Their position is not only opposed by [[apostolic tradition]] but also by all [[Exegesis|biblical exegetes]] and [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)|textual critics]] who point out that the Hebrew/Aramiac Old Testament and Greek New Testament manuscripts do not witness to annihilation of the wicked, but to their utter ruin instead, a ''conscious'' ruin of suffering and torment from which they cannot recover or escape.<ref>[https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/is-annihilationism-biblical/ What Christians Want To Know - Is Annihilationism Biblical? ''by'' Jack Wellman (whatchristianswanttoknow.com)]</ref> For example, | Their position is not only opposed by [[apostolic tradition]] but also by all [[Exegesis|biblical exegetes]] and [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)|textual critics]] who point out that the Hebrew/Aramiac Old Testament and Greek New Testament manuscripts do not witness to annihilation of the wicked, but to their utter ruin instead, a ''conscious'' ruin of suffering and torment from which they cannot recover or escape.<ref>[https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/is-annihilationism-biblical/ What Christians Want To Know - Is Annihilationism Biblical? ''by'' Jack Wellman (whatchristianswanttoknow.com)]</ref> For example, |