31-Questions on the Destruction of the Wicked - KJV

1. Is Hell a Hot Spot Burning in the Center of the Earth? The Wicked Are Reserved Unto to Judgment.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and _delivered_ them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto _judgment_;

2. Our God Is a Consuming Fire to Sin, Wherever It Is Found.
Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a _consuming_ _fire_.

3. The Fires of Hell Originate From Heaven at the End of Time. Not As Some Hot Spot in the Earth.
Revelation 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and _compassed_ the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and _devoured_ them.

4. The Wicked Will Be Totally Consumed. They Shall Be Cut Off From the Earth.
Proverbs 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an _everlasting_ _foundation_.

Psalms 37:10-11 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt _diligently_ consider his place, and it shall not be. [11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the _abundance_ of peace.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to _inherit_ the land: when the _wicked_ are cut off, thou shalt see it.

5. The Wicked Will Be Consumed to Ashes.
Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do _wickedly_, shall be _stubble_: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them _neither_ root nor branch.

Malachi 4:3 And ye shall tread down the _wicked_; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of _hosts_.

6. This Final Destruction of the Wicked Will Occur After the Thousand Year Millennium.
Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were _finished_. This is the first _resurrection_.

7. This Final Destruction of the Wicked Will Occur After the Resurrection of Damnation.
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is _coming_, in the which all that are in the _graves_ shall hear his voice, [29] 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_.

8. Doesn't the Bible Say That the Wicked Will Burn Forever?
Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and _brimstone_, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be _tormented_ day and night for ever and ever.

9. The Old Age of Sin and Death Ends. God Ushers in a New Age.
Revelation 21:1-4 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. [2] And I John saw the holy city, new _Jerusalem_, coming down from God out of heaven, _prepared_ as a bride adorned for her _husband_. [3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the _tabernacle_ of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God _himself_ shall be with them, and be their God. [4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the _former_ _things_ are passed away.

10. Let's Take a Look at How the Bible Has Treated the Concept of Forever. In the Old Testament, a Slave Was to Serve His Master Forever.
Exodus 21:6 Then his master shall bring him unto the _judges_; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall _serve_ him for ever.

Forever in the Bible can be literally translated "until the end of the age" or as long as he shall live.

 11. Hannah Brought Her Son Samuel to the Temple Forever.
1 Samuel 1:22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her _husband_, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear _before_ the LORD, and there abide for ever.

1 Samuel 1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he _liveth_ he shall be lent to the LORD. And he _worshipped_ the LORD there.

In both of these instances the time period was as long as they lived. 1 Samuel 1:28 clearly states, "as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord. ".

 12. Jonah Even Uses the Expression "Forever" to Describe His Experience in the Belly of the Fish.
Jonah 2:6 I went down to the bottoms of the _mountains_; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from _corruption_, O LORD my God.

"Forever" was a limited time and not an unending time. It was for as long as the Lord decreed, until the end of the age or as long as Jonah could live in that environment.

 13. The Punishment of the Wicked Will Be Everlasting.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into _everlasting_ _punishment_: but the righteous into life eternal.

They will be consumed. Burned to ashes, they will be gone forever. It is not everlasting "punishing" or a continued state of torment. The idea of an eternally burning hell would make God a cosmic monster delighting in destroying His creatures.

A loving God must blot sin out of the universe lest it destroy our earth. Like a cancer surgeon, He must cut out the disease, however painful. Then it will be removed-gone forever.

 14. What About the Expression "Eternal Fire?".
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving _themselves_ over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the _vengeance_ of eternal fire.

2 Peter 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes _condemned_ them with an _overthrow_, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

Sodem and Gomorrah, two ancient cities, filled with sin were consumed with fire from heaven. The Bible states that they were burned with eternal fire, which means the fire burned until there was nothing more to burn. It did not go out until it had finished its work.

They are not burning today. These two cities are in ruins under the Dead Sea.

 15. Doesn't the Bible Speak About the Fire Which Cannot Be Quenched?
Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than _having_ two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be _quenched_:

Mark 9:48 Where their worm _dieth_ not, and the fire is not _quenched_.

Jeremiah 17:27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even _entering_ in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the _palaces_ of Jerusalem, and it shall not be _quenched_.

The fire which cannot be quenched is one which no human hand can put out. It utterly, totally consumes. As a result of the Jews disobedience, Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 568 BC The city was burned with unquenchable fire. You may read the prophecy of the destruction.

And yet, Jerusalem is not burning today. The fire did a complete work.

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