The Calling of the 144,000

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Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

In the end, the only ones that are found standing with Christ are the 144K. These are those “ who will be redeemed from the earth.”

Revelation 14: 1Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

This is the calling of the 144,000.

In Yehoshua,
Guy Smith
 

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According to Rev. 7:4-8, the 144,000 are all Jewish people from the 12 tribes of Israel. In verse 9 of that chapter it says, "After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in the hands."

(1) The 144,000 are ALL and ONLY of the 12 tribes of Israel.
(2) Their will be a "multitude, which no man can number" of those who are redeemed. That means there will be FAR more than a mere 144,000 among the saved.
 

Benoni

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Who is Israel of the Bible it sure is not the Jews we call Israel today, God scattered the ten tribes and they are called the lost tribes od israel and no one except God knows who and where they are.

Like I said God is not calling all people now, you are looking at the righ verses but missing the message they are declaring

Notice there is a distinction between the great multitudes BEFORE the throne (Rev. 7:9) in comparison to the overcomer who Christ will grant to sit with me on my throne (Rev. 3:21) .

Rev. 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Rev. 3: 21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.



Jon-Marc said:
According to Rev. 7:4-8, the 144,000 are all Jewish people from the 12 tribes of Israel. In verse 9 of that chapter it says, "After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in the hands."

(1) The 144,000 are ALL and ONLY of the 12 tribes of Israel.
(2) Their will be a "multitude, which no man can number" of those who are redeemed. That means there will be FAR more than a mere 144,000 among the saved.
 

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144, 000 are the overcomers and our God's elect. 144,000 is a spiritual number and is not literal. 12 is symbolic of God's divine goverment 12 time 12,000 speaks of total divine goverment. The Book Revelation is the MOST SPIRITUAL BOOK in the WHOLE BIBLE and the only way to understand its deep message is symbolic and spiritual and it is not literal or partially literal. John was in Spirit that is a scrptural fact on the Lords day.
 

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I think JonMarc and Benoni both have right and wrong points
the 144.000 are True Israel ... THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL

However its true that the 12 Tribes are divided into two sticks

Israel the so called 10 lost tribes (that became the Christian Nations) Sons of Joseph the largest of these tribes being Ephraim is called Israel in prophecy ...but this is only 10 tribes not 12 ....
BUT ITS NOT THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL

The other stick is Judah made up of Judah and Benjamin these two tribes are the remnant to preserve the Law ..
They are currently placed under a slumber by God these two tribes called Judah in scripture ...are the Jews of today currently living in the country of Israel ....

The WHOLE HOUSE ALL 12 TRIBES make up the 144.000 THESE are the two sticks (all 12 tribes rejoined)
they are Jew and Christian joined under Christ AT HIS RETURN...

Eze.37:15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

16Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:

Notice both sticks are called Israel but they are seperate

17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

19Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes

22And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.

This has never happened yet the Ten tribes of Israel(Joseph/Ephraim) and the 2 tribes of Judah are still divided

23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

The 144,000 are the first resurected the overcomers that will reign and rule with Christ (this may not be a literal number but representive however it could also be literal )

the mulitude are all the rest of mankind changed into incoruptable bodies
1Cor. 15:52 flesh and blood can not enter the kigdom of God and God is bringing his kingdom here. all every knee will bow to Christ at his coming
the mulitude will be praising God these are all those who will be taught during the Millieum
 

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I am not much to believe in the so called "Millieum" I feel coming ages is far mor appropiate. BUT I pretty much agree with the rest of your post. The overcomers are God's elect they are the ones who will become Kings and Priest (Melchizedek Priest) for the remainder of God's people God has not called. Acts 15:16 acts 15:16
 

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Benoni "the remainder of God's people God has not called."

What pray tell, is that bunch of words suppose to mean
 

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Act 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

If it is a quote,where do you see the words "remainder of God's people God has not called? " I'm referring to the use of English.
 

Benoni

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Like I said do you have any idea what the Tabernacle of Davis is?


Look a little closer:

Acts 15: 13-18 (ESV) 16(A) "'After this I will return,and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it 17that the remnant of mankind(B) may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles(C) who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things 18(D) known from of old.'


Acts 15: 13-18 (Message) James broke the silence. "Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I'm coming back; I'll rebuild David's ruined house; I'll put all the pieces together again; I'll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they'll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing. "God said it and now he's doing it. It's no afterthought; he's always known he would do this

Acts 15: (Amp) 17So that the rest of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom My name has been invoked,

Acts 15: (HCSB) 17 so that those who are left of mankind may seek the Lord— even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things,

Acts 15: 17 (NIRV) Then the rest of the people can look to the Lord. This means all the non-Jews who belong to me. The Lord says this. He is the one who does these things.' —(Amos 9:11,12)
Now if the rest of men may seek the Lord, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing “, “ all the Gentiles , the “remainder of man kind are destroyed as you proclaim in the Lake of Devine Purging (Lake of Fire); then what about this promise.

