The Devil Cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone Revelation 20:10

An “angel” from heaven showed John the apostle many things which will occur in the tribulation time on the earth, and John wrote about commercial Babylon's destruction and the people who were affected by it. John wrote about great worship which occurred in heaven afterward and then shared about the birds being gathered together to eat the flesh of the bodies of the opponents of Jesus. He wrote, “And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. And I saw an angel come down from heaven,

having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.” John continued, “And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. John continued, “And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.” John continued, “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” In Revelation chapter twenty and verse ten John sees how, “the devil...was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone...and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever” where we read:

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.

The verse reads, “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are,” John began with the words, “and the devil” which means “and the slanderous, accusing falsely one and calumniator” “that deceived them” or “who lead people to wander and stray away from a relationship with God” “was cast” which means “was thrown, scattered and poured” “into the lake” or “in the large body” “of fire” or “of flaming and fiery fire like as lightning” “and brimstone” which means “burning sulfur”, “where” or “at the place” “the beast” which refers to “the ferocious being which is the antichrist” “and the false prophet are” or “and the one who acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies exist”. John saw “the devil” or “Satan” hurled into the “lake of fire and brimstone” where the “antichrist” and “the false prophet” were previously thrown.

The verse goes on to say, “and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” John continued the words, “and shall be tormented” which means “and will be tortured, vexed with grievous pains, harassed and distressed” “day and night” which means “all day and all night” “for ever and ever” or “for all of eternity and without end”. John shared how “the devil” shall be “tortured” in the “lake of fire and brimstone” forever.

When we meditate John's words in this verse, we discover there is an ultimatum for “the devil” when these things are all over. “Satan” is destined for the “lake of fire and brimstone”, and that is his certain future. God desires to have a relationship with every person who will yield their lives to His Son Jesus Christ, and when He does, “the devil” will often remind them of their wicked past. When he does, Christians may use this verse to remind “the devil” of his future. May all who read these words know that “Satan” will be “tormented for ever and ever”, but those who receive Jesus Christ shall have “everlasting life” with God.

Next time John shares how, “the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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