The word ai?n of age is also used of the age to come, the world to come, forever.
Ai?n is often used in the sense of forever
“ … For yours is
the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’”
Mtt
6:13 WEB
Or again when Jesus warns of speaking evil of the Holy Spirit of God, He says,
“but
whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness,
but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
MK 3:29 WEB
That is to say, that is a sin that lasts into the age of the ages. Similarly, of Jesus it was said.
“and
he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be
no end to his kingdom.”
Lk 1:33 WEB
There will be an End to this Present Age
That was described the last post on “The World in Prophecy: This World will Pass Away.” In the parable of the tares/weeds in Matthew 13, Jesus says,
“The
enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are angels.”
Mtt 13:39 WEB
So also He says.
“As
therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so
shall it be in the end of this world.”
Mtt 13:40 KJV
Matthew 24 is among other things, in part about the end of this world, this age of wickedness.
“ … the
disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these
things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the
age?””
Mtt 24:3 WEB
And there is a world to come
“Whoever
speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but
whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him,
neither
in this world,
nor in
that which is to come.”
Mtt
12:32 WEB
When in Hebrews chapter one the author describes man finally achieving rulership over ALL things, says,
“For he didn’t subject the world to come, whereof we speak, to angels.”
Heb 2:5 WEB
No, it is to be subject to forgiven and saved and glorified mankind. There is an age to come. If you loose something here because of serving Christ, do not worry about it.
“but
he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses,
brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions;
and in the age to come eternal life.”
Mk 10:30 WEB
That is to says, age unending life. This is commonly called “Heaven.”
A key to reading many prophecies
Is that a prophecy about this present earth? Or is that a prophecy about “… new heavens and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness.” 2Pe 3:13 WEB
Many confuse prophecies of the new heavens and the new earth, with this present earth, and come up with a heaven on earth which will never be.
And Jesus will be with His own all the way.
“ …
“Behold,
I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
Mtt
28:20 WEB
WEB
is the World English Bible, a copyright free revision
of the
original ASV American Standard Version 1901