In the context of the Bible, the concept of extinction is not directly addressed as it is understood in modern scientific terms. However, the Scriptures do provide insights into themes of destruction, judgment, and the end of life, which can be related to the idea of extinction.

Creation and the Fall

The Bible begins with the account of creation in Genesis, where God creates all living things, each according to its kind (Genesis 1:21-25). The original creation was declared "very good" (Genesis 1:31), indicating a harmonious existence without death or extinction. However, the entrance of sin through Adam and Eve's disobedience brought about a curse on creation, leading to death and decay (Genesis 3:17-19). This curse can be seen as the beginning of the process that leads to the extinction of individual lives and, by extension, species.

The Flood

The narrative of Noah's Flood in Genesis 6-9 is a significant biblical event that involves the destruction of life on a massive scale. Due to the wickedness of humanity, God decides to "wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air" (Genesis 6:7). However, God preserves Noah, his family, and representatives of each kind of animal in the ark, ensuring the continuation of life post-flood (Genesis 6:19-20). This event illustrates both the judgment of God and His provision for the preservation of life.

Judgment and Destruction

Throughout the Bible, there are numerous instances where God brings judgment upon nations and peoples, leading to their destruction. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah serve as a prime example, where God rains down sulfur and fire, resulting in their complete obliteration (Genesis 19:24-25). Such events are often seen as divine retribution for sin and serve as warnings to others.

Eschatological Themes

In eschatological passages, the Bible speaks of a future time when the current heavens and earth will pass away, and a new creation will be established. The Apostle Peter writes, "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare" (2 Peter 3:10). This ultimate transformation involves the end of the current order and the establishment of a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1).

Hope and Restoration

While the Bible acknowledges the reality of death and destruction, it also offers hope for restoration and eternal life. Through Jesus Christ, believers are promised victory over death and the hope of resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:54-57). The extinction of life as we know it is not the final word; rather, the Bible points to a future where God will "wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain" (Revelation 21:4).

In summary, while the Bible does not explicitly discuss extinction in the modern scientific sense, it addresses themes of destruction, judgment, and renewal, offering a theological framework for understanding the end of life and the hope of new creation.1. (n.) The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

2. (n.) State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.

2506. kathairesis -- a pulling down
... destruction, pulling down. From kathaireo; demolition; figuratively, extinction
-- destruction, pulling down. see GREEK kathaireo. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2506.htm - 6k6365. pid -- ruin, disaster
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition ruin, disaster NASB Word Usage calamity
(1), disaster (1), extinction (1), ruin (1). destruction, ruin. ...
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6783. tsemithuth -- completion, finality
... Or tsmithuth {tsem-ee-thooth'}; from tsamath; excision, ie Destruction; used only
(adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction, ie Perpetually -- ever ...
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The Puritan Beginnings of the Church in virginia ---Its Decline ...
... A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY. CHAPTER V. THE PURITAN BEGINNINGS OF
THE CHURCH IN VIRGINIA"-ITS DECLINE ALMOST TO EXTINCTION. ...
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Evil by no Means Found in the Stars and Constellations; all the ...
... XIII."Evil by No Means Found in the Stars and Constellations; All the Evils of Life
Vain in the Manich??an Opinion, Which Bring on the Extinction of Life ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/chapter xiii evil by no means.htm

The Project of French Empire and Evangelization --Its Wide and ...
... A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY. CHAPTER III. THE PROJECT OF FRENCH EMPIRE AND
EVANGELIZATION"ITS WIDE AND RAPID SUCCESS"ITS SUDDEN EXTINCTION. ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter iii the project of.htm

Dying Lamps
... The extinction of their light was not the act of a moment, but was a gradual process,
which had advanced in some degree before it attracted the attention of ...
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John is Rather to be Understood of Our Perfect Likeness with the ...
... of ours is mortal and perishable, we shall still, when we have discharged our human
offices, have a pleasant setting, and a not painful extinction, and as it ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 19 john is rather to.htm

'Deliver us from Evil'
... The whole sum of human sorrow is gathered into one petition, that we may all feel
that every item of it is capable of attenuation and extinction; and so our ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/deliver us from evil.htm

Manich??an Blasphemies Concerning the Nature of God.
... in a sphere, as in a prison, the race of darkness, and let him fasten outside the
nature of light, to which he promised perpetual rest on the extinction of the ...
/.../chapter 42 name blasphemies concerning.htm

Close of the Colonial Era --The German Churches --The Beginnings ...
... [118] The astonishingly sudden and complete extinction of the French politico-religious
empire in Canada and the West made possible, and at no remote time ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter xii close of the.htm

In the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius C??sar and under the Pontificate ...
... the one, by turning all higher aspirations self-ward, the other, by quenching them
in the enjoyment of the moment; the one, by making the extinction of all ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xi in the fifteenth.htm

Spanish Conquest-The Propagation, Decay, and Downfall of Spanish ...
... The lessons taught by this amazingly swift extension of the empire and the church,
and its arrest and almost extinction, are legible on the surface of the ...
/.../chapter ii spanish conquest-the propagation.htm

Extinction (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression;
as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim. ...
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Decline (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less
perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish ...
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Punishment (417 Occurrences)
... This does not settle the nature or duration of the punishment; but it excludes the
idea that physical death is the extinction of being, or that annihilation ...
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Extinguish (6 Occurrences)

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Everlasting (192 Occurrences)
... This does not settle the nature or duration of the punishment; but it excludes the
idea that physical death is the extinction of being, or that annihilation ...
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Out (29154 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely;
hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as ...
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Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)
... the crag Rimmon. These captives were given to them as wives, that the tribe
might be saved from extinction (Judges 21). This city ...
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Jabesh-gilead (12 Occurrences)
... the crag Rimmon. These captives were given to them as wives, that the tribe
might be saved from extinction (Judges 21). This city ...
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Judges (117 Occurrences)
... It records (a) the conquest (17, 18) of Laish by a portion of the tribe of Dan;
and (b) the almost total extinction of the tribe of Benjamin by the other tribes ...
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Wear (56 Occurrences)
... 10. (vi) To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury,
loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually. 11. ...
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