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    It is not the case that Key OT terms like 'olam' (everlasting) and 'sheol' describe ongoing states, not extinction, as seen in Psalm 88 and Isaiah 66:24.

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    • 1.'Olam can mean 'age' or 'era' with contextually bounded duration; 'everlasting' is often a translation choice, not the word's inherent semantic scope.
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    • 2.Psalm 88 describes psychological states of despair; interpreting this as metaphysical description of sheol's nature requires additional theological assumptions.
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    • 3.Isaiah 66:24 may depict ongoing punishment symbolically; the text doesn't clarify whether preserved existence or perpetual destruction is the actual state.
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    • 1.'Olam' etymologically denotes duration without temporal limit; its use for God, heavens, and covenants suggests genuine perpetuity, not mere long duration.
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    • 2.Sheol in Psalm 88 depicts conscious suffering and separation from God, implying a real ongoing state rather than nonexistence or annihilation.
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    • 3.Isaiah 66:24's imagery of worms not dying and fire not quenching presupposes persistent existence undergoing judgment, not ceasing to exist.
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