1.04. Apolleia

Apolleia The Greek noun "apolleia" is in the Greek text which the King’s translators used in Acts 25:16 which reads: "To whom I answered, it is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die (apolleia)." Many scriptures clearly teach that all the dead will be resurrected for judgment (See Daniel 12:1-3; John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:11-15). Therefore those delivered by the Romans to die will be resurrected to life. A Christian martyr is resurrected unto immortality. The sinners, the unbelievers are resurrected to judgment. But death is not the ultimate destiny of any man. "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death" (1 Corinthians 15:26). How will death be abolished? The context gives the answer. "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive" (1 Corinthians 15:22). According to the historians, Paul was later to die at the hands of the Romans and surely will not ultimately be destroyed. This word, apolleia, is also translated into damnable, damnation, perdition, destruction, pernicious, waste, and perish along with the above meaning of "to die." Those of you who believe in "annihilation" should know that it doesn’t matter how bad the word may sound if it only applies to a person before the second death. The resurrection will raise everyone up and give them an opportunity to "get it right." But for those of you who lean toward "eternal punishment," this study of the word "damn" should prove worthwhile.