The Fire of Hell or Coming to Nothing

Mat 7:19 Every tree that does not bring not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Therefore by their fruits you shall know them.

The only new term here is ekkopto, which means "to cut down," "to cut off," or "to cut out." It is also a metaphor for "to make an end of."

Interesting as well, is that the term for fire, pur, also means a funeral fire or sacrificial fire. It is part of a common phrase, en (into) puri (fire) genesthai (come into being), which means to come to nothing or to be consumed.

In other words, those trees that produce nothing of value will end up coming to nothing.