ETERNAL LIFE
Biblically, eternal life speaks not only of the promise of
life in the age to come, but also of the quality of life that is characteristic
of people who live in that age. It signifies quality as much as duration (cf.
John 17:3). It is not just living forever; eternal life is being alive to the
realm where God dwells. It is walking with the living God in an unending
communion.
John MacArthur
The Gospel According to Jesus, © John MacArthur, 1988, p. 80.