with “weeping and gnashing of teeth” when they are rejected at Christ’s coming
What is the Destiny of the Wicked?
The answer is that the wicked will be put out of existence by divine judgement,
with attendant circumstances of shame and suffering which is clearly explained in the list of Bible quotes below.
Please also see the “Further Reading” section at the end of this page for explanations of those verses which supposedly support the view of the wicked going to hell. Also, the subject of “Hell” is covered in topic 8 of this series.
- “For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.” Psalm 37:10
- “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.” Psalm 37:20
- Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.” Psalm 37:34, 38
- “The Lord preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.” Psalm 145:20
- “Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.” Proverbs 13:13
- O Lord, our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us…They are dead, they shall not live: they are deceased, They shall not rise; therefore thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.” Isaiah 26:13-14
- “The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” Proverbs 21:16, Jeremiah 51:57
- “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
- “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8:12
- “…and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 13:41
- “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” Matthew 25:46
- “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out.” Luke 13:28
- “…And they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” John 5:29
- “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10
- “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.” 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9
- “But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8
Further reading
Common concerns re: there is eternal death for the unfaithful