Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 John 2:17

"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." — 1 John 2:17 (ASV)

All the vanity of this evil world with its devices is passing away. It has already begun to putrefy. It is a corpse not yet buried. But the person who really does the will of God has the breath of eternal life.