But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
God remains the same and his years never end, so he lives forever without change, decay, or measure by any finite mind. He stands in contrast to the created heavens and earth and all human and earthly things, which perish, wear out and grow old like a garment to be folded up and changed, while he endures beyond the changing ages. In Hebrews 1 these words are applied to the Son, whom the Father addresses as Lord and God who laid the foundation of the earth, showing Christ to be the eternal unchanging Creator far above the angels. The wearing out of heaven and earth like a garment marks the nearness of the last days and their final destruction at the second coming, while those who hold it teach they will be raised again in a more beautiful state in the new heavens and new earth. His unending life is the ground of an unmovable kingdom that stands forever, and the assurance that his servants and their children will continue and be established before him with eternal life.
Unchanging Eternal God
The verse declares that God remains the same and his years have no end, meaning he is unchangeable and lives forever without being affected by time and decay. No finite mind can measure the duration of those years, for his existence has no end. This declares the eternal constancy of his character and love, and eternity belongs to his life so that his presence keeps its glory from fading. The same unending life is applied to the Son in Hebrews, making him able to give eternal continuance to his kingdom and to those who receive him and share his righteous character, and by comparison it is also applied to the law whose commandments stand forever.
In contrast to God stand the created heavens and earth and all human and earthly things, which perish, wear out, grow old like a garment, and are folded up and changed. Human life passes like a declining shadow, while even the stars, mountains, sun and moon do not endure but grow dim and fail. God is stronger and more enduring than them all and remains beyond the changing ages, while the shaking of nature is a sign that the present order will not last. His enduring years are the ground of assurance that his servants' children and descendants will continue before him, and they point to hope in his enduring kingdom which cannot be moved.
The psalm containing the verse is expressly intended for the afflicted. God's word cannot be separated from him but shares his permanence and stands beyond the changing ages and the destruction of creation, so that even when heaven and earth are consumed his word remains. His thoughts and words share this lasting quality, remaining fresh and radiant through every age, and the truths they express never grow weak or old.
Truth is as eternal as God's years and cannot be destroyed. Though truth may for a time be covered up and hidden, it still lives and in due time will manifest its existence and vindicate its rights. Warfare against it is therefore losing, impotent and useless effort, and any gain secured by false issues, misrepresentations and untruthful statements is only temporary until the deceived learn the truth and discover the fraud.
Christ the Eternal Creator
Hebrews applies the declaration that the unchanging one remains and his years have no end to the Son, to Christ, as proof of his unchangeable nature and enduring existence. The thought of remaining in the psalm is rendered as remainest in Hebrews 1:10-12, and the words endure, stand, remain and continue all express this everlasting continuance. His eternal existence and unending life are the ground of everlasting continuance, making the kingdom established through him able to stand forever and giving eternal life to those who receive him and share his righteous character. Though the heavens and earth grow old and are changed, Christ remains the same and his years do not fail, even as those words are connected with the final destruction of the present heavens and earth at his second coming.
The words are the Father speaking to the Son, addressing him as Lord and God. They declare that the Son laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of his hands, while heaven and earth perish and grow old like a garment to be folded up and changed, yet he continues unchanged and his life never ends. This shows him to be the eternal unchanging Creator far above the angels, bearing the Father's own name God, and to be the Angel of the Lord in whom God's name is who led Israel. The description of Jehovah as the unchanging one whose years have no end, applied to Christ in Hebrews 1:10, shows that Jehovah is the name of the Son as well as the Father.
The identification of Jehovah as the one who made the earth and heavens, remains unchanged, and has no end supports worship of him as the Creator whom the fourth commandment commemorates through the seventh-day Sabbath. God himself and his remembrance endure without end, and this enduring memorial is honored in Sabbath worship together with creation and the Sabbath as the memorial of his creative work. The verse speaks of Christ and reveals him as the central thought of the Psalms as well as of all other Scriptures, declaring him to be the same with years that shall have no end in his unchanging, eternal nature. Because Christ is plainly its thought, its words are not to be dismissed as merely human, for Scripture cannot be broken. In comparison of God with his law, the unending existence declared in the verse is also applied to the law, whose commandments stand forever as God is eternal.
