26 Bible Verses about Rest, Eternal

For we who have believed are to enter into rest, as he said: So I swore in my anger, they shall not enter into my rest; namely, that rest from his works which had been finished from the foundation of the world. For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus: And God did rest on the seventh day from all his works;

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not, after this, have spoken of another day.

There remains, therefore, a sabbath state for the people of God.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from this time. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.

And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you with myself, that where I am, you may be also.

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

then we, the living who remain, shall, together with them, be caught up in clouds into the air to meet the Lord, and so shall we be ever with the Lord. So, then, comfort one another with these words.

Yet you have a few names in Sardis that 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 shall dwell among them.

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

His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord.

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

For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to living fountains of water: and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on each side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruit, and yielded its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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

and they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, Sovereign, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And a white robe was given to each of them: and it was said to them, that they should yet rest for a time, till the number of their fellow-servants,, and of their brethren, who should be killed as they had been, should be completed.

And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who have come out of great affliction, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Let us fear, therefore, lest, as a promise of entering into his rest still remains, any of you should seem to come short of it. For we have had the good news preached to us, even as they had: but the word preached did not profit them, for it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it. For we who have believed are to enter into rest, as he said: So I swore in my anger, they shall not enter into my rest; namely, that rest from his works which had been finished from the foundation of the world.read more.
For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus: And God did rest 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 must enter into it, and they, to whom the good news was first preached, did not enter in on account of unbelief, again, he determines a certain day, saying in David, after so long a time, To-day, as it is said, To day, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not, after this, have spoken of another day. There remains, therefore, a sabbath state for the people of God. For he that has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us earnestly strive, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest any one fall after the same example of unbelief.

And he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death; neither shall there be any more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain; for the former things have passed away.

For they can die no more; for they are like the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.

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.

Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down every principality and authority and power:

They shall hunger no more, nor shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun fall upon them, nor any heat. For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to living fountains of water: and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

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

Let us earnestly strive, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest any one fall after the same example of unbelief.