The Hebrew and Greek phrases which are translated "for ever" mean strictly, "for the age". Sometimes this refers to literal infinity, for example the age of the kingdom, but not always. Ez. 32:14,15 is an example: "The forts and towers shall be dens for ever...until the spirit be poured upon us".
Mafungu ya maneno ya Kiebrania na kiyunani yaliyotafsiriwa "milele" maana yake iliyo halisi ni "muda mrefu" Wakati mwingine huu unatajwa wakati halisi usio na mwisho kwa kuwa mkubwa, kwa mfano muda wa ufalme, lakini sio daima.