The ultimate fate of those who reject God's love and redemption is a solemn reality throughout Scripture. In Revelation 21:8 and Matthew 25:46, the duration and severity of punishment for the wicked are described as eternal. Jesus Himself warns of the destruction of both body and soul in Matthew 10:28, emphasizing the gravity of this consequence. The book of Revelation also portrays the final judgment, where the devil and his followers are tormented forever in the lake of fire, as seen in Revelation 20:10, a stark reminder of the wages of sin, as stated in Romans 6:23.
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But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;