The Truth Project
Explores the Greek word aionios and how biblical writers use age, duration, life, judgment, and eternity language in context.
“Let me say to Bible students that we must be very careful how we use the word ‘eternity’. We have fallen into great error in our constant use of that word. There is no word in the whole Book of God corresponding with our ‘eternal’, which...
William Barclay, author of The Daily Study Bible Series, wrote: “[ Aionios] means more than everlasting, for Plato—who may have invented the word—plainly says that a thing may be everlasting and still not be aionios . . . aionios cannot be...
“Aion, tranliterated aeon, is a period of longer or shorter duration, having a beginning and an end, and complete in itself. The adjective aionious in like manner carries the idea of time. Neither the noun nor the adjective, in themselves...
“Eternal life, then, is not merely life that comes from God; it is also the mode of living associated with the age to come. And similarly for eternal punishment: It is not merely punishment that comes from God; it is also the form of...
“…aionios does not mean ‘eternal’; it acquires this meaning only when it refers to God, and only because the notion of eternity was included in the conception of God. In particular when it is associated with life or punishment, in the...
“The simplest way to put it is that aionios cannot be used properly of anyone but God; it is the word uniquely, as Plato saw it, of God. Eternal punishment is then literally that kind of remedial punishment which it befits God to give, and...
Matthew 25:46; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 20:10
“These will go away into eternal punishment, (Matthew 25:46) “And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever...
Matthew 25:46
When most people want to know the meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word in the Bible, they look it up in a Concordance. Concordances are a great tool to begin to dig deeper into Scripture, but they are not the ultimate source. While...
1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:26; Galatians 1:4; Matthew 12:32; Mark 10:30; Luke 16:8; Luke 20:34
In the last blog we saw how various Biblical Authorities interpret the words that have traditionally been translated as “Forever” and “Eternal.” We saw how they do not necessarily mean endless and could be interpreted (probably more...
Ps. 61:8; Luke 1:10; John 4:14; Ecclesiastes 1:4
In the last blog we looked at how aion and aionios were used in the New Testament in ways that do not mean endless. This blog will introduce how these 2 Greek words were used in the Septuagint. The Septuagint is the Greek translation of...
Genesis 6:4; Isaiah 58:12; Jeremiah 18:15; Exodus 12:17; Numbers 10:8; Jeremiah 28:8; Jonah 2:6; Psalm 73:12
In the last blog we saw how the Septuagint is critically important in understanding how the people to whom the New Testament was written understood its teachings. For it was the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament (Greek being...
Luke 1:33; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 20:36; Matthew 24:46; Matthew 16:12; Romans 1:20; 1 Timothy 1:4; Hebrews 7:15
In this blog I hope to show Greek words that actually DO mean endless. Furthermore, these words almost without fail are only ever used in connection with Christ and HIS Kingdom, and never (with only one exception) concerning Hell or...
1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Peter 4:11; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 14:11; Hebrews 1:8; Ephesians 3:21; Ephesians 3:8-11; Hebrews 1:2
We have now established that aion and aionios do not necessarily mean endless, in fact, it seems to be an exception when/if it does. However, there yet remains for us to understand its true significance. For that, let us finally look at...
Jeremiah 1:10; Hosea 6:1; John 16:13; Revelation 20:4-6; Romans 8:21; Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-4; Acts 1:6
In light of all we have seen thus far, there is still one question that needs answering. If aion means age, and aionios means pertaining to an age, or age-long, age-abiding, age-lasting, etc… then exactly what does aionian life and...
Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Isaiah 66:24; Luke 16:19-31; Luke 16:23; Revelation 14:10-11; Revelation 20:10; Hebrews 12:29
YOU KNOW THAT “HELL” THE RELIGIOUS CHURCH TAUGHT YOU ALL YOUR LIFE?Jesus Never Taught That Hell in All of Scripture INTRODUCTION: SMOKE AND FEAR — HOW RELIGION TURNED THE GOSPEL INTO A FIREPITFor centuries, the Church has preached a gospel...
Mark 9:49; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 25:46; Luke 9:56; John 5:22; John 12:47; Ephesians 2:7; Revelation 20:14
The concept of “eternal torture in hell” is a man-made fusion — built from mistranslations and tradition, not from truth.1. JESUS SPOKE OF FIRE — BUT NOT TO TORTURE, TO PURIFY“Everyone will be salted with fire.”— Mark 9:49Fire in Jesus’...
MATTHEW 25:46; Luke 1:70; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 2:6; Jude 1:7; Ezekiel 16:53; Matthew 11:24; Matthew 24:3
🔍 PART 3: The Great Mistranslation — When "Eternal" Didn’t Mean Eternal📖 INTRODUCTION: How a Single Word Distorted the GospelFor centuries, the Church has built its doctrine of hell, judgment, and salvation on a handful of English words —...