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We all know what Jesus has said Himself in the Gospels. Noone is denying that hell (Gehenna) and the lake of fire exists. It is a matter of WHEN it exists, and what happens to those cast into it. Here is a short breakdown. Read what the Bible and Thayer's Dictionary says. I didn't make this up.
WHEN
Matthew 13:40 "As therefore the tares [the children of the wicked one - v.38] are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world."
How could the tares be burning at death if the end of this world has yet to come?
2 Peter 2:9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"
reserve (G5083) [tereo]
1. to attend to carefully, take care of
a. to guard
b. metaphorically to keep, one in the state in which he is
c. to observe
d. to reserve: to undergo something
If the unjust are reserved until the day of judgment to be punished, how are they punished beforehand?
WHAT HAPPENS
Psalm 37:9-10 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yeah, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."
cut off (H3772) [karath]
1. to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant
a. (Qal)
1. to cut off
a. to cut off a body part, behead
2. to cut down
3. to hew
4. to cut or make a covenant
b. (Niphal)
1. to be cut off
2. to be cut down
3. to be chewed
4. to be cut off, fail
c. (Pual)
1. to be cut off
2. to be cut down
d. (Hiphil)
1. to cut off
2. to cut off, destroy
3. to cut down, destroy
4. to take away
5. to permit to perish
Psalm 37:20 "But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away."
perish (H6) [abad]
1. perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
a. (Qal)
1. perish, die, be exterminated
2. perish, vanish (figuratively)
3. be lost, strayed
b. (Piel)
1. to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up
2. to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (figuratively)
3. cause to stray, lose
c. (Hiphil)
1. to destroy, put to death
a. of divine judgment
2. object name of kings (figuratively)
consume; consume away (H3615) [kalah]
1. to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent
a. (Qal)
1. to be complete, be at an end
2. to be completed, be finished
3. to be accomplished, be fulfilled
4. to be determined, be plotted (bad sense)
5. to be spent, be used up
6. to waste away, be exhausted, fail
7. to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed
b. (Piel)
1. to complete, bring to an end, finish
2. to complete (a period of time)
3. to finish (doing a thing)
4. to make an end, end
5. to accomplish, fulfill, bring to pass
6. to accomplish, determine (in thought)
7. to put an end to, cause to cease
8. to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend
9. to destroy, exterminate
c. (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed
Psalm 37:38 "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
destroyed (H8045) [shamad]
1. to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated
a. (Niphal)
1. to be annihilated, be exterminated
2. to be destroyed, be devastated
b. (Hiphil)
1. to annihilate, exterminate
2. to destroy
cut off *same as above
EVEN THE FAMOUS JOHN 3:16 MENTIONS DESTRUCTION IN CONTRAST TO ETERNAL LIFE
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
perish (G622) [apollumi]
1. to destroy
a. to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin
b. render useless
c. to kill
d. to declare that one must be put to death
e. metaphorically to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell
f. to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed
2. to destroy
a. to lose
God Bless
WHEN
Matthew 13:40 "As therefore the tares [the children of the wicked one - v.38] are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world."
How could the tares be burning at death if the end of this world has yet to come?
2 Peter 2:9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"
reserve (G5083) [tereo]
1. to attend to carefully, take care of
a. to guard
b. metaphorically to keep, one in the state in which he is
c. to observe
d. to reserve: to undergo something
If the unjust are reserved until the day of judgment to be punished, how are they punished beforehand?
WHAT HAPPENS
Psalm 37:9-10 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yeah, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."
cut off (H3772) [karath]
1. to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant
a. (Qal)
1. to cut off
a. to cut off a body part, behead
2. to cut down
3. to hew
4. to cut or make a covenant
b. (Niphal)
1. to be cut off
2. to be cut down
3. to be chewed
4. to be cut off, fail
c. (Pual)
1. to be cut off
2. to be cut down
d. (Hiphil)
1. to cut off
2. to cut off, destroy
3. to cut down, destroy
4. to take away
5. to permit to perish
Psalm 37:20 "But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away."
perish (H6) [abad]
1. perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
a. (Qal)
1. perish, die, be exterminated
2. perish, vanish (figuratively)
3. be lost, strayed
b. (Piel)
1. to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up
2. to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (figuratively)
3. cause to stray, lose
c. (Hiphil)
1. to destroy, put to death
a. of divine judgment
2. object name of kings (figuratively)
consume; consume away (H3615) [kalah]
1. to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent
a. (Qal)
1. to be complete, be at an end
2. to be completed, be finished
3. to be accomplished, be fulfilled
4. to be determined, be plotted (bad sense)
5. to be spent, be used up
6. to waste away, be exhausted, fail
7. to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed
b. (Piel)
1. to complete, bring to an end, finish
2. to complete (a period of time)
3. to finish (doing a thing)
4. to make an end, end
5. to accomplish, fulfill, bring to pass
6. to accomplish, determine (in thought)
7. to put an end to, cause to cease
8. to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend
9. to destroy, exterminate
c. (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed
Psalm 37:38 "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
destroyed (H8045) [shamad]
1. to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated
a. (Niphal)
1. to be annihilated, be exterminated
2. to be destroyed, be devastated
b. (Hiphil)
1. to annihilate, exterminate
2. to destroy
cut off *same as above
EVEN THE FAMOUS JOHN 3:16 MENTIONS DESTRUCTION IN CONTRAST TO ETERNAL LIFE
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
perish (G622) [apollumi]
1. to destroy
a. to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin
b. render useless
c. to kill
d. to declare that one must be put to death
e. metaphorically to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell
f. to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed
2. to destroy
a. to lose
God Bless