The human lifespan is often referenced in Scripture as a span of approximately 70 years. In Psalms 90:10, this duration is described as the average length of a person's life, while Genesis 6:3 notes that God has limited human life to 120 years, with 70 years being a common expectation. The Bible also emphasizes the importance of making the most of the time God gives us, as seen in the wisdom literature and the letters of Paul, such as 1 Timothy. Additionally, the concept of a limited lifespan underscores the significance of seeking eternal life through faith, as mentioned in 1 John 2:2, and trusting in God's plans, as expressed in Jeremiah 29:10.
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The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”