Annihilation of the wicked

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Christian theological doctrine doctrine of conditional immortality doctrine of hell view of final punishment

Annihilation of the wicked is the theological belief that the unsaved will ultimately be completely destroyed rather than suffer eternal conscious torment in hell.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Abomination of desolation 1
Annihilation of the wicked canonical 1
De val der verdoemden 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine ⓘ
doctrine of conditional immortality ⓘ
doctrine of hell ⓘ
view of final punishment ⓘ
associatedConcept eternal life ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ
hell ⓘ
immortality ⓘ
soul sleep ⓘ
contrastsWith eternal conscious torment ⓘ
traditional doctrine of hell ⓘ
coreBelief immortality is a gift from God, not an inherent human property ⓘ
only the saved receive eternal life ⓘ
the unsaved ultimately perish ⓘ
the wicked will cease to exist ⓘ
the wicked will not suffer eternal conscious torment ⓘ
the wicked will ultimately be destroyed ⓘ
disputedBy many Eastern Orthodox theologians ⓘ
many Reformed theologians ⓘ
many Roman Catholic theologians ⓘ
many traditionalist theologians ⓘ
eschatologicalScope concerns the final fate of the unsaved ⓘ
ethicalImplication used to argue that eternal torment is morally problematic ⓘ
hasAlternativeName annihilationism ⓘ
conditional immortality ⓘ
destructionism ⓘ
heldBy Christadelphians ⓘ
JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
surface form: Seventh-day Adventists

some Adventist traditions ⓘ
some evangelical Christians ⓘ
historicalStatus gained more attention in modern evangelical debates ⓘ
minority view in Christian history ⓘ
scripturalBasisClaimed New Testament eschatology ⓘ
surface form: New Testament texts about destruction

New Testament texts about perishing ⓘ
New Testament texts about second death ⓘ
Old Testament imagery of consuming fire ⓘ
supportedBy appeals to biblical language of consuming fire ⓘ
appeals to biblical language of death ⓘ
appeals to biblical language of destruction ⓘ
appeals to biblical language of perishing ⓘ
appeals to biblical language of second death ⓘ
teaches eternal life is only for the redeemed ⓘ
the wicked do not possess inherent immortality ⓘ
viewOnGodCharacter emphasizes God’s justice ⓘ
emphasizes God’s mercy ⓘ
viewOnHellDuration punishment has eternal consequences but not eternal conscious experience ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seventh-day Adventist Church → viewsHellAs → Annihilation of the wicked ⓘ
The Fall of the Damned → originalLanguageTitle → Annihilation of the wicked ⓘ
this entity surface form: De val der verdoemden
Olivet Discourse → subject → Annihilation of the wicked ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abomination of desolation
The Striking Hour → contrasts → Annihilation of the wicked ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punishment of the wicked