Acts 24:15
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.




jerryjohnson said:
Act 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

If it is a quote,where do you see the words "remainder of God's people God has not called? " I'm referring to the use of English.
jerryjohnson said:
Act 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

If it is a quote,where do you see the words "remainder of God's people God has not called? " I'm referring to the use of English.
 

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I think you might be making an attempt to put the verses into your own words. But your grammer doesn't make sense.
 

Benoni

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These verses are direct quotes (cut a paste I might add) from different translations of the Bible and have nothing to do with my "grammar".

Like I asked you do you have any idea of what the Tabernacle of David is?
 

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Yes, I know what the Tabernacle of David is.

I was refering to this post: "I am not much to believe in the so called "Millieum" I feel coming ages is far mor appropiate. BUT I pretty much agree with the rest of your post. The overcomers are God's elect they are the ones who will become Kings and Priest (Melchizedek Priest) for the remainder of God's people God has not called."

It is not a quote of Act 15:16.

Ah, never mind, there is no reason to talk with you.
 

Benoni

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Well please don't talk so far you have said nothing anyway.

jerryjohnson said:
Yes, I know what the Tabernacle of David is.

I was refering to this post: "I am not much to believe in the so called "Millieum" I feel coming ages is far mor appropiate. BUT I pretty much agree with the rest of your post. The overcomers are God's elect they are the ones who will become Kings and Priest (Melchizedek Priest) for the remainder of God's people God has not called."

It is not a quote of Act 15:16.

Ah, never mind, there is no reason to talk with you.
 

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Here is what I would suggest .... this is a cut from my website:

Revelation
7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.


+ These 144,000 sealed ethnic Israelites are a unique group composed of 12,000 from each of 12 tribes of the children of Israel. They are ethnic Israelites of the nation.

Many theories have been presented describing this group. Some Gentile Christian denominations have identified themselves as the 144,000 and there are those who advocate a general application which includes all believers.

Neither of these interpretations is correct. The 144,000 are 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of the children of national Israel, they are believers, and they will be present during the coming tribulation period .... the Lord's hour of trial against an unbelieving world. [Revelation 7:1-8; 14:1-7]

These will be the first converts [fruits] of the Lord's during the coming tribulation period of His wrath. The link to their Israelite ancestry is given describing the practice of idolatry that prevailed where the kings of Israel [like Solomon] were lead to worship foreign gods by women .... these 144,000 will not follow this course during the tribulation period, but will be loyal to the Lord.

Their mission will begin in Israel at the beginning of the tribulation period [the 70th week decreed for the nation] and will reach other Middle East nations and beyond.

By the middle of the week they are seen in Jerusalem with the Lord [He will be present, but not seen by the world until the end of the period] and they will take the gospel to the whole world during the tribulation period. [Revelation 14:6-7]

There are a few direct explanations about this group, their purpose, and their activities appearing in the Book of Revelation, but no where else in scripture. These servants of the Lord are sealed with His protection.

Their sealing will include protection against the attacks by the angels of the abyss during the 5th trumpet judgment and all other dangers during the 70th week including the Lord's judgments and those instigated by satan and his agents. [Revelation 9:4]

They will also be the first fruits [first believers] of the tribulation period and will enter the Lord's millennial kingdom as surviving mortals. [Matthew 24:29-31; Revelation 14]

The 144,000 Israelites are not to be confused with the church [the 24 elders and the great multitude] which is composed of both Israelite and Gentile believers [Old and New Testament periods]. These will dwell in heaven during the Lord's coming time of judgment upon the earth [Revelation 4:4; 5:5-10; 7:9-17; 11:1; 12:12; 19:1-14; and 20:4 (those on thrones)]

Both of these groups will be protected from the judgments of the tribulation as the result of the Lord's immortalization of the church and the sealing of the 144,000 mortal Israelites on the earth. The Lord will enter the material world unexpectedly as a thief and execute both of these events. [1Corinthians 15; 1Thessalonians 4; Matthew 25:1-13; Revelation 3:10; 18:4; 7:1]

The 144,000 sealed Israelites will be set apart from all other unsealed mortals who will experience the tribulation. They will be the only living believers [first fruits of redemption] on earth at the beginning of the 70th week just after the church is taken by the Lord to heaven.

