Hi Lupac,
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting (eonian)
punishment 2851: but the righteous into life eternal.
G2851
kolasis
From G2849; penal infliction: - punishment, torment.
2Th 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting (eonian)
destruction 3639 from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power;
G3639
olethros
From ὄλλυμι ollumi a primary word (to destroy; a prolonged form); ruin, that is, death, punishment: - destruction.
I know the punishment is only for the ages, but I never knew Paul wrote anything like that. The word olethros only shows up four times in the bible. In 1 Cor. 5:5, it talks about flesh being destroyed by Satan, so that the soul may be saved. The 2 Thess. passage seems to contradict the passage in 1 Cor. 15, saying that through Christ, all would be made alive.
Everyone that ever lives in this life will die and are spiritually lose, perished or destroyed in their sin, because they all lived subject to the carnal flesh. But this is not the destruction that leads to salvation, that only come from judgment.
Mat 7:13 "Enter by the narrow gate;
for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
1Ti 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Those two verses are different Greek words, but are referring to the same thing. They are lost and destroyed in their sins and await judgment in the resurrection to condemnation.
Now the few chosen who have the LIFE of the Holy Spirit indwelling, they are being judged now. Their sins are forgiven, they are overcoming and dying to the flesh - "our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of
sin might be destroyed" (Rom 6:6). They will be in the first resurrection to LIFE.
1John 2:12 I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.
But those that die lose, perished or destroyed in their sin will not remain that way forever.
Mat 18:11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
I hope that is helpful.
mercy, peace and love
Kat