However, the Bible does frequently use the image of eternal fire in order to represent God's anger with sin, which will result in the total destruction of the sinner in the grave. Sodom was punished with "eternal fire" (Jude v. 7), i.e. it was totally destroyed due to the wickedness of the inhabitants.
Walakini, Biblia mara nyingi inatumia mfano wa moto wa milele ili kuonyesha hasira ya Mungu kwa dhambi, ambayo itasababisha kuharibiwa kabisa mtenda dhambi kaburini. Sodoma iliadhibiwa na "moto wa milele" (Yuda. 7), yaani iliadhibiwa na kuangamizwa kwa sababu ya uovu wa wakazi.