Definition and Concept:
Oblivion, in a biblical context, refers to a state of being forgotten or the complete loss of memory and awareness. It is often associated with death, the grave, and the absence of remembrance. The concept of oblivion is intertwined with the themes of mortality, judgment, and the eternal consequences of one's life choices.

Biblical References:

1. Sheol and the Grave:
The Hebrew term "Sheol" is frequently associated with oblivion, representing the realm of the dead where consciousness and remembrance cease. In Psalm 88:12 , the psalmist questions, "Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?" This verse highlights the association of oblivion with the grave, a place where God's works and righteousness are no longer acknowledged by the living.

2. Forgetting and Being Forgotten:
The Bible often speaks of the transient nature of human life and the inevitability of being forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9:5 states, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten." This passage underscores the idea that in death, individuals enter a state of oblivion where they are no longer remembered by the living.

3. Judgment and Eternal Consequences:
While oblivion is associated with the physical death and the grave, Scripture also emphasizes the eternal consequences of one's actions. In Matthew 25:46 , Jesus speaks of the final judgment, saying, "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Here, the concept of oblivion is contrasted with eternal life, suggesting that while the unrighteous may face eternal separation from God, the righteous will be remembered and rewarded.

4. Hope Beyond Oblivion:
Despite the somber reality of oblivion, the Bible offers hope through the promise of resurrection and eternal life. In John 11:25-26 , Jesus declares, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." This assurance provides believers with the hope that, through faith in Christ, they will transcend oblivion and experience eternal communion with God.

Theological Implications:
The concept of oblivion serves as a reminder of the brevity and fragility of human life. It calls individuals to live with an eternal perspective, recognizing that earthly achievements and recognition are fleeting. The Bible encourages believers to seek a relationship with God, who offers eternal life and remembrance beyond the grave. Through faith in Jesus Christ, Christians are assured that they will not be consigned to oblivion but will be remembered and cherished by God for eternity.1. (n.) The state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness; as, to fade into oblivion.

2. (n.) Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion.

3024. lethe -- forgetfulness
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: lethe Phonetic Spelling: (lay'-thay)
Short Definition: forgetfulness Definition: forgetfulness, oblivion. ...
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1953. epilesmone -- forgetfulness
... Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epilesmone Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-lace-
mon-ay') Short Definition: forgetfulness Definition: forgetfulness, oblivion. ...
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5388. neshiyyah -- forgetfulness, oblivion
... forgetfulness, oblivion. Transliteration: neshiyyah Phonetic Spelling:
(nesh-ee-yaw') Short Definition: forgetfulness. ... From nashah; oblivion; --forgetfulness. ...
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Absurdity of the Doctrine of the Transmigration of Souls.
... Athenian, who also was the first [3282] to introduce this opinion, when he could
not set them aside, invented the [notion of] a cup of oblivion, imagining that ...
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Plato's Inconsistency He Supposes the Soul Self-Existent, yet ...
... qualities being equal to the attributes of God, it must then be subject to no passion,
and therefore to no loss of memory; for this defect of oblivion is as ...
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The New Testament Has Preserved for us the Most Valuable Portion ...
... for us the most valuable portion of primitive Christian literature; yet at the same
time it delivered the rest of the earliest works to oblivion, and has ...
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Porphyry's Emendations and Modifications of Platonism.
... which have been sent into the Elysian fields (the poetic name for the joys of the
blessed) are summoned to the river Lethe, that is, to the oblivion of the past ...
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Blessed and Tragic Unconsciousness
... suspects it. The reasons why that is so, point, at the same time, to the ways
by which we may attain to this blessed self-oblivion. So ...
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Examples of Heathens Urged as Commendatory of Widowhood and ...
... But if they who have (wives) are (thus) bound to consign to oblivion what they have,
how much more are they who have not, prohibited from seeking a second time ...
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The Defence
... Look how the coach has been superseded by the use of steam. Look how electricity
has superseded that, and swept a hundred almost new inventions into oblivion. ...
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Species, or Units of Nature.
... This is a very fine illustration of facts, if Darwinism may boast of facts, for
the connecting links between species are "under the sea" of oblivion, never to ...
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Clement's Early History; Doubts.
... was born, and whether there shall be no remembrance of this life after death, and
so the boundlessness of time shall consign all things to oblivion and silence ...
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Celsus, However, Suspecting that the Tendency of Such Teaching as ...
... with them, and lest, through an excessive regard for the body, he should have his
mind turned away from higher things, and allow them to pass into oblivion. ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lx celsus however suspecting.htm

Oblivion (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The state of being forgotten; cessation of
remembrance; forgetfulness; as, to fade into oblivion. ...Oblivion (1 Occurrence). ...
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Oboth (4 Occurrences)

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Obliterate (1 Occurrence)

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Immortality (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality of fame.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IMMORTAL; IMMORTALITY. ...
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Immortal (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from oblivion;
imperishable; as, immortal fame. 4. (a.) Great; excessive; grievous. ...
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Forgetfulness (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind. 2.
(n.) Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. ...
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Forgetful (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. 3. (a.) Causing to forget;
inducing oblivion; oblivious. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Revive (31 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression;
as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century. ...
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Embalm (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume. 3. (vt) To preserve from
decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance. ...
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