The Lake of Fire will consume all the wicked, there is no way around what the Scripture clearly shows is the second death...
Lake of Fire Commentary
In regards to "Lake of Fire."
Lake is parabolic of a body of people.
Fire is parabolic of "Judgement."
Revelation 17:15. Then the angel said to me, “The
waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.
Revelation 12:15. Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a
river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent.
Revelation 12:16. But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the
river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
Revelation 10:2. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the
sea and his left foot on the land,
Revelation 10:5. Then the angel I had seen standing on the
sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
Revelation 10:8. Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the
sea and on the land.”
Revelation 13:1. The dragon stood on the shore of the
sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the
sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
This is a short list of the word
FIRE being used to mean
JUDGEMENT.
Psalm 78:21
When the LORD heard them, he was furious; his
fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
Psalm 89:46
How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will
your wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 104:4
He makes [winds / spirits] his messengers,
flames of fire his servants.
Isaiah 4:4
The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by
a spirit of judgment and
a spirit of fire.
Isaiah 66:15
See,
the LORD is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and
his rebuke with flames of fire.
Isaiah 66:16
For
with fire and with his sword
the LORD will execute judgment on all people, and many will be those slain by the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:22. For a
fire has been kindled by my wrath,
one that burns to the realm of sheol below.
Amos 7:4
This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD was calling for
judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.
Hebrews 10:27
but only a fearful expectation of
judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
2 Peter 3:7
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for
fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
The word
"fire and lightning" is often used as a parable to mean judgment. In one place the word
"coal" means judgment. And where there is
smoke there is fire, so the word
"smoke" can also be used as a parable to mean judgment.
KJV
Revelation 14:10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with
fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Revelation 14:11
And the
smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Revelation 20:14
And
death and (hell / grave) were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
If Hell is done away with in the second death, then how can there be anyone to torment?
