Reference

Acts 3:23

And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
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Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

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And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

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Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly states that those who do not hear the prophet "shall be destroyed from among the people," directly using language that aligns with the theme of destruction.

Annihilation / Destruction

There is no counter-argument that can be made from the plain text of this verse. The verse explicitly states that those who do not hear the prophet "shall be destroyed from among the people," which directly aligns with the theme of annihilation or destruction as a result of judgment.

Literal Fulfillment

The "destruction from among the people" could be interpreted metaphorically as spiritual separation or exclusion from the covenant community, rather than a literal physical annihilation.