I’ve never come across any Bible passage that says unrepentant souls suffer for only a limited time. If you know of one, please share.
On the other hand, I’ve found quite a few where God’s final judgment (whether it’s eternal life or eternal death) is described as lasting forever. Some of these were even spoken by Jesus Himself.
For example, in Matthew 25:46, here’s the original Greek from the New Testament along with a literal translation I found:
Matthew 25:46
Greek:
Καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Literal English:
And will go away these into punishment eternal, but the righteous into life eternal.
There’s also a passage (Daniel 12 : 2, in the Old Testament) that makes a similar point. Here’s the original Hebrew and a literal translation:
Hebrew:
וְרַבִּ֨ים מִֽיְשֵׁנֵ֤י אַדְמַת־עָפָר֙ יָקִ֔יצוּ אֵ֚לֶּה לְחֵיֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וְאֵ֖לֶּה לַחֲרָפ֥וֹת לְדִרְא֖וֹן עוֹלָֽם׃
Literal English:
And many from the sleepers of the dust of the ground shall awake—these to life everlasting, and these to reproaches, to abhorrence everlasting.
So from what I’ve seen, the Bible presents these final outcomes as eternal rather than temporary. But again, if you have any passages, please share.!
