The Punishment of the Wicked
82 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
43 sections
- Consummated at the Day of Judgment
- Deferred, Emboldens Them in Sin
- Future Described as Blackness of Darkness
- Future Described as Damnation of Hell
- Future Described as Darkness
- Future Described as Death
- Future Described as Eternal Damnation
- Future Described as Everlasting Burnings
- Future Described as Everlasting Destruction
- Future Described as Everlasting Fire
- Future Described as Hell
- Future Described as Often Sudden and Unexpected
- Future Described as Resurrection of Damnation
- Future Described as Rising to Shame and Everlasting Contempt
- Future Described as Second Death
- Future Described as The Righteousness of God Requires
- Future Described as The Wrath of God
- Future Described as Torment for Ever and Ever
- Future Described as Torment with Fire
- Future Described as Wine of the Wrath of God
- Future, Shall be Awarded by Christ
- No Combination Avails Against
- Often Brought About by Their Evil Designs
- Often Commences in This Life
- On Account of Their: Covetousness
- On Account of Their: Disobeying God
- On Account of Their: Disobeying the Gospel
- On Account of Their: Evil Ways and Doings
- On Account of Their: Idolatry
- On Account of Their: Ignorance of God
- On Account of Their: Iniquity
- On Account of Their: Oppressing
- On Account of Their: Persecuting
- On Account of Their: Pride
- On Account of Their: Rejection of the Law of God
- On Account of Their: Sin
- On Account of Their: Unbelief
- Shall be without Mitigation
- Shall Be: Accompanied by Remorse
- Shall Be: According to the Knowledge Possessed by Them
- Shall Be: According to Their Deeds
- Shall Be: Increased by Neglect of Privileges
- should be a Warning to Others
Consummated at the Day of Judgment
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Matthew 25:46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
- Romans 2:16 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Deferred, Emboldens Them in Sin
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Future Described as Blackness of Darkness
- 2 Peter 2:17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
- Jude 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Future Described as Damnation of Hell
- Matthew 23:33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Future Described as Darkness
- Matthew 8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- 2 Peter 2:17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
Future Described as Death
- Romans 5:12–17 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. …
- Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Future Described as Eternal Damnation
- Mark 3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
Future Described as Everlasting Burnings
- Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
Future Described as Everlasting Destruction
- Psalm 52:5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Psalm 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Future Described as Everlasting Fire
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- Jude 7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Future Described as Hell
- Psalm 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
- Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Luke 12:5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
- Luke 16:23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
Future Described as Often Sudden and Unexpected
- Psalm 35:8 May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
- Psalm 64:7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
- Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Future Described as Resurrection of Damnation
- John 5:29 and come out — those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Future Described as Rising to Shame and Everlasting Contempt
- Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Future Described as Second Death
- Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Future Described as The Righteousness of God Requires
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Future Described as The Wrath of God
- John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
Future Described as Torment for Ever and Ever
- Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Future Described as Torment with Fire
- Revelation 14:10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Future Described as Wine of the Wrath of God
- Revelation 14:10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Future, Shall be Awarded by Christ
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
No Combination Avails Against
- Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Often Brought About by Their Evil Designs
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Psalm 37:15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
- Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Often Commences in This Life
- Proverbs 11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
On Account of Their: Covetousness
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Jeremiah 51:13 You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
On Account of Their: Disobeying God
- Nehemiah 9:26–27 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. …
- Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
On Account of Their: Disobeying the Gospel
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
On Account of Their: Evil Ways and Doings
- Jeremiah 21:14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”
- Hosea 4:9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
- Hosea 12:2 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
On Account of Their: Idolatry
- Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
- Isaiah 10:10–11 As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, …
On Account of Their: Ignorance of God
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
On Account of Their: Iniquity
- Jeremiah 36:31 I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.”
- Ezekiel 3:17–18 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. …
- Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
- Ezekiel 18:13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
- Ezekiel 18:20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the …
- Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
On Account of Their: Oppressing
- Isaiah 49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Jeremiah 30:16 Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries— every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
- Jeremiah 30:20 Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
On Account of Their: Persecuting
- Jeremiah 11:21–22 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.” …
- Matthew 23:34–36 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. …
On Account of Their: Pride
- Isaiah 10:12 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
- Isaiah 24:21 In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
- Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
On Account of Their: Rejection of the Law of God
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
- Hosea 4:6–9 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. …
On Account of Their: Sin
- Lamentations 3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
On Account of Their: Unbelief
- Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Romans 11:20 That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
- Hebrews 3:18–19 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? …
- Hebrews 4:2 For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
Shall be without Mitigation
- Luke 16:23–26 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. …
Shall Be: Accompanied by Remorse
- Isaiah 66:24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
- Mark 9:44
Shall Be: According to the Knowledge Possessed by Them
- Luke 12:47–48 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. …
Shall Be: According to Their Deeds
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Romans 2:6 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
- Romans 2:9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Shall Be: Increased by Neglect of Privileges
- Matthew 11:21–24 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. …
- Luke 10:13–15 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. …
should be a Warning to Others
- Numbers 26:10 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
- 1 Corinthians 10:6–11 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. …
- Jude 7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.