Revelation 20:14 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire; death and Hades (see on Revelation 20:13 ). Lake of fire (see on Revelation 20:10 ). This is described in accordance with St. Paul's teaching. "The last enemy that shall be abolished is death" ( 1 Corinthians 15:26 , Revised Version). Death and Hades, though in reality abstractions, are here personified. This is the second death. Add [even] the lake of fire. St. John has not used the phrase, "the first death," but he has... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire - Death and Hades (hell) are here personified, as they are in the previous verse. The declaration is equivalent to the statement in 1 Corinthians 15:26; “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” See the notes on that passage. The idea is, that death, considered as the separation of soul and body, with all the attendant woes, will exist no more. The righteous will live forever, and the wicked will linger on in a state never to be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 20:13-15

Revelation 20:13-15 . And That none might be exempt from being brought to judgment, the resurrection extended even to the waters; the sea The lakes and rivers; gave up the dead which were in them, and, ο θανατος και ο αδης , death and hades Or, the state of separate souls, delivered up the dead which were in them Death gave up all the bodies of men, and hades their souls, to be united to their bodies. And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire That is, were abolished... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:11-15

The last judgment (20:11-15)When the rest of the dead are raised to life (see v. 5) the final judgment takes place. The one who carries out the judgment is the Lord of the universe, and he carries it out with absolute justice. At this judgment people face two independent witnesses. The first is the record of their works, according to which they will be judged. The second is the list of names in the book of life, which confirms whether or not they accepted God’s offer of pardon (11-13). All... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:14

death. The texts add "the lake of fire". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:14

And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire.And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire ... "Death and Hades, though abstractions, are here personified."[55] This still casts no light upon exactly what the lake of fire is; because no literal fire could burn up the grave, personified. The first resurrection is the rising to spiritual life in conversion to Christ, and the second resurrection is the final, physical resurrection of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:11-15

Revelation 20:11-15. I saw a great white throne, &c.— Great, to shew the largeness and extent; white, to shew the justice and equity of the judgment; and one siting on it, that is, the Son of God; for the Father hath committed all judgment unto the Son, Joh_5:22 . 'The expression, that it was he from whose face the earth and heaven fled away, is inconceivably great; it is so plain, that it does not need, and so majestic and grand, that it exceeds commentary and paraphrase: it shews us, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:14

14. Death and Hades, as personified representatives of the enemies of Christ' and His Church, are said to be cast into the lake of fire to express the truth that Christ and His people shall never more die, or be in the state of disembodied spirits. This is the second death—"the lake of fire" is added in A, B, and ANDREAS. English Version, which omits the clause, rests on inferior manuscripts. In hell the ancient form of death, which was one of the enemies destroyed by Christ, shall not... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 20:11-15

4. The judgment of the wicked 20:11-15 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 20:14

From this point on there will be no more death (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28). God will cast death and Hades into the lake of fire. This is hell, the place of eternal punishment."Death and Hades are an inseparable pair, as in i. 18, vi. 8 . . ., representing the two aspects of Death, the physical fact and its spiritual consequences . . . Here they appear as two voracious and insatiable monsters who have swallowed all past generations, but are now forced to disgorge their prey." [Note: Swete, p.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 20:13-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:11-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:11-15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 20:11-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 20:14

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