Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 John 2:25

"And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the life eternal." — 1 John 2:25 (ASV)

What is promised in the Gospel is the everlasting knowledge of Father and Son . It is a promise the community has already received. Eternal life has begun, but its eschatological fulfillment is also promised. What dimension this fellowship with the Son and the Father will assume in the “life to come” is yet unknown (3:2). But the hope is certain. All that is now known about it is only a foretaste of the glory that will be revealed.