Okay. Someone else gave me these verses. And it supports my original argument.
What about the verse that says "their worm shall never die" or the one that says "false prophets will undergo greater damnation"? See the verses below:Isaiah 66:24 (King James Version)24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.Mark 9:43-49 (King James Version)43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.Matthew 23:14 (King James Version)14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.Mark 12:40 (King James Version)40Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.Luke 20:47 (King James Version)47Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.How can one recieve a greater damnation if to be damned is simply to die?
Regarding your post about the second death.
Revelation 14:11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.This again goes to the Hebraism (through the Greek of the NT, of course) of smoke that rises forever and ever. The smoke of the pit goes up forever and ever, but that doesn't mean the torment does.
Old TestamentDan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.Dan 12:2 And many7227 of them that sleep4480, 3463 in the dust6083 of the earth127 shall awake,6974 some428 to everlasting5769 life,2416 and some428 to shame2781 and everlasting5769 contempt.1860(The same number means it's the same word in the Hebrew)Strong's defines this as:H5769עלם עולם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâmo-lawm', o-lawm'From H5956; properly concealed, that is, the vanishing point; generally time out of mind (past or future), that is, (practically) eternity; frequentative adverbially (especially with prepositional prefix) always: - always (-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, [n-]) ever (-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare H5331, H5703.New TestamentMat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.Mat 25:46 And2532 these3778 shall go away565 into1519 everlasting166 punishment:2851 but1161 the3588 righteous1342 into1519 life2222 eternal.166(The same number means it's the same word in the Greek.)Strong's defines this as:G166αἰώνιοςaiōniosahee-o'-nee-osFrom G165; perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well): - eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).Thayer's defines it as:G166αἰώνιοςaiōniosThayer Definition:1) without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be2) without beginning3) without end, never to cease, everlastingPart of Speech: adjectiveA Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G165Citing in TDNT: 1:208, 31Please consider this post, and think about it!