowservants, and eat and drink with the drunken, the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for it, and at an hour when he is not aware; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope undoubtingly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the manifestation of Jesus Christ; as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance; but as he who called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conduct;

Seeing that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat!

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of the many will wax cold.

so that ye come behind in no gift, while waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ; who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to perseverance in the cause of Christ.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on everlasting life, to which thou wast called, and didst profess the good profession before many witnesses. I charge thee before God, who giveth life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who under Pontius Pilate testified the good profession, that thou keep the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and is patient about it, until it hath received the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is. As a man going abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter to watch, so also watch ye; for ye know not when the master of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning;read more.
lest coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.read more.
And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh and findeth them thus, happy are they. And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief; for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Let us not sleep, then, as others, but let us watch and be sober.

Behold, I come as a thief; blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, that he may not walk naked, and his shame be seen.

But he that endureth to the end will be saved. And these glad tidings of the kingdom will be published throughout the whole world for a testimony to all the nations; and then will come the end.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

And this, since we know the time, that it is already high time for us to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we became believers. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.

Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

Be ye also patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Murmur not against each other, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.

But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

For the country of which we are citizens is heaven, whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, was manifested, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world; looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ;

and not only so, but even we ourselves also, though having the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption as sons, for the redemption of our body. For we were saved only in hope. But hope which is seen is not hope; how can a man hope for that which he seeth? But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we with patience wait for it.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye may not sorrow, as others do, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then also will God, through Jesus, bring again with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are living, we who are left till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those who have fallen asleep.

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

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat!

He who testifieth these things saith, Yea, I come quickly. Amen; come, Lord Jesus!