who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Speaking of the wicked, Jesus says, "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46). There is no need to warp and twist the Word of God to fit a denomination, cult, dogma, or manmade doctrine when the Word is so clear. In one single verse, Jesus declares the wicked will be punished eternally and the righteous will live eternally. Yet there are those who put the righteous eternally in Heaven and burn up the wicked, annihilating the spirit and soul, thus making them cease to exist.