Are Sinner’s Souls Immortal

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The Bible says “only God has immortality.” When Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden, an angel was posted to guard the tree of life so that sinners would not eat of the tree and “live forever” (Genesis 3:22-24). The teachings that sinners are immortal in hell originated with Satan’s influence and is completely untruthful. How we think of “soul” today has been influenced by Socrates and Plato. Genesis 3:3-5 says; But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die. And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Thus, God prevented the immortality of sin when it entered this earth by guarding the Tree of Life. An eternal hell of torment would perpetuate the remembrance of sin. More directly to the point of the eternal punishment of unbelieving sinners is where the Bible says the wicked will suffer “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” as read from Romans 6:23. Destruction is found in Job 21:30, which reports, That the wicked are reserved to the day of destruction? Psalms 37:20, relates, But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Eighteen verses later, Psalms says, But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. We could continue ad-infinitely with clear and specific Biblical examples of what the wicked will face—like “burn” up ~ Malachi 4:1, “destroyed together” ~ Psalms 37:38, “shall be cut off” ~ Psalms 37:9, “shall be slain” ~ Psalms 62:3, God will “destroy” them ~ Psalms 145:20, and “fire shall devour them” ~ Psalms 21:9. All of these referenced works seem to clearly speak to human deaths where the wicked are destroyed. Never once in these references does it indicate the wicked live forever in misery.If that be true, how are the wicked punished? Revelation 22:10-12 reads, And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.Now in my mind, “works” as used here, equates to both good and/or bad works. Saints will be rewarded and sinners will be punished, each according to their recorded deeds. Possibly, Luke verses, 12:47-48, are more precise, “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” Finally, in the last verse, 59, we read, “I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou has paid the very last mite.”Biblical punishment for being mistaken, bad, or willfully sinful is not only based on events, but on situational knowledge as well. All of which affect the duration and severity of the applied punitive measures. I can think of no clearer messages on an individual’s “punishment accountability” than Exodus 21.

About Dennis King

Hello friends, if you are looking to download my free or low-cost selections of books and essays, you’ve reached the right place. All you have to do is scroll down a couple of pages to peruse those offerings. What is your favorite reading genre? If you like adventures or stories with military intrigue, try “Betrayed by Soldiers” and follow that up with “Deep Cover Shakedown.” If you like poetry, you can read 20,000 words of original, rhythmical composition in “Romantic Poetry”? By poking around in the nooks and crannies of the offerings listed you will find illustrated children’s stories, Sci-Fi, and many short essays that have proved useful in informal Bible Studies or self-help for the troubled souls suffering from worry or anxieties. For those of you that wish to know a little about me, after growing up in the small town of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, I served for twenty years in the military. During that time, I served two volunteer tours in classified combat situations and flew more than 100 combat missions manning a .50 machine gun from the side-door of a Marine helicopter at the height of the war. After being promoted to Staff Sergeant (E-6), I requested Officer Candidate School. As a Signal Officer, I served in Field Artillery, Signal Battalions, and Recruiting Command. My last assignment was at the Pentagon with the Army Research & Development Agency. For the avid card players out there, I invented and offer TOSS Playing Cards, comprised of an eight-suited deck that plays every card game you know with more excitement and challenges. The deck can be reviewed at Toss.iWARP.com. Retired, I now serve as a Red Cross Disaster Services team member and Spiritual Care. Please, feel free to email any comments, favorable or not. Every author, like to hear from the fans or critics. You can reach me directly at HLS@USA.COM.