- “And they cried out, saying, ‘What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?'” (Matthew 8:29).
- “Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”” (Mark 1:23–24).
These verses indirectly relate to annihilationism. We have scriptures that teach that the demonic realm, along with the wicked people, are both cast into the lake of fire.
- “And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone,” (Revelation 19:20).
Jesus says that the fire into which the angelic fallen angels are cast is eternal.
- “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels,‘” (Matthew 25:41).
Conclusion
Therefore, Matt 8:29 and Mark 1:23-24 best support the idea of eternal conscious torment, not annihilationism. This is because when the demonic realm speaks about the final judgment/punishment, we know from other Scriptures that they are talking about the eternal lake of fire (Rev. 20:10, 14, 15). Jesus spoke about this when he said the fire was prepared for the devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41). Since both the wicked angelic realm and the wicked people are cast into eternal fire (Rev. 19:20), and since angels don’t die (Luke 20:36), then it implies that the people who are with them in the eternal fire will suffer without end. This lends support to eternal conscious torment, not annihilationism.
