MSJ 9:2 (Fall 98) p. 160 immortal, this teaching leads to the conclusion that the torment of the unrighteous is not necessarily endless,55 a position otherwise known as conditional immortality. Such a conclusion runs counter to a person’s permanent exclusion from the Messianic kingdom Jesus mentioned in His description (25:34). A person so excluded has no other expectation than to experience this constant burning. Broadus describes that fate thus: “Whether eternal punishment involves any physical