30-The Destruction of the Wicked - NAS

1. God's Character Is One of Love.
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, "I have loved you with an _everlasting_ love; Therefore I have drawn you with _lovingkindness_.

2. God Does Not Want Anyone to Perish.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count _slowness_, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to _repentance_.

3. Our God Is a Consuming Fire. This Means Sin and Sinners Cannot Exist in His Presence.
Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a _consuming_ _fire_.

4. Sinners Will Ultimately Be Burned Up, Or Turned to Ash.
Malachi 4:1-3 "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the _arrogant_ and every _evildoer_ will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says the LORD of hosts, "so that it will leave them _neither_ root nor branch." [2] "But for you who fear My name, the sun of _righteousness_ will rise with _healing_ in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. [3] "You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am _preparing_," says the LORD of hosts.

5. The Wicked Shall Not Be.
Psalms 37:10 Yet a little while and the _wicked_ man will be no more; And you will look _carefully_ for his place and he will not be there.

6. The Wicked Shall Perish, They Shall Be Consumed Away.
Psalms 37:20 But the wicked will perish; And the _enemies_ of the LORD will be like the glory of the _pastures_, They vanish -like smoke they vanish away.

7. The Wicked Will Not Be Found.
Psalms 37:36 Then he _passed_ away, and lo, he was no more; I _sought_ for him, but he could not be found.

8. There Will Not Be One Punishment Whose Effects Last Forever. There Will Be One Punishment Whose Effects Last Forever.
Matthew 25:46 "These will go away into eternal _punishment_, but the _righteous_ into eternal life."

9. Sodom and Gomorrah Are Examples of Everlasting Punishment.
these Cities Have Ceased to Exist.
Jude 1:7 Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in _undergoing_ the _punishment_ of eternal fire.

10. The Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah Are Turned into Ash.
2 Peter 2:6 And if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to _destruction_ by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives _thereafter_;

11. The Fire Cannot Be Quenched Or Put Out Until Sin Is Totally Eradicated From the Universe.
Matthew 3:11-12 "As for me, I baptize you with water for _repentance_, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. [12] "His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will _thoroughly_ clear His _threshing_ floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with _unquenchable_ fire."

12. Jerusalem Was Destroyed by An Unquenchable Fire Which Humans Could Not Put Out. The Fire's Work Was Complete and Jerusalem Is Not Burning Today.
Jeremiah 17:19-27 Thus the LORD said to me, "Go and stand in the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem; [20] and say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates: [21] 'Thus says the LORD, "Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring _anything_ in through the gates of Jerusalem. [22] "You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I _commanded_ your _forefathers_. [23] "Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but _stiffened_ their necks in order not to listen or take _correction_. [24] "But it will come about, if you listen _attentively_ to Me," _declares_ the LORD, "to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, [25] then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes _sitting_ on the throne of David, riding in _chariots_ and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be _inhabited_ _forever_. [26] "They will come in from the cities of Judah and from the _environs_ of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the _lowland_, from the hill _country_ and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing sacrifices of _thanksgiving_ to the house of the LORD. [27] "But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not _carrying_ a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will _devour_ the _palaces_ of Jerusalem and not be _quenched_.""'

13. The Wicked Shall Be Destroyed Forever. Forever Does Not Always Mean Endless Existence But Is Literally Translated "Until the End of the Age. ".".
Revelation 20:10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and _brimstone_, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be _tormented_ day and night forever and ever.

14. A Slave Shall Serve His Master Forever Or As Long As He Lives.
Exodus 21:6 Then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the _doorpost_. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him _permanently_.

15. Hannah Presented Samuel Before the Lord Forever Or As Long As He Would Live.
1 Samuel 1:22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her _husband_, "I will not go up until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD and stay there _forever_."

1 Samuel 1:28 "So I have also dedicated him to the LORD; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the LORD." And he _worshiped_ the LORD _there_.

16. The Evil Angels and All the Wicked Are Reserved Unto Judgment.
hell Is Not Burning Now.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and _committed_ them to pits of darkness, reserved for _judgment_;

Revelation 20:9 And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and _surrounded_ the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and _devoured_ them.

17. Satan Himself Will Be Consumed to Ashes.
Ezekiel 28:17-18 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You _corrupted_ your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. [18] "By the _multitude_ of your iniquities, In the _unrighteousness_ of your trade You profaned your _sanctuaries_. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has _consumed_ you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.

18. The Fire Will Burn Itself Out and There Will Not Be Even a Coal Left.
Isaiah 47:14 "Behold, they have become like stubble, Fire burns them; They cannot _deliver_ _themselves_ from the power of the flame; There will be no coal to warm by Nor a fire to sit before!

19. The Wicked Shall Be As If They Had Never Been.
Obadiah 1:16 "Because just as you drank on My holy _mountain_, All the nations will drink _continually_. They will drink and swallow And become as if they had never existed.

20. The World Shall Be Dissolved and Afterwards God Will Create a New Heavens and a New Earth.
2 Peter 3:12-13 Looking for and _hastening_ the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be _destroyed_ by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! [13] But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which _righteousness_ dwells.

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