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  • Perish

    "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

    "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand." (John 10:27-28)

    Luke 13:3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

    Thessalonians 2:10 and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

    I am having a discussion with some Christians in my Bible study class who say that Perish/perishing could mean:

    " disconnectedness from God while we are alive here on earth and how sad and lonely that can be."

    or,

    "If my heart is empty and dead… Then I need God to live fully in my heart and I have a new heart"

    What do you guys think "perish/perishing" means in context?

    I put this in Biblical Languages because I thought maybe the Greek would say what perish means.

    Thanks.

  • #2
    ἀπόλλυμι means "be destroyed". The angel of the bottomless pit (Rev. 9:11) is named Apollyon, "the destroyer".

    "Death" is θάνατος.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
      ἀπόλλυμι means "be destroyed". The angel of the bottomless pit (Rev. 9:11) is named Apollyon, "the destroyer".

      "Death" is θάνατος.
      Thank you.

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      • #4
        Just looking at the uses of "perish" in various texts it seem to point to something being destroyed.
        One can act in such a way so as to destroy one relationship with God by not doing as he says. (it perishes.)
        But in the long run it seems to point out that all faithful humans will live forever and faithless be destroyed or "perish" forever.
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