Everlasting Kingdom and Assurance
The wearing out of the heavens and earth like a garment to be changed marks the nearness of the last days and the end of the world. The shaking seen in nature is a sign that the present order will not last, and against that change stands the declaration that God remains the same and His years have no end. The same contrast is connected with the final destruction of the present heavens and earth at the second coming, since Hebrews applies these words to Christ. Hope is therefore fixed not on the perishing creation but on God's enduring kingdom, which cannot be moved.
The passing of the created heavens and earth like a folded garment is not their final destruction. They will be raised again in a more beautiful state, for the heavens have a resurrection. He who changes the earth that has grown old like a garment will usher in the new heavens and the new earth, because as Maker His years have no end. That unending life also points to the enduring future of His servants and their descendants, who will be established before Him in the new earth and possess eternal life.
The teaching of everlasting continuance is applied to the Son in Hebrews 1:10-12, where the thought of remaining is rendered as remainest. His existence is eternal, and this enduring life makes the kingdom established through Him able to stand forever. The words endure, stand, remain, and continue express that everlasting continuance. God shares eternal life with those who receive His Son and share His righteous character, so that the unending life of the Son ensures the everlasting continuance of the kingdom and of those who receive eternal life through Him.
The enduring years of God are the ground of assurance that His servants' children and descendants will continue before Him while the heavens and earth grow old and are changed. They will endure and be established before Him in the new earth and possess eternal life, unlike the present world which changes and passes away.
Because everything else changes and decays while God does not, He is the one to ask to abide and stay present. Life ebbs swiftly to its close, earth's joys grow dim and its glories pass away, and change and decay are seen in all around, but God remains the same. Unlike the stars and mountains, which do not endure, His unchanging and eternal being assures believers that He is true and His promises are sure.
God remains the same and his years never end, so he lives forever without change, decay, or measure by any finite mind. He stands in contrast to the created heavens and earth and all human and earthly things, which perish, wear out and grow old like a garment to be folded up and changed, while he endures beyond the changing ages. In Hebrews 1 these words are applied to the Son, whom the Father addresses as Lord and God who laid the foundation of the earth, showing Christ to be the eternal unchanging Creator far above the angels. The wearing out of heaven and earth like a garment marks the nearness of the last days and their final destruction at the second coming, while those who hold it teach they will be raised again in a more beautiful state in the new heavens and new earth. His unending life is the ground of an unmovable kingdom that stands forever, and the assurance that his servants and their children will continue and be established before him with eternal life.
Unchanging Eternal God
The verse declares that God remains the same and his years have no end, meaning he is unchangeable and lives forever without being affected by time and decay. No finite mind can measure the duration of those years, for his existence has no end. This declares the eternal constancy of his character and love, and eternity belongs to his life so that his presence keeps its glory from fading. The same unending life is applied to the Son in Hebrews, making him able to give eternal continuance to his kingdom and to those who receive him and share his righteous character, and by comparison it is also applied to the law whose commandments stand forever.
In contrast to God stand the created heavens and earth and all human and earthly things, which perish, wear out, grow old like a garment, and are folded up and changed. Human life passes like a declining shadow, while even the stars, mountains, sun and moon do not endure but grow dim and fail. God is stronger and more enduring than them all and remains beyond the changing ages, while the shaking of nature is a sign that the present order will not last. His enduring years are the ground of assurance that his servants' children and descendants will continue before him, and they point to hope in his enduring kingdom which cannot be moved.
The psalm containing the verse is expressly intended for the afflicted. God's word cannot be separated from him but shares his permanence and stands beyond the changing ages and the destruction of creation, so that even when heaven and earth are consumed his word remains. His thoughts and words share this lasting quality, remaining fresh and radiant through every age, and the truths they express never grow weak or old.
