be consumed—roots, branches, and all... On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies." Matthew 10:28 "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." John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." John 6:51 "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever" (the offer to live forever only makes sense if it were possible to not live forever.) 2 Thessalonians 1:9 "They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power." Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death." 2 Peter 2:6 "and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, having made them an example unto those that should live ungodly" Revelation 20:14-15 "And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire." John Wenham, a prominent annihilationist, has classified the New Testament texts on the fate of the dead: 10 texts (4%) "Gehenna" 26 (10%) to "burning up" 59 (22%) to "destruction, perdition, utter loss or ruin" 20 (8%) to "separation from God" 25 (10%) to "death in its finality" or "the second death" 108 (41%) to "unforgiven sin", where the precise consequence is not stated 15 (6%) to "anguish" Wenham claims that just a single verse (Revelation 14:11) sounds like eternal torment to him. This is out of a total of 264 references. Ralph Bowles argues the word order of the verse was chosen to fit a chiastic structure, and does not support eternal punishment. Opponents of annihilationism, however, say that there are in fact many bible verses supporting their view. Opposing texts Proponents of the traditional Christian doctrine of Hell, such as Millard Erickson, identify the following biblical texts in support of their doctrine: "Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck