Annihilation and Atonement (QoW #999)

Reasonable Faith Podcast by William Lane Craig

Aug 6, 20260:08:43Music

A listener asks whether annihilation is even a coherent punishment for sin, given that Jesus's atonement on the cross required him to bear that same punishment—and as the eternal Son, he cannot cease to exist. Could God...

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