12 Bible Verses about Eternal Death
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And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
If then thy hand, or thy foot, lead thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: for it were better for thee to enter into life, halting or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire, which is eternal.
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry, and ye gave me nothing to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me nothing to drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye did not clothe me: sick, and in prison, and ye took no care of me.read more.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he reply to them, saying, For as much as ye have not done it to one of the least of these, neither have ye done it to me.
And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it were better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having both hands to go into hell, into the fire that never will be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
and they shall come forth; they who have done good actions to the resurrection of life; and they who have been guilty of foul practices, to the resurrection of damnation.
For many walk, whom I have often mentioned to you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is perdition, whose God is their belly, and their glory in their shame, whose minds are occupied with earthly things.
and to you who are troubled, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his mighty angels, in a flame of fire, taking vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall receive punishment, even eternal perdition, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power:
And then that lawless person will appear, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming;
of the doctrine of ablutions, and of imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Any man who treated the law of Moses with neglect, was put to death, without mercy, on the deposition of two or three witnesses: by how much, think ye, shall he be counted worthy of more condign punishment who hath trampled on the Son of God, and regarded the blood of his testament, by which he was sanctified, as an unclean thing, and hath treated the gracious Spirit contumeliously? For we know him who declares, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."read more.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
But to those who shrink back through fear, and to the infidels, and to the abominable, and to murderers, and to whoremongers, and to those who use magical incantations, and to idolaters, and to all liars, is their portion [appointed] 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 he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
and to you who are troubled, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his mighty angels, in a flame of fire, taking vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
eternal Death » The necessary consequence of sin
For if ye live after the flesh, ye are ready to die: but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Do ye not know, that to whomsoever ye present yourselves servants to obey, ye are his servants to whom ye obey; if of sin unto death, or of obedience, unto righteousness?
Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.
eternal Death » Described as » A lake of fire
And the beast was seized upon, and with him the false prophet who performed the wonders before him, by which he deceived those who received the brand of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. They were both hurled alive into the lake of fire which burneth with brimstone.
But to those who shrink back through fear, and to the infidels, and to the abominable, and to murderers, and to whoremongers, and to those who use magical incantations, and to idolaters, and to all liars, is their portion [appointed] in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
eternal Death » Is called » Destruction
But what if God, willing to display his wrath, and to make known what is possible with him, hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition:
who shall receive punishment, even eternal perdition, 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; over these the second death hath no dominion: but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with him a thousand years.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. He that overcometh shall receive no injury from the second death.
eternal Death » Christ, the only way of escape from
And there is no salvation in any other person: for there is no other name under heaven given unto men, whereby we must be saved.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any man observe my saying, he shall never see death to all eternity.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal.
eternal Death » The portion of the wicked
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
eternal Death » God alone can inflict
And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
eternal Death » The way to, described
Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way:
eternal Death » Is called » The wrath to come
and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
eternal Death » Described as » Banishment from God
who shall receive punishment, even eternal perdition, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power:
eternal Death » Is called » The second death
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. He that overcometh shall receive no injury from the second death.
eternal Death » Self-righteousness leads to
eternal Death » Described as » Society with the devil, &c
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
eternal Death » Described as » outer darkness,
And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
eternal Death » Is called » Everlasting punishment
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
eternal Death » Is called » Damnation of hell
eternal Death » Illustrated
and in hell, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham at a vast distance, and Lazarus in his bosom. And crying out, he said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented with this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. read more.
And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.
eternal Death » Described as » A mist of darkness for ever
These are fountains without water, clouds driven by a hurricane; for whom the blackness of darkness for ever is reserved.
eternal Death » Described as » Indignation, wrath, &c
But to those who are of a contentious spirit, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation, and wrath; tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth wickedness, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek.
eternal Death » Is called » Perishing
But these men, as the naturally irrational brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of the things of which they are ignorant, will perish by their own corruption;
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to shame, &c
eternal Death » The wages of sin
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is life eternal in Jesus Christ our Lord.
eternal Death » Strive to preserve others from
let him know, that he that converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
eternal Death » Described as » The worm that dies not
eternal Death » Is called » A resurrection to damnation
and they shall come forth; they who have done good actions to the resurrection of life; and they who have been guilty of foul practices, to the resurrection of damnation.
Fall of man » Punishment consequent upon » eternal Death
Well then, as by the offence of one, [judgment issued] against all men unto condemnation; so also by the righteousness of one, [the gift came] to all men for justification unto life.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is life eternal in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » eternal Death
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world by him might be saved.