Truth is as eternal as God's years and cannot be destroyed. Though truth may for a time be covered up and hidden, it still lives and in due time will manifest its existence and vindicate its rights. Warfare against it is therefore losing, impotent and useless effort, and any gain secured by false issues, misrepresentations and untruthful statements is only temporary until the deceived learn the truth and discover the fraud.
Christ the Eternal Creator
Hebrews applies the declaration that the unchanging one remains and his years have no end to the Son, to Christ, as proof of his unchangeable nature and enduring existence. The thought of remaining in the psalm is rendered as remainest in Hebrews 1:10-12, and the words endure, stand, remain and continue all express this everlasting continuance. His eternal existence and unending life are the ground of everlasting continuance, making the kingdom established through him able to stand forever and giving eternal life to those who receive him and share his righteous character. Though the heavens and earth grow old and are changed, Christ remains the same and his years do not fail, even as those words are connected with the final destruction of the present heavens and earth at his second coming.
The words are the Father speaking to the Son, addressing him as Lord and God. They declare that the Son laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of his hands, while heaven and earth perish and grow old like a garment to be folded up and changed, yet he continues unchanged and his life never ends. This shows him to be the eternal unchanging Creator far above the angels, bearing the Father's own name God, and to be the Angel of the Lord in whom God's name is who led Israel. The description of Jehovah as the unchanging one whose years have no end, applied to Christ in Hebrews 1:10, shows that Jehovah is the name of the Son as well as the Father.
The identification of Jehovah as the one who made the earth and heavens, remains unchanged, and has no end supports worship of him as the Creator whom the fourth commandment commemorates through the seventh-day Sabbath. God himself and his remembrance endure without end, and this enduring memorial is honored in Sabbath worship together with creation and the Sabbath as the memorial of his creative work. The verse speaks of Christ and reveals him as the central thought of the Psalms as well as of all other Scriptures, declaring him to be the same with years that shall have no end in his unchanging, eternal nature. Because Christ is plainly its thought, its words are not to be dismissed as merely human, for Scripture cannot be broken. In comparison of God with his law, the unending existence declared in the verse is also applied to the law, whose commandments stand forever as God is eternal.
Everlasting Kingdom and Assurance
The wearing out of the heavens and earth like a garment to be changed marks the nearness of the last days and the end of the world. The shaking seen in nature is a sign that the present order will not last, and against that change stands the declaration that God remains the same and His years have no end. The same contrast is connected with the final destruction of the present heavens and earth at the second coming, since Hebrews applies these words to Christ. Hope is therefore fixed not on the perishing creation but on God's enduring kingdom, which cannot be moved.
The passing of the created heavens and earth like a folded garment is not their final destruction. They will be raised again in a more beautiful state, for the heavens have a resurrection. He who changes the earth that has grown old like a garment will usher in the new heavens and the new earth, because as Maker His years have no end. That unending life also points to the enduring future of His servants and their descendants, who will be established before Him in the new earth and possess eternal life.
The teaching of everlasting continuance is applied to the Son in Hebrews 1:10-12, where the thought of remaining is rendered as remainest. His existence is eternal, and this enduring life makes the kingdom established through Him able to stand forever. The words endure, stand, remain, and continue express that everlasting continuance. God shares eternal life with those who receive His Son and share His righteous character, so that the unending life of the Son ensures the everlasting continuance of the kingdom and of those who receive eternal life through Him.
The enduring years of God are the ground of assurance that His servants' children and descendants will continue before Him while the heavens and earth grow old and are changed. They will endure and be established before Him in the new earth and possess eternal life, unlike the present world which changes and passes away.
Because everything else changes and decays while God does not, He is the one to ask to abide and stay present. Life ebbs swiftly to its close, earth's joys grow dim and its glories pass away, and change and decay are seen in all around, but God remains the same. Unlike the stars and mountains, which do not endure, His unchanging and eternal being assures believers that He is true and His promises are sure.