What is the meaning of Matthew 10:28? No: 911 - Worldwide Church of God - 1952

Worldwide Church of God

Many have asked about the meaning of Matthew 10:28. This verse reads: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." The doctrine of the immortality or indestructibility of the soul is often based on this text, although Jesus plainly says that we should fear God who is able to DESTROY THE SOUL in hell or Gehenna fire. The soul is something that can be destroyed. Ezekiel 18:4 says the same thing: "...the soul that sinneth, it shall die," not live forever in torment. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library