The title of this blog post refers to an interesting article by Robert A. Peterson, who was (and I believe still is) professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary.  (Here is a link to the article.)

The arguments answered include the following:

1. The “Vocabulary of Destruction” Argument
2. The Hell-Fire Imagery Argument
3. The Justice of God Argument
4. The “Universalist Passages” Argument
5. The Conditional Immortality Argument

One serious question I would have for my friends and acquaintances who hold to, are sympathetic to, or are considering the annihilationist position: does this exhaust the major divisions of the annihilationist arsenal?  I’m not asking whether you find Peterson’s responses to be comprehensive and compelling, although I personally found many of them useful.  Rather, I’m asking whether he has identified the major points of dispute.  Is there some other major argument area that needs to be addressed?

-TurretinFan