Matt 26:52 - Then Jesus says to him, "Return your sword into its place for all those having taken the sword, will perish by the sword.Matt 8:25 - And having approached, they awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us, we are perishing!" (ie, dying in this case).It is similar that same meaning in other places such as: Whatever one makes of the verb ἀπόλλυμι, John 3:16 paints it as the opposite of eternal life.īoth BDB and Thayer both list several meanings for ἀπόλλυμι, but both agree that in John 3:16 it means to perish, destroy utterly, be ruined, etc. For an explicit defense of death as separation by a grandson-in-the-faith of John (Irenaeus), see here.For a review of the evidence that the early Patristic writers-including a Bishop taught by the man who wrote John 3:16-believed in post-mortal consciousness, my thoughts here.For a Biblical basis for death as separation, my thoughts here.Those who see the second death as annihilation will read John 3:16 this way as well those who see death as a separation will read John 3:16 that way as well. This verse is unlikely to move the needle either way in a discussion of annihilationism-the juxtaposition of life & death is to be found in many passages of scripture, not just this one. We are not told (note that annihilationism does not have an answer to this question either). How long does it take for a person to "perish"? Permanent separation from God is the second death, described as coming after judgment (see Rev. The penalty of eternal destruction is to be separated from God.
Separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power (2 Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being The opposite end of the spectrum is directly described by Paul: Jason Carroll:Įternal life is a life that is both endless in duration and godlike in I make the case in this post that eternal life is as described by Dr. To perish would then be (or at the very least include) not knowing God. "Perish" is described as the fate opposite "eternal life".Īnd this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
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