Reference

Leviticus 22:3

Annihilation / DestructionDestruction / Perishing LanguageIsrael-Specific PromisesTime-Bound Fulfillment
“Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.”
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And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.

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Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

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What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

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Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

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Annihilation / Destruction
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Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

The phrase "cut off from my presence" could be interpreted as excommunication or separation from the community and its religious life, rather than literal annihilation or ceasing to exist.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The phrase "cut off from my presence" does not explicitly state destruction or perishing, but rather a separation or exclusion, which could be interpreted as a spiritual or social consequence rather than a physical end.

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse is a command and a warning regarding ritual purity for priests in handling holy things, not a promise, prophecy, or covenant directed at ethnic Israel as a whole.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a permanent consequence for a specific action ("cut off from my presence") rather than a prophecy with a defined duration or an expectation of a future fulfillment that would be recognized at a specific time. The "uncleanness" is a present state, not a future event to be fulfilled.

Annihilation / Destruction
Annihilation / Destruction

Cross-References

Leviticus 6:18Thematic

“All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the Lord made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.”

Leviticus 7:20Thematic

“But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”

Leviticus 22:2Thematic

“Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.”

Matthew 25:41Thematic

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Psalms 51:11Thematic

“Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.”

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Thematic Connections

Annihilation / DestructionDestruction / Perishing LanguageIsrael-Specific PromisesTime-Bound Fulfillment

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