There will be other unsealed humans who will become believers during the tribulation and, but not many [most humans will not repent]. The Lord will resurrect those believers who die physically by beheading [martyred] at the end of the tribulation period. [Revelation 20:4 (those beheaded)]

All believers who remain alive [survive the tribulation] will enter His earthly kingdom as mortals. He will gather and sort out these believers from all of the humans left in the nations of the world just after the coming tribulation period. [Matthew 24:29-31; 25:31-46]

The "elect" will consist of believing Israelites [His brethren] and the sheep will be the believing Gentiles. These will all be mortals who will enter and populate His worldwide millennial kingdom which will last for 1,000 years.

The rest of the survivors will be unbelieving [goats] who will not enter the kingdom, but will be cast off into the outer darkness.

All unbelievers will be resurrected [the second type of resurrection to the second death] to face judgment and elimination. Their names will not be found in the Lord's book of life. [Revelation 20:6-15]

This is the resurrection that leads to the second death. The first resurrection type is the resurrection to life. The Lord was the first to experience this type of resurrection, the church will be next at His second advent to immortalize the believer, and the tribulation martyrs will be resurrected at the end of the period. [1Corinthians 15:22-58; Revelation 20:4 (those beheaded)]

There will also be a believing Israelite remnant who will be living in the land of Israel during Israel's defeat at the hands of the little horn [satan's beast].

It is these who will flee into the Jordanian wilderness when they see the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place [temple mount].

Their escape route will be along a great rift valley that is formed by the Lords who will split the Mount of Olives to the north and to the south. This event is recorded in Zechariah 14, Matthew 24:15-16, and Revelation 12.

These will be kept from the reaches of Abaddon-Apollyon [the beast in the little horn] whose armies will occupy and rule the nation of Israel for 42 months [1,260 days]. [Revelation 11:2; 13:5]

This Israelite remnant will receive the Lord as their Messiah during the tribulation period and will enter and populate His coming kingdom on the earth as mortals at the end of the end of it.

This remnant is not to be confused with the sealed 144,000 Israelites who will spread the gospel of the kingdom. The 144,000 will be active during the entire tribulation period. First to Israel, and then to the entire world. [Matthew 24:14; Revelation 14:1-7]

A more comprehensive understanding of the purpose of the 144,000 Israelites can be developed by researching Revelation for the Lord's continuous provision of individual salvation during the tribulation.

The coming tribulation period [the Lord's hour of trial] experienced by Israel and the nations will be a very confusing and perplexing time with regard to the events that will be taking place which will be very difficult for humans to understand and experience.

The Lord will provide a very strong measure of the truth about what is happening in proportion to the confusion, deception, and the judgments during the period.

The first seal that He opens is the symbol of the white horse which depicts one of six themes [seals] that will be characteristic of the conditions of the tribulation period. [Revelation 6:1-2]

The symbol of the white horse represents an ongoing communication of the truth about the Lord, personal salvation, and His soon coming 1,000 year earthly kingdom which will emerge in the wake of the destruction of human self rule.

This activity will begin at the onset of the Lord's hour of trial and will continue throughout the tribulation period. The white horse is the symbol of the Lord's conquering salvation.

The 144,000 will be a powerful force that the Lord will use to continue spreading the gospel of the kingdom and of individual salvation to an unbelieving world during the tribulation period.

They will also serve as an inspiration for those believers who will be present during the tribulation period. Many of these will be martyred for their faith. [Revelation 6:9; 14:13; 15:2; 20:4 (those beheaded)]

An angel will appear having the everlasting gospel that will be preached to all that live on the earth during the coming tribulation period. This angel will appear at the beginning of the period and the 144,000 Israelites will begin their mission in Israel and then will reach the whole world. [Matthew 24:14; Revelation 7; 14]

The message will be to fear and worship the Lord, that His judgment is in process, and that His visible appearance to establish His Kingdom is at hand. He said that this gospel of the kingdom will be preached to the whole world just before His visible return.

The 144,000 are seen by John on Mount Zion [in Jerusalem] with the Lord [the world will not see Him until just after the tribulation period is over]. Their sealing will take place just before the beginning of the tribulation period.

The Lord will be present during the entire period of His hour of trial [He will not be seen by he world during this time frame] and He will lead the 144,000. He opens the seals, controls all of the judgment events of the period, and His visible appearance to the world is scheduled immediately after the tribulation period.

The Lord can have an invisible presence or a visible presence in relation to His involvement with the material world. Scripture records events and evidence of this unique ability at His first coming. He will function in the same manner during His involvement at the time of the end.

He can be present and invisible to humans during one encounter, and visible and present in another. He will be present and invisible during the tribulation period, and then visible to the world when He appears at the end of it.

Heaven is not a place in some far off corner of outer space .... it is a state of existence which allows for optional entry or exit of the material universe.

There is a great deal of confusion concerning the event of the Lord returning from heaven visibly at the end of the tribulation period. Some interpret this as nullifying the possibility of His invisible presence for involvement in the events of His hour of trial that will lead up to His visible appearance at the end of it.

