THE EONS

A concordance of every New Testament occurance of the Greek terms aion (noun; meaning eon, or age; erroneously translated forever, eternity, etc. in KJV) and aionios (adjective; meaning eonian; erroneously translated eternal, everlasting, etc. in KJV);

Visually presented, showing the layout of the five eons revealed in Scripture, and to which eon each specific usage of the term applies;

Also showing those Cataclysmic and Judgemental Crises which mark the beginning and end of each of the eons.

BEFORE THE EONS

(before the ages began, before any of the "beginning"s mentioned in Scripture)
1 Cor. 2:7

The First Eon

[THE BEGINNING]

[creation of the Heaven & Earth] (the 1st)]
Gen 1:1 2 Pet 3:5-7

ALL THE EONS

(all of the eons, 5 revealed in Scripture)
Jude 25

THE EONS

(all or part of the eons)
Eph 3:11 Heb 1:2 Jude 25 1 Tim 1:17 Heb 11:3

FROM THE EONS

(into the distant past, as far as the eons go, beyond history)
Eph 3:9 Col 1:26

[THE DISRUPTION]

[the disruption - casting down the previous world, as foundation for the present one]
Gen 1:2
cf 2 Pet 3:6 and Eph 2:2

The Second Eon

[CREATION OF MAN]

[the "7 days of creation" - Gen 1:3,ff; the present Heaven & Earth (the 2nd) - 2 Pet 2:5]

OUT OF THE EON

(from the distant past, before this eon)
Jn 9:32

FROM THE EON

(from the distant past, before this eon)
Lk 1:70 Acts 15:18 Acts 3:21

[THE DELUGE]

[of Noah's day]
cf 2 Pet 2:5 and Eph 2:2

The Third Eon

THE PRESENT EON

(this present eon)
Gal 1:4

THE CURRENT EON

(this present eon)
1 Tim 6:17 2 Tim 4:10 Tit 2:12

THIS EON

(during this present eon)
Matt 12:32 Lk 20:34 1 Cor 2:6 2 Cor 4:4 Matt 13:22 Rom 12:2 1 Cor 2:8 Eph 1:21 Mk 4:19 1 Cor 1:20 1 Cor 3:18 Eph 2:2 Lk 16:8

CONCLUSION OF THE EONS

(the central act, which gives the eons purpose, and the basis for the consummation - the cross of Christ)
Heb 9:26

THE CONSUMMATIONS OF THE EONS

(the object of God as revealed through the ecclesia, the body of Christ
1 Cor 10:11

FOR THE EON

(into the distant future, within the present eon)
Matt 21:19 Jn 12:34 1 Cor 8:13 Mk 11:14 Jn 13:8

FOR THE EONS

(into the distant future, past the present eon, into the next one[s])
Lk 1:33 Rom 9:5 2 Cor 11:31 Rom 1:25 Rom 11:36 Heb 13:8

[THE RAPTURE]

[The Coming of the Lord The Ecclesia judged at the Bema of Christ]

[JABOB'S TROUBLE]

(The Great Tribulation]

[THE DAY OF WRATH]

[the Day of the Lord]

CONCLUSION OF THE EON

(the Coming of Christ - the end of this eon)
Matt 13:39 Matt 13:49 Matt 13:40 Matt 24:3

The Fourth Eon

THE COMING EON

(the Kingdom eon or Millenium)
Mk 10:30 Lk 18:30

THE FUTURE EON

(the Kingdom eon or Millenium)
Heb 6:5

THAT EON

(the Kingdom eon or Millenium)
Lk 20:35

FOR THE EON

(for or during the Kingdom eon or Millenium)
Mk 3:29 Jn 8:51 2 Cor 9:9 Heb 7:28 Lk 1:55 Jn 8:52 Heb 5:6 1 Pet. 1:25 Jn 4:14 Jn 10:28 Heb 6:20 2 Pet 2:17 Jn 6:51 Jn 11:26 Heb 7:17 1 Jn 2:17 Jn 6:58 Jn 12:34 Heb 7:21 2 Jn 2 Jn 8:35 Jn 14:16 Heb 7:24 Jude 13

