19 Bible Verses about Eternal Death
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For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.
But the wicked will perish;
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.
The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”
Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels! For I was hungry
and you gave Me nothing to eat;
I was thirsty
and you gave Me nothing to drink;
I was a stranger
and you didn’t take Me in;
I was naked
and you didn’t clothe Me,
sick and in prison
and you didn’t take care of Me.’ read more.
“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help You?’ “Then He will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me either.’
And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire, [where
Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.]
His winnowing shovel is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with a fire that never goes out.”
and come out—those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of judgment.
For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,
and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels, taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from His glorious strength
and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming.
teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, 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 the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
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eternal Death » Shall be inflicted by Christ
and [to reward] with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. [This will take place] at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels, taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don't know God and on those who don't 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,
Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
eternal Death » Described as » A lake of fire
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs.
But the cowards, unbelievers,
eternal Death » Is called » Destruction
And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction
eternal Death » Saints shall escape
Blessed
eternal Death » Christ, the only way of escape from
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”
eternal Death » The portion of the wicked
eternal Death » God alone can inflict
There is one lawgiver and judge
eternal Death » The way to, described
eternal Death » Is called » The wrath to come
and to wait
eternal Death » Described as » Banishment from God
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction
eternal Death » Is called » The second death
eternal Death » Self-righteousness leads to
but its end is the way to death.
eternal Death » Described as » Society with the devil, &c
eternal Death » Described as » outer darkness,
eternal Death » Is called » Everlasting punishment
eternal Death » Is called » Damnation of hell
eternal Death » Illustrated
And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side. 'Father Abraham!' he called out, 'Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!' " 'Son,' Abraham said, 'remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony. read more.
Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.'
eternal Death » Described as » A mist of darkness for ever
These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.
eternal Death » Described as » Indignation, wrath, &c
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth, but are obeying unrighteousness; affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;
eternal Death » Is called » Perishing
But these people, like irrational animals—creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed—speak blasphemies about things they don’t understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed,
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to shame, &c
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.
eternal Death » The wages of sin
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
eternal Death » Strive to preserve others from
let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins.
eternal Death » Described as » The worm that dies not
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to damnation
Fall of man » Punishment consequent upon » eternal Death
So then, as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life-giving justification
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
rescued from the day of wrath.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » eternal Death
"For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.