Bible Verses About Annihilationism

Below is a large, categorized collection of Bible verses that naturally support the themes of annihilationism: death, destruction, perishing, consuming fire, the end of the wicked, removal from the earth, and the finality of judgment. These categories are for organization only—not theological argument—so you can easily reference them on your site. Each Bible verse about Annihilationism is quoted in full or in meaningful part.

Death as the Fate of the Wicked

• “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

• “The soul who sins shall die” (Ezekiel 18:20).

• “Those who hate the Lord will cringe before him, and their fate will be forever” (Psalm 81:15).

• “For evil men shall be cut off” (Psalm 37:9).

• “For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints… but the children of the wicked shall be cut off” (Psalm 37:28).

• “There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:27).

• “He who does not obey the Son shall not see life” (John 3:36).

• “I will kill her children with death” (Revelation 2:23).

• “Sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death” (James 1:15).

• “If you live according to the flesh, you will die” (Romans 8:13).

Perishing, Perish, and Being Destroyed

• “The wicked will perish… they vanish like smoke” (Psalm 37:20).

• “The way of the wicked will perish” (Psalm 1:6).

• “They shall perish, but you remain” (Psalm 102:26).

• “The nations shall perish from his land” (Psalm 10:16).

• “Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).

• “For God so loved the world… that whoever believes in him should not perish” (John 3:16).

• “What will it profit a man… to lose his soul?” (Mark 8:36).

• “Those who do not obey the gospel… will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction” (2 Thessalonians 1:9).

• “The ungodly shall perish” (Isaiah 41:11).

• “The enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs… into smoke they shall vanish away” (Psalm 37:20).

Destruction (Apollymi, Shachath, Abaddon)

• “Fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).

• “The gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction” (Matthew 7:13).

• “Their end is destruction” (Philippians 3:19).

• “Sudden destruction will come upon them” (1 Thessalonians 5:3).

• “Destruction and misery are in their ways” (Romans 3:16).

• “They stumble because they disobey the word” (1 Peter 2:8).

• “A little while, and the wicked will be no more” (Psalm 37:10).

• “Those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey” (Jeremiah 30:16).

• “The house of the wicked will be destroyed” (Proverbs 14:11).

• “The Lord will destroy the house of the proud” (Proverbs 15:25).

Consuming Fire / Burning / Being Burned Up

• “They shall be burned up… leaving them neither root nor branch” (Malachi 4:1).

• “The chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire” (Matthew 3:12).

• “Our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29).

• “The fire will test what sort of work each one has done” (1 Corinthians 3:13).

• “Sodom and Gomorrah… serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire” (Jude 7).

• “As the fire devours the stubble, and the flame burns the chaff” (Isaiah 5:24).

• “The Lord will come in fire… to render his anger in fury and his rebuke with flames of fire” (Isaiah 66:15).

• “The wicked… will be set ablaze” (Psalm 21:9).

• “A fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol” (Deuteronomy 32:22).

• “The day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire” (1 Corinthians 3:13).

Being Cut Off / Removed / Cast Out

• “He will cut off the spirit of princes” (Psalm 76:12).

• “The wicked shall be cut off from the earth” (Proverbs 2:22).

• “Every branch that does not bear fruit he takes away” (John 15:2).

• “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matthew 7:19).

• “I will cut off man from the face of the land” (Zephaniah 1:3).

• “I will cut off every evildoer from the land” (Psalm 101:8).

• “He will bring them to nothing” (Isaiah 41:12).

• “For behold, the day is coming… when all evildoers will be stubble” (Malachi 4:1).

• “You destroy those who speak lies” (Psalm 5:6).

• “Those who practice lawlessness… will be cast into the furnace of fire” (Matthew 13:41–42).

The Second Death / Final Judgment

• “The lake of fire is the second death” (Revelation 20:14).

• “The cowardly, faithless… their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:8).

• “Those who sleep in the dust… some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel 12:2).

• “They will be ashes under the soles of your feet” (Malachi 4:3).

• “The day of the Lord will come… and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed” (2 Peter 3:10).

• “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is thrown into the fire” (Luke 3:9).

• “The wicked will not stand in the judgment” (Psalm 1:5).

• “The evildoer will be cut off” (Psalm 37:9).

• “Vengeance is mine, I will repay” (Romans 12:19).

• “For behold, the Lord will come… to render his anger with fury” (Isaiah 66:15).

The Wicked Become “No More”

• “You will look carefully for his place, and it shall not be” (Psalm 37:10).

• “May the wicked perish before God” (Psalm 68:2).

• “They shall go away like water that runs off” (Psalm 58:7).

• “The transgressors shall be altogether destroyed” (Psalm 37:38).

• “They are like chaff that the wind drives away” (Psalm 1:4).

• “The wicked man… is no more” (Proverbs 12:7).

• “The nations shall be no more remembered” (Ezekiel 21:32).

• “They fade like a dream” (Psalm 73:20).

• “The Lord will blot out his name from under heaven” (Deuteronomy 29:20).

• “They shall be as though they had never been” (Obadiah 16).

Judgment, Wrath, and Divine Vengeance

(These support annihilationist readings by showing judgment as active and decisive—not eternal preservation.)

• “He will bring destruction on the ungodly” (2 Peter 3:7).

• “Tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil” (Romans 2:9).

• “The wrath of God remains on him” (John 3:36).

• “He will execute judgment on all” (Jude 15).

• “He will repay each person according to what he has done” (Romans 2:6).

• “The day of the Lord… will destroy sinners out of it” (Isaiah 13:9).

• “Those who practice lawlessness… will be cast into the furnace of fire” (Matthew 13:41–42).

• “For the Lord has a day of vengeance” (Isaiah 34:8).

• “He will bring them to everlasting ruin” (Psalm 92:7).

• “The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy” (Psalm 145:20).

Final Removal of Evil from Creation

• “Death shall be no more” (Revelation 21:4).

• “The destroyers of the earth” will be destroyed (Revelation 11:18).

• “The former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4).

• “Then comes the end… when he destroys every rule and every authority and power” (1 Corinthians 15:24).

• “He must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet” (1 Corinthians 15:25).

• “The wicked will be no more” (Psalm 37:10).

• “End of the matter… fear God and keep his commandments” (Ecclesiastes 12:13–14).

• “He will swallow up death forever” (Isaiah 25:8).

• “The creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption” (Romans 8:21).

• “All evildoers will be stubble” (Malachi 4:1).