who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
There is no reason for any person to interpret "destruction" in the Greek to mean annihilation or extinction. The meaning of destruction is to be lost forever...lost to God and God’s goodness, lost to peace and rest that only God can give. Eternal destruction is the exact opposite of eternal life. If salvation gives life unending, everlasting, and eternal through the ages of ages, then the wicked shall be destroyed forever and ever throughout the ages of ages.