The term "age-long" is often used in theological discussions to describe concepts or entities that are eternal or have an indefinite duration, particularly in the context of God's nature, His promises, and the life to come. In the Bible, the concept of eternity is frequently expressed through various Hebrew and Greek terms that are translated as "everlasting," "eternal," or "forever."

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "olam" is commonly used to convey the idea of age-long or eternal. This term is often applied to God's nature and His covenantal promises. For example, in Genesis 21:33, Abraham calls on "the Eternal God" (El Olam), highlighting God's unchanging and everlasting nature. Similarly, in Psalm 90:2, the psalmist declares, "Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God" . This verse underscores the age-long existence of God, transcending time and creation.

The concept of age-long is also evident in the promises made to the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. In Genesis 17:7, God establishes an "everlasting covenant" with Abraham and his descendants, signifying a perpetual relationship. The land promised to Abraham's descendants is described as an "everlasting possession" (Genesis 17:8), indicating a divine commitment that extends beyond temporal limitations.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the Greek word "aionios" is frequently used to describe eternal life and the age-long nature of God's kingdom. Jesus speaks of eternal life as a present and future reality for believers. In John 3:16, the promise of eternal life is given to those who believe in Him: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" . This age-long life is not merely an unending existence but a quality of life that begins in the present and continues into the age to come.

The Apostle Paul also emphasizes the age-long nature of God's purposes and the believer's inheritance. In Romans 6:23, he contrasts the wages of sin, which is death, with "the gift of God," which is "eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" . This eternal life is a central theme in Paul's writings, reflecting the believer's hope and assurance in Christ.

Theological Implications

The age-long nature of God and His promises has significant theological implications. It affirms God's sovereignty, faithfulness, and unchanging character. The eternal nature of God's covenant with His people provides assurance and hope, as it is rooted in His immutable will and purpose. The promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ offers believers a future hope that transcends the temporal struggles and uncertainties of this world.

In eschatological terms, the age-long kingdom of God is both a present reality and a future hope. Believers are called to live in light of this eternal perspective, recognizing that their citizenship is in heaven and that they await the fulfillment of God's age-long promises in the new heavens and new earth.

Conclusion

The concept of age-long in the Bible encompasses the eternal nature of God, His promises, and the life offered to believers through Jesus Christ. It is a theme that runs throughout Scripture, providing a foundation for understanding God's eternal purposes and the believer's hope in Him.166. aionios -- agelong, eternal
... agelong, eternal. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aionios Phonetic Spelling ...
os) Short Definition: eternal, unending Definition: age-long, and therefore ...
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165. aion -- a space of time, an age
... infinity. 165 (see also the cognate adjective, 166 , "age-long") -- properly,
an (, "time-span"), (type of existence). : Christians ...
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8141. shanah -- a year
... 2), yearly (1), years (451), years the year (1). whole age, long, old, yearly.
(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from shanah ...
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The Christian and the Scientific Estimate of Sin
... He is, in fact, the crown and so far ultimate achievement of an age-long evolution. ...
The age- long history of the race can never be reversed. ...
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Our Last ChapterConcluded with the Words, "For Childhood and Youth ...
... The man is going to his age-long home[2]; for now those four seats of life are invaded
and broken up"spinal-cord, brain, heart, and blood,"till at length ...
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Preface.
... This problem is neither a critical nor a theological one, but simply that of the
age-long campaign:"How shall we so commend the Christ as to draw the world ...
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The New Testament view of the Old Testament
... That from which he proved the divinity of his mission and the age-long preparation
for his coming must always have a principal place in his Church's argument ...
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Why was Evolution the Method Chosen?
... Creation tout d'un coup might have produced the same result; an instantaneous act
or an age-long process would both have given us the world as it is? ...
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The Sixth Word
... 2. But the ministry itself was but the consummation of the age-long work now
"accomplished." Throughout the whole course of man's history, in the entire ...
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In the Garden of Gethsemane
... actual site, though it cannot be determined with certainty, must have been in the
immediate vicinity at least of the spot which age-long tradition indicates as ...
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Christ's Finished and Unfinished Work
... The one masks the completion of the work on which the world's redemption rests,
the other marks the completion of the age- long process by which the world's ...
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Chapter xxii
... Isaac. For Isaac was the son of his old age"long waited for and fervently
welcomed. He was of a lovable, kindly disposition. He ...
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viii
... But here again we are brought face to face with the dominant influence and age-long
sovereignty of the Roman Church in the West, and with the fact that we have ...
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Age-long (2 Occurrences)
Age-long. Agee, Age-long. Agency . Multi-Version Concordance
Age-long (2 Occurrences). Jude 1:13 wild waves of the sea ...
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Agency (4 Occurrences)

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Everlasting (192 Occurrences)
... 3:6). Of the terms indicated as rendered by this word, `olam in the Old Testament
and aionios in the New Testament, literally, "age-long," generally bear the ...
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Duration (1 Occurrence)
... Jude 1:13 wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars,
for whom is reserved dense darkness of age-long duration. (WEY). ...
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Dense (11 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Jude 1:13 wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars,
for whom is reserved dense darkness of age-long duration. (WEY). ...
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Caper-berry (1 Occurrence)
... are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and
the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and ...
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Agee (1 Occurrence)

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Comparative
... absolute religion. "The pre-Christian religions were the age-long prayer,
the Incarnation was the answer" (Illingworth). Christianity ...
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Satan (50 Occurrences)
... good one. 3. Works of Satan: The world-wide and age-long works of Satan
are to be traced to one predominant motive. He hates both ...
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Punishment (417 Occurrences)
... Judgment, passim) that aionios does not necessarily mean "eternal" (according to
Cox it does not mean this at all), but is strictly "age-long," is therefore ...
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