His first action will be His unannounced and sudden invisible presence as a "thief" to immortalize dead and living believers of today's church. This action will take place just before the day of the Lord begins .... His judgment of an unbelieving world, and beyond.

The day of The Lord is not just one 24 hour day when He appears visibly to the world. His "day" will include bringing man's day [human rule] to a close at the end of this present age first .... and then He will establish millennial kingdom on the earth.

The primary mission of the 144,000 Israelites will be to communicate the message of personal salvation and the Lord's soon coming earthly kingdom.
 

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Stephen ,


Here is what I would suggest .... this is a cut from my website:

Revelation7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.




+ These 144,000 sealed ethnic Israelites are a unique group composed of 12,000 from each of 12 tribes of the children of Israel. They are ethnic Israelites of the nation.

First of all the Book of Revelation is not literal or partially literal it is spiritual ever word. No where in the Book of Revelation does it say john was being “literal or partially literal” but it does say John was in “spirit on the Lord’s day”. 144,000 are the overcomers, who are the firstfruits, there are two types of people in the Book of Revelation, those who overcome and those who do not. They are not all believers, they are the ones who have overcome and will rule and reign with Christ on the throne which I post already in this thread, here it is again.Notice there is a distinction between the great multitudes BEFORE the throne (Rev. 7:9) in comparison to the overcomer who Christ will grant to sit with me on my throne (Rev. 3:21) .

Rev. 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Rev. 3: 21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
 

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7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads

You quoted Revelation 7:3 which mentioned the word "sea". As I said the Book of Revelation is spiritual not literal, so where do we find a spiirtual answer ? God's spiritual divine Word.

The heavens, the earth and the seas are three realms of revelation. The lowest of these three realms is the sea. Throughout the book of Revelation a number of things transpire in the sea. A few of them are as follows. “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and a third part of the sea became blood.” “I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns.” “And the sea gave up the dead that were in it.” “Woe to the inhabiters of the sea, for the devil is come down unto you.” “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth…and there was no more sea.”

Throughout the scriptures the sea is a type of the inner storms and turbulent nature of the Adamic man

Take the wheat and the chaff is the same plant; the chaff is the outer (flesh), the wheat is the hidden grain until it becomes mature. You cannot separate the two until the time of harvest; the reason the chaff is being burnt up is because God had a purpose for it and that purpose has ended (the chaff was our flesh; what God is after is the hidden grain of wheat our spirit).

Throughout the scriptures the sea is a type of the inner storms and turbulent nature of the Adamic man. The prophet Isaiah penned these inspired words: “The wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” (Isa. 57:20-21).

There are many verses though out the Bible that speak of carnal man being the sea I will be glad to post them; point being God writes us a literal symbol not to be interpreted

"That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath." Job 21:30.

• How will they be destroyed?
"Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them."
Psalms 21:9.

• What will happen to evildoers?
"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
Psalms 37:9.

• What will happen to the wicked?
"For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."
Psalms 37:10.

• Will the wicked go on living throughout eternity?
"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."
Psalms 37:20.

• So the wicked will be destroyed and not burn forever?
"But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
Psalms 37:38.

• But doesn't "cut off" only mean they will be separated from God?
"As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God."
Psalms 68:2.

• So then this must mean that the wicked will be no more or consumed?
"Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD."
Psalms 104:35.

• So there will be a final destruction of the wicked, they will not burn in hell for eternity?

"The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy." Psalms 145:20.

• What method will God use to destroy the wicked?
"Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."
Isaiah 47:14.

• But I thought the soul never dies?
"Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."
Ezekiel 18:4.

• Will the wicked be burned up completely?
"Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee."
Ezekiel 28:18.

• So they will cease to exist?
"All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more."
Ezekiel 28:19.

• How does God feel about the final destruction of the wicked?
"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of
Israel?" Ezekiel 33:11.

• So after the destruction of the wicked, sin will never rise up again?
"What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry."
Nahum 1:9-10.

• How complete will the final destruction of the wicked be?
"For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch."
Malachi 4:1.

What does Christ say about the destruction of the wicked?

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:"
Matthew 7:13

"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28.

"As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world."
Matthew 13:40.

In
Matthew 25:41 he speaks of "everlasting fire" for the wicked. Does it go out?

"Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:"
Matthew 25:41.?

Yes, as we saw before according to the Bible, it does. We must read and let the Holy Spirit guide us and let the Bible explain itself.
Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed with everlasting, or eternal, fire and that fire turned them "into ashes" as a warning to "those that after should live ungodly."

"Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
Jude 1:7.

"And turning the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;" 2 Peter 2:6.

These cities are not burning today. The fire went out after everything was burned up. Likewise, everlasting fire will go out after it has turned the wicked to ashes.

"And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts."
Malachi 4:3.