Damnation

Condemnation. This word is used to denote the final loss of the soul; but it is not always to be understood in this sense in the sacred Scripture. Thus it is said in Rom 13:2. "They that resist shall receive to themselves damnation, " 1:e. condemnaion, "from the rulers, who are not a terror to good works, but to the evil." Again, in 1Co 11:29. "He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself;" 1: e. condemnation; exposes himself to severe temporal judgments from God, and to the judgment and censure of the wise and good. Again, Rom 14:23. "He that doubteth is damned if he eat;" 1:e. is condemned both by his own conscience, and the word of God, because he is far from being satisified that he is right in so doing.

The state of being excluded from God’s mercy, and condemned to the everlasting punishment of the wicked. This is now the sense of the word damnation, in our language; but at the time when the Bible was translated, it signified the same as condemnation. The words damn and damnation ought therefore be still so understood, in such passages as 1Ch 13:2 14:23 1Co 11:29.\par

condemnation. This word is used to denote the final loss of the soul, but it is not always to be understood in this sense in the sacred Scripture. Thus it is said in Rom 13:2, “They that resist shall receive to themselves damnation,” i.e. condemnation, “from the rulers, who are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.” Again, in 1Co 11:29, “He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself,” i.e. condemnation; exposes himself to severe temporal judgments from God, and to the judgment and censure of the wise and good. Again, Rom 14:23, “He that doubteth is damned if he eat,” i.e. is condemned both by his own conscience and the word of God, because he is far from being satisfied that he is right in so doing.

1. ἀπώλεια, ’destruction.’ 2Pe 2:3.

2. κρίμα, ’judgement, condemnation.’ Mat 23:14; Rom 3:8; Rom 13:2; 1Co 11:29; 1Ti 5:12.

3. κρίσις, ’judgement,’ associated with eternity: judgement of hell,’ Mat 23:33; ’eternal judgement,’ Mar 3:29 (where some Editors read ’guilty of eternal sin’); and ’resurrection of judgement.’ Joh 5:29.

4. κρίνω, κατακρίνω, ’judge, condemn.’ Mar 16:16; Rom 14:23; 2Th 2:12.

Who Shall Receive Damnation

Mat_25:41-46; Mar_3:28-29; Mar_16:16-19; Luk_16:19-31; Luk_20:46-47; Joh_5:24-29; Rom_13:1-2; Rom_14:20-23; 1Co_11:27-29; 2Th_2:8-12.

DAMNATION.—The words ‘damn,’ ‘damnable,’ and ‘damnation’ have, through their use in the literature of theology, come to express condemnation to everlasting punishment. But in the English Bible they mean no more than is now expressed by ‘condemn’ or ‘condemnation.’ In some places a better translation than ‘condemnation’ is ‘judgment,’ as in Joh 5:29 ‘the resurrection of damnation’ (Gr. krisis, RV [Note: Revised Version.] ‘judgment’). See Judgment.

The righteous judgment of God upon a sinner where the sinner is cast out of the presence of God into Hell for ever.