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What Does Jesus Mean by 'Their Worm Does Not Die' (Mark 9:44, 46, 48)?
Bible Questions & AnswersJesus refers to the worm of the wicked rather than calling them worms. The original Greek term denotes a grub or maggot. In the valley of Gehenna any refuse escaping the perpetual fires is devoured by maggots. Jesus emphasizes that whatever enters the valley is totally consumed either by fire or by worms. The same principles appear in Isaiah 66:24. The worms do not live forever. If the worms that infest a dead body are not killed the rotting flesh is consumed until none remains. Maggots undergo pupation and become adult flies. These flies deposit additional eggs and the process repeats until nothing is left for the maggots to feed on. The point is that the results for an unrepentant sinner are absolute and permanent.
Lessons From a Worm
CGG Weekly by John ReissIn Psalm 22, which prophesies of Christ's suffering, He says 'But I am a worm...." His reference is to a tola worm, which is rich in symbolism and meaning.
Consider the Butterfly
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughCreation teaches the orderly mind of God. The butterfly provides valuable analogies to illustrate our conversion and transformation from mortal to immortal.
Lessons From the Animals
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMankind has been given dominion or responsibility for the care of animal life, preserving and embellishing their environment, as God would take care of them.
Do You Take Sin Seriously? God Does!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe demise of an institution can result from the irresponsibility of its constituents; if one member sins, the whole body experiences the effects.
Acts (Part Twelve)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPaul and Barnabas developed the church in the cosmopolitan city of Antioch, the location from where the term 'Christian' originated.