The question: Is The Universe, the whole of all existence itself, eternal?
Currently this is an unknown being argued throughout humanity.
However, the simple answer is Yes. Let me explain it so you have an understanding of how it is true.
Three Matters of The Universe:
1. [things]: this begins with the first most fundamental part that makes up the parts that make up the table of the elements, and all things made of it. [things] are causal of the continuum of spacetime, which is where the Uncertainty Principle holds true.
2. [thing]: The Universe, the whole of all existence itself infinite in all directions, in which the Big Bang occured and what [things] are in and of.
3. [nothing]: a void, without dimension nor direction, without potential altogether.
Three Options of Eternal:
1. [nothing] -> [thing] -> Big Bang -> [things] in and of [thing]
This is impossible as [nothing] is without potential altogether. [thing] would never come to be, therefore the Big Bang would never have happened, therefore [things] would never have come to be in and of [thing]. Only [nothing] would still be.
2. [thing] -> Big Bang -> [things] in and of [thing]
[thing] in the beginning is void of [things], also void of all influence of [things]. Only the monochromatic wave of the measure of Planck can be found, a perfect vacuum infinite in all directions.
3. [things] in and of [thing] are eternal
This is impossible as it does not include The Big Bang event.
Also, if even the first most fundamental part of [things] is eternal then [thing] is eternal, as this first most fundamental part is IN [thing].
Conclusion:
1. is impossible.
3. is impossible.
2. is necesssarily the way reality is.
The Universe, [thing], the whole of all existence itself, is eternal.
As the Universe is eternal, necessarily the metric of Time is also eternal.