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    The Old Testament scriptures argue irreversible destruction of the wicked

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    • 1.Every word and figure of speech the OT used that describes the ultimate end of the wicked implies extinction
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    • 2.If the above is true, the Old Testament argues irreversible destruction of the wicked
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    • 1.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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    • 2.Origen, Jerome, and rabbinic interpreters consistently read these passages as depicting perpetual punishment rather than annihilation.
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    • 1.Figurative language in the OT describing destruction (e.g., fire, smoke) conventionally denotes thoroughness of judgment, not ontological cessation.
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    • 2.The same Hebrew idioms applied to Edom in Isaiah 34 describe complete conquest, not literal extinction, undermining the annihilationist inference.
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