People Don't Go to Hell in the Bible

[Wyrd of Gawd]

"Eternal destruction"

Huh ?

How would one eternally destroy the Empire state Building, to pose an example ??

Eternal destruction implies eternal existence.


Or is this another one of those 'mystery of faith' or 'BECAUSE JESUS !!!!' things ???

Eternal
Destruction

You eternally destroy something by destroying it completely, and ensuring it never comes back into existence.

Oh, you don't spend eternity destroying it ??

This is why I said it's still debatable. We have different interpretations of what "eternally destroyed" means.

The definition of ὄλεθρος (olethros) does not imply extinction.  The Greek word for extinction is αφανισμός or εξαφάνιση (here) and is not used in 1 Thessalonians 1:9.

Debates arise over texts for a variety of reasons.  In this specific case the debate is a result of not understanding the definition of the word as written in the inspired text (the Greek).  The Greek words used to not allow for an interpretation of extinction or annihilation.

Did you realize that your Greek is written in the modern Greek alphabet so your fairy tale was written after the 15th Century?