Dear Ray,
I emailed you a few months back and was pleased to get a quick response from you which I appreciated immensely. What I am writing to you about is the word 'perished' as it is used in 1 Corinthians 15:18. I am in a dialogue in regards to what happens to us at death. I am right with you and your beliefs on this. The individual I am speaking to uses Vine's definition of this word as 'not meaning extinction but loss' ect. How would you give an answer to that? I am sure Vine's take on that word is his own personal opinion. Is there another source that gives us a better definition? Do you believe this word 'perish' means a loss and not an extinction?
Thanks so much for your time.
Dear Michael:
If you were to take the time to read the material on my site, you would have seen a whole section explaining all these words in great detail.
"Perish" comes from the same word as "destroy" and "lose." They are all translated from "appolumi" which means, lose, perish, destroy. That IS the definition and there is no better one. Now then, Jesus came to SAVE THAT WHICH IS LOST [appolumi--lose, perish, destroy]. There is no problem here.
God be with you,
Ray