The rest of Scripture

What the rest of the Bible says

Jesus' words come first. The rest of the Bible agrees with Him, and it also says, again and again, that God does not want anyone to perish.

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God does not want anyone to perish

Before anything else, the Bible says God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, wants all people to be saved, and is patient so that people can turn to Him.

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Once to die, then judgment

Hebrews says people are appointed to die once and after this comes judgment, and that Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.

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Some to everlasting life, some to shame

Centuries before Jesus, the prophet Daniel wrote that many who sleep in the dust will awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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Away from the presence of the Lord

Paul wrote that those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord.

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The book of life and the lake of fire

Revelation describes the dead, great and small, standing before a great white throne, and anyone not found written in the book of life being cast into the lake of fire, the second death.