60. 'And behold I am the Living One for ages of ages' signifies that He is eternal Life. Since 'I am the Living One' signifies that He Only is Life, and from Him Only Life is (n. 58 above), it follows that 'Behold I am the Living One for ages of ages' signifies that to eternity He Only is Life, and thus eternal life is from Him Only; for He is eternal Life in Himself, and consequently from Himself. 'Ages of ages' signifies what is eternal. That eternal life is from the Only Lord is established from the following passages, and others:-
Jesus said, Whosoever believes in Me shall not perish, but shall have eternal life John iii 6
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who believes not in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him John [iii 36;] vi 40, 47, 48.
Verily I say unto you, He who believes in Me has eternal life John vi 47.
I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who believes in Me, though he should die, shall live: whosoever believes in Me shall not die to eternity John xi 25, 26;
and elsewhere. As a result the Lord is now called 'the Living One for ages of ages' also in the following places in the Apocalypse (iv 9, 10; v 14; x 6; Dan. iv 34).
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