In this episode of A Reasoned Response, Robert Bosley addresses the appeal of annihilationism—the belief that the wicked are eventually destroyed rather than eternally punished—and explains why it ultimately fails both logically and biblically.

Bosley argues that annihilationism rests on a flawed assumption: that sinners somehow stop sinning once they die. Scripture, however, presents the wicked in hell as unchanged in nature—still hating God, still rebelling against Him, and therefore still deserving of punishment. Because the sinner’s rebellion continues, the measure of guilt is never exhausted.

While eternal conscious torment is difficult to contemplate, Bosley explains why it alone accounts for God’s justice, the ongoing nature of sin, and the biblical portrayal of judgment. This episode calls listeners to submit their understanding of hell not to emotional comfort, but to the coherence and authority of God’s revealed truth.