Exolothreuo combines ex (completely) and olothreuo (to destroy). It appears once in the New Testament — Acts 3:23 — quoting Deuteronomy 18:15-19: 'Every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed [exolothreuthisetai] from the people.' Peter applies this to Jesus: refusing the Prophet like Moses means utter exclusion from the covenant community.
The stakes of rejecting Jesus, according to Acts 3:23, are not merely missing a blessing — they are utter destruction and exclusion from God's people. This is the severity side of the gospel: the same Christ who heals the lame man (Acts 3:8) is the Prophet whose rejection brings exolothreuo. The New Testament does not soften the consequences of unbelief; it heightens them, because the One now being rejected is not merely a prophet but the Son of God. The seriousness of exolothreuo makes the grace of repentance and restoration (Acts 3:19) all the more urgent.