DEATH AND HADES

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(KJV) Revelation 20:14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

DEATH AND HADES – THE LAKE OF FIRE / REVELATION 20:14

Hades refers to the place of intermediate punishment where all the ungodly go now when they die to await final judgment (Revelation 1:18; Revelation 6:8; Revelation 20:13-14). After the final judgment removes all the ungodly and Satan himself into the lake of fire there will be no further need for death or Hades. Its fires and torment will be absorbed into the ultimate place of eternal punishment. The only place where death (spiritual death, which is permanent separation from God) will exist is in the place of eternal punishment. Taht is why the lake of fire is referred to as the “second death.” Those consigned to it will have no hope for resurrection or rescue. Anyone whose name is not found in the Book of Life will suffer forever in the lake of fire.

THE LAKE OF FIRE

The Bible portrays a terrible picture of the final doom of the spiritually lost.

It speaks of “trouble and distress” (Romans 2:9), “weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 22:13; 25:30), “everlasting destruction” (2 Thessalonians 1:9) and a “fiery furnace” (Matthew 13:42, 50). It speaks of “gloomy dungeons” (2 Peter 2:4), “eternal punishment” (Matthew 25:46), a “hell, where the fire never goes out” (Mark 9:43), a “fiery lake of burning sulfur” (Revelation 19:20) and “the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night” (Revelation 14:11). Certainly, “It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31); “It would be better for him if he had not been born” (Matthew 26:24; Matthew 10:28).
The lake of fire was not originally prepared for people, but rather was the judgment reserved for Satan and the angels who followed him in rebellion against God (Matthew 25:41). By the time the “Great White Throne Judgment” (Revelation 20:11-13) takes place, Satan will have already been thrown into the lake of fire, along with the antichrist and his false prophet. But because of God’s perfect justice, He must also condemn all others who defy Him and do not turn from their own way and accept His gracious offer of forgiveness and eternal life with Him.
Christ’s followers in the New Testament church were extremely aware of the consequences in store for those who persisted in living in sin (going their ow God-defying way). It was for this reason they preached with tears (Acts 20:19) and defended God’s unfailing Word and original message of Christ against all distortion and false teaching (Philippians 1:17; 2 Timothy 1:14).

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DEATH AND HADES - THE LAKE OF FIRE / REVELATION 20:14

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Hades refers to the place of intermediate punishment where all the ungodly go now when they die to await final judgment

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Margarita Crews

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