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    Supports→The term "everlasting destruction," as used in the NT, supports the claim that the punishment of the wicked lasts forever

    If 'everlasting destruction' meant only irreversible annihilation, the modifier 'everlasting' would be semantically redundant, since all death is irreversible without resurrection.

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    Irreversible(describing ecological losses that are permanent)
    Something that cannot be undone or brought back to how it was before.
    Resurrection(The main claim being discussed in the statement.)
    The return to life of someone who has died; in Christian theology, specifically refers to Jesus rising from the dead after his crucifixion.
    annihilation(as what the self seeks to escape through)
    Complete destruction or elimination; ceasing to exist entirely.
    modifier(in grammar and language analysis)
    A word that describes or changes the meaning of another word—like how 'everlasting' modifies 'destruction' to specify how long it lasts.
    semantically redundant(describing the word 'everlasting' in the phrase 'everlasting destruction')

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