AK4
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Sheol and hades (the common grave of mankind) is not from the word Gehenna as hell fire or fires of hell is. Gehenna was a garbage dump outside of Jerusalem where things were destroyed and not kept burning forever.
Gehenna is a fitting symbol of destruction.
Yes, quoting Jesus at Matthew 10:28 Jesus believed the soul can be destroyed.
Jesus believed the soul was not death proof but mortal.
Ezekiel (18:4,20) wrote the soul that sins dies.
Matthew chapter 13 is an illustration or parable. Not a literal happening.
The weeds (tares) were burned up in destruction not kept around forever.
What is the fire for the devil, isn't it 'second death'? Rev 20:10,14;21:8
Death according to Ecclesiastes 9:5,10 is a state of knowing nothing.
Doesn't Hebrews 2:14 B show Jesus will destroy the devil?
From Matthew 25:41 continuing to verse 46 we see the end result is everlasting punishment, not everlasting flames. 2nd Thess 1:9 connects punishment to destruction.
James 3:6 is a reference to Gehenna and not sheol or hades.
The definition of the Lake of Fire is given as: the second death.
What is the first death like?
Didn't Jesus liken death to sleep at John 11:11-14?
That meant that Jesus believed that while he was buried in hell (sheol/hades) that he would be a deep sleep-like state. - Acts 2:27,31.
Jesus would have gotten that idea from Solomon's words at Ecc 9:5,10, and the Psalms such as:
Psalm 6:5 that in death there is no remembrance.
Psalm 13:3 the dead sleep the sleep of death
Psalm 115:17 the dead do not praise God
Psalm 146:4 at death thinking stops.
Jesus from the spirit world was resurrected by God to heaven, but besides heaven the prophet Daniel (12:2) looked forward to an earthly resurrection that those asleep in the dust of the ground will awaken. They will awaken from death's sleep on resurrection morning during Jesus 1000-year rule over earth- Acts 24:15; Romans 6:7.
All in hell will be delivered up from hell as Rev 20:13,14 says.
Then it is emptied-out hell that is cast into second death.
However, those that are part of the second death will have No chance of a resurrection to either to heaven or earthly because they have committed the unforgivable sin of Matthew 12:32; Hebrews 6:4-6.
Satan is a sinner and sinners pay for their sins with death.
Jesus is the 'seed' of Genesis 3:15 that will deal Satan a fatal death bruise to his head. Satan will be destroyed- Hebrews 2:14 B. No future life for Satan but the symbolic fiery lake which is the second death.
All that are part of the first death will come to see an end to that death as Rev 21:3,4 says that there will be: No more death. Our last enemy 'death' will be brought to nothing 1 Cor 15:26. Our last enemy then, is not forever flames, but death. Isaiah 25:8 assures that death will be swallowed up. When something is swallowed up it is gone.
You are still promoting eternal annihilation which would be just as sadistic as eternal hell. God giving someone a taste of life, didnt give this person the faith to keep or obtain life, resurrects this person to say "you blew it". then annihilates this person forever. Can you see how sadistic this is. Faith is from God, a gift from God, not the person yet if God doesnt give this person faith, He annihilates them? How sick is that? Besides eternal annihilation is eternal death. Eternal death! But what saith the scriptures
I Cor. 15:55:--"O death, where is thy sting? O grave [greek word here is hades], where is thy VICTORY?"
So O death where is thy sting? O hades where thy victory? Dont forget the verse before it "Death is swallowed up in victory".
So if death is swallowed up in victory, then there is no eternal annihilation or eternal death. Your interpretation of the "second death" is wrong then