Perish: “To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to waste away; to die.”—Webster.
6. How does the apostle Peter say they shall perish?
“But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption.” 2 Peter 2:12.
7. To what are the wicked in their punishment compared?
“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.” Ps. 37:20.
Consume: “To destroy; as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire.”—Webster.
8. How does John the Baptist describe the destruction of the wicked?
“He that cometh after me is mightier than I, ... whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Matt. 3:11, 12.
9. For whom does Christ say the fire which will finally destroy the wicked was originally prepared?
“Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matt. 25:41.