What does the Bible say about lake of fire?

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The Bible teaches that the lake of fire is God’s final, righteous judgment on Satan, evil, and all who remain unrepentant apart from Christ, described as everlasting punishment and the second death. Revelation 19:20 and 20:10 portray the final defeat and punishment of the beast, false prophet, and devil. Revelation 20:14-15 says that death and Hades are thrown into the lake of fire, and those not found in the book of life share this judgment. Jesus warns in Matthew 10:28 and 25:41, 46 that God’s judgment is real and eternal. Yet these sober passages also magnify God’s holiness, justice, and the saving mercy offered in Christ to all who trust him.

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  • Revelation 19:20

    The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

  • Revelation 20:10

    The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

  • Revelation 21:8

    But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

  • Matthew 25:41

    Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

  • Revelation 20:14

    Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

  • Revelation 20:14-15

    [14] Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. [15] If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

  • Matthew 10:28

    Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

  • Revelation 20:15

    If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

  • Matthew 25:46

    These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

  • Revelation 20:10-15

    [10] The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever. [11] I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. [12] I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. [13] The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. [14] Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. [15] If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

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