19 Bible Verses about Eternal Death
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For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.
But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. [The] future of [the] wicked shall be cut off.
Sinners are afraid in Zion; trembling has seized [the] godless: "Who of us can {live} [with] devouring fire? Who of us can {live} [with] everlasting consuming hearths?"
And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!
Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! For I was hungry and you did not give me [anything] to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me [anything] to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.'read more.
Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!
His winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
For many live, of whom I spoke about to you many times, but now speak about even weeping, [as] the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is] the stomach, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, the ones who think on earthly things.
and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels, with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus, who will pay the penalty [of] eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming,
teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on [the testimony of] two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment do you think the person will be considered worthy of who treats with disdain the Son of God and who considers ordinary the blood of the covenant by which he was made holy and who insults the Spirit of grace? For we know the one who said, "Vengeance [is] mine, I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."read more.
[It is] a terrifying [thing] to fall into the hands of the living God.
But [as] for the cowards and unbelievers and detestable persons and murderers and sexually immoral people and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share [is] in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
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eternal Death » Shall be inflicted by Christ
Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels, with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,
eternal Death » The necessary consequence of sin
For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves [as] slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, [leading] to death, or obedience, [leading] to righteousness?
Then desire, [after it] has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, [when it] is brought to completion, gives birth to death.
eternal Death » Described as » A lake of fire
And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
But [as] for the cowards and unbelievers and detestable persons and murderers and sexually immoral people and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share [is] in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
eternal Death » Is called » Destruction
And [what] if God, wanting to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
who will pay the penalty [of] eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
eternal Death » Saints shall escape
Blessed and holy [is] the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over this person the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.'
eternal Death » Christ, the only way of escape from
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved."
Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death {forever}."
For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
eternal Death » The portion of the wicked
Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
eternal Death » God alone can inflict
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
eternal Death » The way to, described
"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,
eternal Death » Is called » The wrath to come
and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.
eternal Death » Described as » Banishment from God
who will pay the penalty [of] eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
eternal Death » Is called » The second death
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.'
eternal Death » Self-righteousness leads to
There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.
eternal Death » Described as » Society with the devil, &c
Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
eternal Death » Described as » outer darkness,
And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness--in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'
eternal Death » Is called » Everlasting punishment
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
eternal Death » Is called » Damnation of hell
eternal Death » Illustrated
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes [as he] was in torment [and] saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus {at his side}. And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!' But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you received your good [things] during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain. read more.
And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.'
eternal Death » Described as » A mist of darkness for ever
These [people] are waterless springs and mists driven by a hurricane, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved.
eternal Death » Described as » Indignation, wrath, &c
but to those [who act] from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger. [There will be] affliction and distress for every {human being} who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,
eternal Death » Is called » Perishing
But these persons, like irrational animals born [only with] natural [instincts] for capture and killing, blaspheming {about things} they do not understand, in their destruction will also be destroyed,
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to shame, &c
And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.
eternal Death » The wages of sin
For the compensation due sin [is] death, but the gift of God [is] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
eternal Death » Strive to preserve others from
he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person's soul from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.
eternal Death » Described as » The worm that dies not
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to damnation
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
Fall of man » Punishment consequent upon » eternal Death
Consequently therefore, as through one trespass [came] condemnation to all people, so also through one righteous deed [came] justification of life to all people.
For the compensation due sin [is] death, but the gift of God [is] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Indeed, [the] wicked is spared from [the] day of disaster; he is delivered from [the] day of wrath.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » eternal Death
For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world in order that he should judge the world, but in order that the world should be saved through him.