A few months ago we took a look at Mark 9:48, in which Jesus quotes Isaiah 66:24 and refers to gehenna as the place where “their worm does not die.” Critics of conditionalism often misquote or misunderstand the idiom as … Continue reading →
I am involved in a number of small bible study groups with my local church during the week, one of which is about discipling men by the gospel to become spiritual leaders in the church and their own families, and … Continue reading →
Does the Greek word for “destroy” – apollumi – really mean destroy in the strong sense that annihilationists think it does? Short answer: yes. One of the key arguments for annihilationism is the fact that the biblical writers frequently claim … Continue reading →
In his apocalyptic vision recorded in the book of Revelation, John sees a lake of fire into which the risen wicked are thrown (20:15). There they join a seven-headed, ten-horned beast, a two-horned beast (the false prophet), and the devil, all three of whom are in eternal … Continue reading →
Imagine that you had never heard of “hell.” The eternal misery of the damned in dungeons of fire, Dante’s Inferno, Jonathan Edwards’ classic sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” you hadn’t heard of any of it. And … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Commentary
The Fire Is Not Quenched: Annihilation and Mark 9:48 (Part 2)
Posted on November 20, 2012 by Chris Date
A few months ago we took a look at Mark 9:48, in which Jesus quotes Isaiah 66:24 and refers to gehenna as the place where “their worm does not die.” Critics of conditionalism often misquote or misunderstand the idiom as … Continue reading →
God is sovereign, your life is not
Posted on November 9, 2012 by David Smart
I am involved in a number of small bible study groups with my local church during the week, one of which is about discipling men by the gospel to become spiritual leaders in the church and their own families, and … Continue reading →
The meaning of “apollumi” in the Synoptic Gospels
Posted on October 27, 2012 by Glenn Peoples
Does the Greek word for “destroy” – apollumi – really mean destroy in the strong sense that annihilationists think it does? Short answer: yes. One of the key arguments for annihilationism is the fact that the biblical writers frequently claim … Continue reading →
Traditionalism and the (Not So) Second Death
Posted on September 6, 2012 by Chris Date
In his apocalyptic vision recorded in the book of Revelation, John sees a lake of fire into which the risen wicked are thrown (20:15). There they join a seven-headed, ten-horned beast, a two-horned beast (the false prophet), and the devil, all three of whom are in eternal … Continue reading →
Worms and Fire: The Rabbis or Isaiah?
Posted on August 17, 2012 by Glenn Peoples
Imagine that you had never heard of “hell.” The eternal misery of the damned in dungeons of fire, Dante’s Inferno, Jonathan Edwards’ classic sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” you hadn’t heard of any of it. And … Continue reading →