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How Old Is The Creator of The Universe? What is God's age? In layman's terms, How Big is God?
Many people start thinking in human terms like two months old..four years old, and some say, like a thousand years or nearly 6,000 years old. But these are nowhere close to the Truth on how old God is.
So how old is God Almighty?
It's an interesting question, for God existed before here was here and before time was created by HIM in Genesis 1. We cannot assign an age to God. He doesn't have a beginning and an end. HE IS the beginning and the end! He is the eternal God. 
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. - Revelation 12:13
The Lord Jesus as a man did have age however, and we'll discuss this a little further down the page. 
Quick Facts on How Old God is:
- God didn't start living when time was created by Him!
- He is eternal.
He was not created.
God has no age.
He is the Creator and He lives forever and ever.
The answer is God has no age because He is the beginning, He didn't have a beginning. And God is the end, He has no end.
God is eternal, so He doesn't have an age.
Church Fathers on the Age and Eternity of God
| Church Father | Quote | Theological Emphasis |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Martyr Dialogue with Trypho, Ch. 5 c. 155 AD | “God alone is unbegotten and incorruptible, and therefore He is God.” | God is uncreated, immortal, and uniquely eternal. |
| Theophilus of Antioch To Autolycus, Book I c. 180 AD | “God, who is eternal, uncreated, and invisible, made all things by His Word.” | Pre-existence and eternity—God existed before all things. |
| Irenaeus of Lyons Against Heresies, II.34.3 c. 180 AD | “He is simple, uncompounded, and without parts; altogether like and equal to Himself.” | God is immutable and eternal in being. |
| Clement of Alexandria Stromata, Book V c. 200 AD | “God is above and beyond time, which is only a measure of movement in the cosmos.” | God is outside time; time is created. |
| Tertullian Against Hermogenes, Ch. 3 c. 205 AD | “There was a time when there was nothing but God alone.” | God preceded both matter and time. |
| Origen On First Principles, I.2.3 c. 220 AD | “God is eternal, having no beginning, and always the same.” | Eternal existence and unchangeability. |
| Novatian On the Trinity, Ch. 2 c. 250 AD | “God has no origin; He is from everlasting, having no beginning and no end.” | Affirmation of eternity and self-existence. |
| Athanasius Against the Heathen, Ch. 28 c. 335 AD | “God is above all being and time... He is before the ages.” | God is beyond time and not bound by temporal constraints. |
| Hilary of Poitiers On the Trinity, Book I c. 356 AD | “God, who is, has never not been; His being is eternal.” | God has always existed—no beginning or becoming. |
| Basil the Great Hexaemeron, Homily I c. 370 AD | “Time began with the creation of the heavens... God exists before and beyond time.” | Time is created; God is timeless. |
| Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius, Book I c. 380 AD | “The divine life is eternal... not subject to time or change.” | God’s life is infinite and beyond temporal flux. |
| Gregory Nazianzen Oration 29 (Theological) c. 380 AD | “He is the eternal, the unchangeable, the ever-being.” | Emphasizes God’s eternal being as distinct from created things. |
| Ambrose of Milan On the Christian Faith, Book I c. 380 AD | “God does not pass through time; He contains it.” | God is not measured by time; He is its container. |
| John Chrysostom Homilies on John, Homily I c. 390 AD | “Before the ages, before all things, God is.” | Pre-existence of God before creation. |
| Augustine of Hippo Confessions, Book XI c. 400 AD | “Your today is eternity... You are the eternal Creator of all times.” | Deep reflection on God’s eternal ‘now’. |
| Augustine of Hippo City of God, Book XI.6 c. 413 AD | “God is the author of time but is not subject to it.” | Clear statement on God’s transcendence over time. |
| Cyril of Alexandria Commentary on John c. 430 AD | “God is eternal, not in time, but above it.” | God exists in a timeless mode of being. |
| Leo the Great Sermon 22, On the Nativity c. 450 AD | “The timeless entered time, the Creator entered creation.” | Reflects the Incarnation as God stepping into time. |
| Dionysius the Areopagite (Pseudo-Dionysius) Divine Names, Ch. 5 c. 500 AD | “God is the Ancient of Days, timeless in essence, origin of all time.” | Mystical language of divine timelessness and source of time. |
| Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy, Book V c. 524 AD | “Eternity is the simultaneous possession of boundless life.” | Classical definition of eternity influencing medieval theology. |
Time and age are human constructs designed to measure and make sense of existence. Philosophically, Augustine of Hippo observed that while humans experience time sequentially, or linearly—past, present, and future—time itself is intangible, apprehended only through memory and expectation (Augustine, Confessions, Book XI). Scientifically, time is treated as a dimension in which events occur, yet Einstein’s theory of relativity demonstrates that time is relative, varying with velocity and gravity (Einstein, 1916). Age, however, is a measure of time’s passage specific to a being or object, marking biological, psychological, and social development (Baltes & Smith, 2003).This is why the sun is used to keep time. Humans are bound by this temporal framework, their lives framed by birth, growth, and inevitable death or rapture. This is not the case with God.
God transcends temporal limitations. In Classical theism, God is eternal—without beginning or end—and immutable (Aquinas, Summa Theologica, I, Q.10). Unlike human beings, God does not “age” or experience time sequentially or linearly. He exists in an eternal present, fully realized and independent of temporal development like us as humans. While human beings frame reality through age and time, God exists beyond these temporal limitations, highlighting a fundamental difference between the Creator and His creation.
Another Question That Might Be Asked is:
How Old is Jesus in this year (Based on The New Testament)?How Old Would Jesus Be Today If He Was Still On Earth?
(He's alive forevermore!)
- The Lord Jesus Christ is God but He came as a man (John 1), and thus had age in His earthly form.
- The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man.
- We know that the Lord Jesus started His earthly ministry as a man at about 30 years old.
- Given that He was born around 6 BC, His ministry lasted around 3 years after being baptized by John the Baptist and that He died at around 28-33 AD, The Lord Jesus's age from His birth to His time in heaven is about 2029 to 2030 years of age.
God Created The Concept of Days, Months and Years in Genesis 1 so He is not bound by it.
- 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
- 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
- 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Does God Have Age? Here are a few bible verses for your bible study.
Psalm 136 - God Has No Age as The Creator of Heaven, Earth, and Time Itself!
- O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In short, we cannot assign an age to God. God has no age for He is eternal and The Creator.
References:
Augustine, Confessions, Book XI.
Einstein, A. (1916). Relativity: The Special and the General Theory.
Baltes, P., & Smith, J. (2003). New Frontiers in Lifespan Development.
Aquinas, T. (1265–1274). Summa Theologica, I, Q.10.