FOR THE DAY OF THE EON

(for the Kingdom eon, or Millenium)
2 Pet 3:18
cf Deut 32:7 Mic 7:14 Mic 5:2 Mal 3:4

THE ON-COMING EONS

(the eons beyond the current one, the Kingdom eon and the one beyond)
Eph 2:7

EONS OF THE EONS

(two eons superior to the others, the last two eons, the Kingdom eon and the one beyond)
Rom 16:27 1 Pet 4:11 Rev 4:10 Rev 14:11 Gal 1:5 1 Pet 5:11 Rev 5:13 Rev 15:7 Phil 4:20 Rev 1:6 Rev 7:12 Rev 19:3 1 Tim 1:17 Rev 1:18 Rev 10:6 Rev 20:10 2 Tim 4:18 Rev 4:9 Rev 11:15 Rev 22:5 Heb 13:21

EON OF THE EON

(one eon coming from, or superior to that preceding it, the Kingdom or Millenial eon)
Heb 1:8

[THE JUDGMENT]

[The Great White Throne Judgment, unbelieving mankind judged and enter the second death]

CONCLUSION OF THE EON

(the end of the Kingdom eon)
Matt 28:20

The Fifth Eon

[THE NEW HEAVEN & EARTH]

[The third mentioned - 2 Cor 12:2]
Rev 22:1
cf Gen 1:1 and 2 Pet 3:5-7

EON OF THE EONS

(one eon superior to the others, the last eon)
Eph 3:21

[THE COMSUMMATION]

[The last enemy, death, destroyed]
1 Cor 15:24-27

(The conclusion of God's purpose of universal reconciliation, Christ Jesus turns over to His God and Father the reconciled universe for which He died.)

GOD ALL IN ALL

THE ADJECTIVE EONIAN

In NO case does the adjective "eonian" (Greek, aionios) mean unending, or eternal.

In ALL cases "eonian" refers to either the eons in general or to a particular eon, as pertaing to an eon or the eons in general, or characterised by a particular eon.

As each eon is a specific period of time, with a beginning and an end, (though in some cases the beginning or end is not in view), the adjective "eonian" DOES NOT exceed in scope the noun from which it is derived.

EONIAN ALLOTMENT:

Heb 9:15

EONIAN BUILDING:

2 Cor 5:1

EONIAN CONSOLATION:

2 Thes 2:16

EONIAN COVENANT:

Heb 13:20

EONIAN DWELLINGS:

Lk 16:9

EONIAN EVANGEL:

Rev 14:6

EONIAN EXTERMINATION:

2 Thes 1:9

EONIAN FIRE:

Matt 18:8      Matt 25:41      Jude 7

EONIAN GLORY:

2 Cor 4:17      1 Pet 5:10      2 Tim 2:10

EONIAN GOD:

Rom 16:26

EONIAN JUDGMENT:

Heb 6:2

EONIAN KINGDOM:

2 Pet 1:11

EONIAN PENALTY:

Mk 3:29

EONIAN POWER:

1 Tim 6:16

EONIAN PUNISHMENT:

Matt 25:46

EONIAN REDEMPTION:

Heb 9:12

EONIAN REPAYMENT:

Phile 15

EONIAN SALVATION:

Heb 5:9

EONIAN SPIRIT:

Heb 9:14

EONIAN TIMES:

Rom 16:25      Tit 1:2      2 Tim 1:9

EONIAN UNSEEN THINGS:

2 Cor 4:18

EONIAN LIFE:

Matt 19:16,29 25:46      Mk 10:17,30       Lk 10:25 18:18,30      Jn 3:15,16,36 4:14,36 5:24,39 6:27,40,47,54,68 10:28 12:25,50 17:2,3       Acts 13:46,48      Rom 2:7 5:21 6:22,23      Gal 6:8      1 Tim 1:16 6:12      Tit 1:2 3:7      1 Jn 1:2 2:25 3:15 5:11,13,20 Jude 21