19 Bible Verses about Eternal Death
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For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.
As for the ungodly, they shall perish. and the enemies of the LORD shall consume as the fat of lambs; yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.
As for the transgressors, they shall perish together; and the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last.
The sinners at Zion are afraid, and a sudden fearfulness is come upon the hypocrites. "What is he among us," say they, "that will dwell by that consuming fire? Which of us may abide that everlasting heat?"
Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to perpetual shame and reproof.
And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.
"Wherefore if thy hand, or thy foot, offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed; rather than thou shouldest, having two hands or two feet, be cast in to everlasting fire.
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me no drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me not. I was naked, and ye clothed me not. I was sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.'read more.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and have not ministered unto thee?' Then shall he answer them, and say, 'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.'
Wherefore, if thy hand offend thee, cut him off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than to go, having two hands, into hell: into fire that never shall be quenched, where their worm dieth not, and the fire never goeth out.
which hath his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather the corn into his barn: But the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched."
and shall come forth: They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; And they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is damnation, whose God is their belly and whose glory is to their shame, which are worldly minded.
and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, rendering vengeance unto them that know not God, and to them that obey not unto the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, which shall be punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
and then shall that wicked be uttered, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the appearance of his coming,
of baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection from death, and of eternal judgment.
He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses. Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be counted worthy, which treadeth underfoot the son of God: and counteth the blood of the testament as an unholy thing, wherewith he was sanctified, and doth dishonour to the spirit of grace. For we know him that hath said, "Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord." And again, "the Lord shall judge his people."read more.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
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eternal Death » Shall be inflicted by Christ
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
"When the son of man shall cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory
and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, rendering vengeance unto them that know not God, and to them that obey not unto the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
eternal Death » The necessary consequence of sin
For if ye live after the flesh, ye must die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body, by the help of the spirit, ye shall live,
Remember ye not how that to whomsoever ye commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Then when lust hath conceived, she bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.
eternal Death » Described as » A lake of fire
And the beast was taken, and with him that false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that received the beast's mark, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast into a pond of fire burning with brimstone:
But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
eternal Death » Is called » Destruction
Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation,
which shall be punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
eternal Death » Saints shall escape
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. For on such shall the second death have no power, for they shall be the priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith to the congregations: He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'
eternal Death » Christ, the only way of escape from
Neither is there salvation in any other. Nor yet also is there any other name given to men wherein we must be saved."
"Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep my sayings, he shall never see death."
For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, for the intent that none that believe in him should perish: But should have everlasting life.
eternal Death » The portion of the wicked
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
And these shall go into everlasting pain: And the righteous into life eternal.
eternal Death » God alone can inflict
And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.
There is one law giver, which is able to save and to destroy. What art thou that judgest another man?
eternal Death » The way to, described
Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
eternal Death » Is called » The wrath to come
and for to look for his son from heaven, whom he raised from death: I mean Jesus, which delivereth us from wrath to come.
eternal Death » Described as » Banishment from God
which shall be punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
eternal Death » Is called » The second death
Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith to the congregations: He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'
eternal Death » Self-righteousness leads to
There is a way which some men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death.
eternal Death » Described as » Society with the devil, &c
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
eternal Death » Described as » outer darkness,
And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
eternal Death » Is called » Everlasting punishment
And these shall go into everlasting pain: And the righteous into life eternal.
eternal Death » Is called » Damnation of hell
ye serpents and generation of vipers, how should ye escape the damnation of hell?
eternal Death » Illustrated
And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom; And he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished. read more.
Beyond all this, between you and us there is a great space set, so that they which would go from hence to you, cannot: neither may come from thence to us.'
eternal Death » Described as » A mist of darkness for ever
These are wells without water, and clouds carried about of a tempest, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever.
eternal Death » Described as » Indignation, wrath, &c
But unto them that are rebellious, and disobey the truth, and follow iniquity, shall come indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man that doth evil. Of the Jew first: And also of the gentile.
eternal Death » Is called » Perishing
But these, as brute beasts, naturally made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of that they know not, and shall perish through their own destruction,
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to shame, &c
Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to perpetual shame and reproof.
eternal Death » The wages of sin
For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
eternal Death » Strive to preserve others from
let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}
eternal Death » Described as » The worm that dies not
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to damnation
and shall come forth: They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; And they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Fall of man » Punishment consequent upon » eternal Death
Likewise, then, as by the sin of one, condemnation came on all men: even so, by the justifying of one cometh the righteousness that bringeth life, upon all men.
For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
that the wicked is kept unto the day of destruction, and that the ungodly shall be brought forth in the day of wrath.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » eternal Death
For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, for the intent that none that believe in him should perish: But should have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world: But that the world, through him, might be saved.