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NASB | Revelation 20:14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 20:14 Then death and Hades [the realm of the dead] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire [the eternal separation from God]. [Matt 25:41; 1 Cor 15:26] |
Bible Question: Sorry, I must have worded my question wrong. What I am asking is: Some people say that Hell is a place burning with fire, others say it is the grave. If it is a place burning with fire and people are there now, why would God take you out of the fire of Hell to throw you in the "Lake of Fire" in Revelation 20:14. Thank you -winningside |
Bible Answer: What happens after death In order to understand what happens to man after death, we must first investigate the origin, nature, and constitution of man himself. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?" Psa 8.4. There are but two possible answers: 1) Man is a mere animal who evolved from unknown ages past or 2) Man is a spirit-being who was created by an act of God. If the first is true, then all questions can easily be answered. The dead have ceased to be, and all who die will likewise become extinct. The Bible affirms the second to be true: "And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1.27). Formed from the dust of the earth...Genesis 2.7. A little lower than the angels,---crowned with glory and honor Psalms 8.5. Man is a compound being. He had a created material body and an inbreathed part by Jehovah. There is a big difference between man and animals. The whole nature of man is described as body, soul, and spirit. "And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Thessalonians 5.23. Body---fleshly or material part Soul----sometimes refers to the physical life : Psalms 78.50 "did not spare their soul from death." sometimes refers to the whole man: Acts 2.41 "...added about 3000 souls...." The word "spirit" when denoting the human entity, is a specific term and designates that part of us is not susceptible of death and which survives the dissoulution of the body, whereas "Soul" is a generic word and its meaning must be determined, in any given instance, from the context in which it appears. It may refer to "a person" to "animal life" intellectual nature in contrast w/ higher spiritual nature and lower physical nature" or "as a synonym for the never-dying spirit of man." Soul and spirit are sometimes used interchangeably: "...You will not leave My soul in Hades" Acts 2.27 and Luke 23.46 "...into Thy hands I commend My spirit." Scripture often refer to man as body and soul or body and spirit, rather than the three-fold division, meaning that the soul and spirit are one and the same entity: Romans 8.10 "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness." 1 Corinthians 7.34 "... she may be holy both in body and in spirit..." Daniel 7.15 "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me." Zechariah 12.1 "The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him" Job 32.8 "But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding." Man, then is a spirit enshrined in a body, the spirit being the true self. The Bible teaches that the spirit of man, being the offspring of God, is like its Father and immortal. "God is Spirit" John 4.24 "God is the Father of spirits..." i.e. "our spirits" Hebrews 12.9 "We are the offspring of God" Acts 17.29. By our body we are allied to earth. By our spirit we are in the likeness of God. The fact that man's soul came not from the dust, but from the eternal God, justifies belief in the immortality pf the soul and its survival at the body's dissolution. |