The Eternal WORM |
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In Mark 9:43-44, et al, we find Scriptures spoken by Jesus Himself, of an ETERNAL HELL, and the LOST who will enter it, in direct reference to a condition where THEIR (personal pronoun) WORM dieth not. While the thoughts of an Eternal Hell to many of today's Biblical Scholars and Theologians is rapidly becoming 'politically incorrect', the Word of God begs to differ with them nonetheless. Mark 9:43 (KJV) Mark 9:44 (KJV) To this end, the premise of this article is NOT to prove an Eternal HELL, which is self-evident from simple Scriptural understanding, but rather to shed light on the Eternal WORM that will exist in this unimaginable place of Eternal Punishment. It takes a greater work of Scriptural gymnastics hammered on the anvil of disbelief to DISPROVE an Eternal Hell, than the child-like FAITH to accept God's sovereign omnipotent WISDOM and authority. Many have speculated that these aforementioned WORMS are nothing more than some sort of demonic creatures that will devour the flesh of the damned and doomed mankind during their temporal destruction in the eternal and infernal place of Torment. Meanwhile, it is equally presumed that the Lake of Fire is only designed for Satan, his 1/3 Fallen Cohorts, the man AC, and the False Prophet. However, this is not at all what Scripture reveals. The Bible states that the Righteous will view the 'carcasses' of those who have transgressed against God in a place where the fire is unquenched and THEIR (personal pronoun) WORM shall NEVER die. Isaiah 66:24 (KJV) To this end then, WHO are these WORMS that shall NEVER DIE which Jesus reveals in Mk. 9:44, et al? The following Scriptures make it perfectly clear by direct language SYMBOLIZING who these ETERNAL WORMS are most likely to be; even Jacob himself was addressed by the Lord as a WORM. Job 25:6 (KJV) Psalms 22:6 (KJV) Isaiah 41:14 (KJV) What then can easily be deduced from the above supposition, is that MAN is symbolized by a WORM and, respecting Mk. 9:43-44 spoken directly by Jesus Himself, is referring to the LOST without HOPE in CHRIST. Therefore, with direct respect to the ETERNAL FLAME, Matt. 25:41 does NOT imply exclusivity with relationship to those who will be deposited into 'Everlasting' Fire. Matthew 25:41 (KJV) Nowhere in the above passage is the word ONLY implied with respect to Satan and his Angels — simply PREPARED (made ready). Moreover, this passage declares that those who have been judged unworthy from among the nations (those on the left hand) will ALSO be cast into the Everlasting Fire. Meanwhile, Rev. 19:20 reveals that the Beast and the False Prophet will be deposited there as well. They are NOT once mentioned in Matt. 25:41, in exception to exclusivity. Also, Rev. 20:14-15 reveals that subsequent to the Great White Throne Judgment of the DEAD (Second Death), they will be deposited in the Everlasting Lake of Fire as well. To reiterate, in Mk. 9:43-48, Jesus is indeed referring back to the Isaiah prophecy of 66:23-24. Meanwhile, with respect to the WORM that DIETH NOT: if it can be shown where something will NEVER DIE (even Christians are addressed in Scripture relevant to this SAME language - Jn. 11:26, et al.) is indeed NOT INFINITE or Eternal, then you have my undivided attention, otherwise... To this end, the KEY to understanding this prophecy is quite simple: those DEAD BODIES who will be in the FIRE that is NOT QUENCHED (Eternal Hell) are all those who have transgressed against the LORD: Isaiah 66:23-24 (KJV) Therefore, Jesus WARNS the grammatical antecedents ETERNAL WORM(s) — those transgressing against the LORD — of Mk. 43, 45 and 47, NOT to go to the place of ETERNAL HELL where THEIR Worm Dies NOT. As such, the antecedent possessive personal pronoun THEIR with respect to the LXX (Greek Septuagint), referring to the CARCASES/DEAD BODIES, is in EXACT agreement with Isaiah 66:24 and the ETERNAL WORM that Jesus revealed in Mk. 44, 47, and 48. "...In this sentence, the Greek (in the Septuagint, presumably the personal pronoun) their refers back to what? The answer is "carcasses" ("dead bodies")." Moreover, the POSSESSOR of the ETERNAL WORM (Dead Body) is what is 'Spiritually' INSIDE of the Dead Body/Eternal Worm. In Job 25:6, Psalms 22:6, and Isaiah 41:14, when God calls man a WORM, He refers to the 'physical body'. However, natural man also has a Soul/Spirit that dwells within the 'temporal' WORM. Meanwhile, it is duly noted that worms eat decaying matter (i.e., dead bodies). However, the ETERNAL WORMS that BELONG to those who have transgressed against the LORD, per Scripture, are NOT 'external' consuming worms separate from the carcase, but rather the DEAD BODIES/CARCASES themselves, that will NEVER Die. Therefore, if the WORM/DEAD BODY is ETERNAL, then so must its HOST OWNER (THEIR) that 'dwells within' be as well. If the OWNER (Spirit/Soul inside of the ETERNAL WORM) was to vanish away, Eternal Hell would have Eternal Worms/DEAD BODIES with NO OWNERS. Below is what/where these ETERNAL WORMS will originate from — the DEAD BODIES that will NEVER DIE. Dan. 12:2, Jn. 5:28-29, and Rev. 20:5 make it perfectly clear that there will be a Resurrection of the DEAD in Sin (the Resurrection of the Damned). John 5:28-29 (KJV) Seeing therefore that the former carcases of these Damned and Dead resurrected individuals have long since been consumed by other parasites that are/were NOT ETERNAL (natural), God has prepared (created) a NEW BODY for these doomed TRANSGRESSORS as well. Rev. 20:11-15 reveals that the DEAD will come out of their graves (see Jn. 5:28-29) and their resurrected DEAD BODIES (newly created — ETERNAL WORMS) will STAND before God to be Judged for THEIR transgressing against the LORD. Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV)
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