Those Who Shall Have Their Part in the Lake of Fire Revelation 21:8

After all the events of the tribulation period, the millennial reign of Jesus and the “Great White Throne” judgment, John the apostle wrote, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” John added, “and I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son”, and in Revelation chapter twenty-one and verse eight John shares about those who, “shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire” where we read:

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

The verse reads, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, ...” John began with the words, “but the fearful” which means “moreover and the timid who through cowardice give way under persecutions and apostatize”, “and unbelieving” or “the faithless, incredulous and without trust”, “and the abominable” which means “those rendered foul, detestable, stink, abhor and disgusted especially of idolatry”, “and murderers” or “those who criminally and intentionally kill others such as homicide”, “and whoremongers” which refers to “a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire or who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse such as a fornicator”, “and sorcerers” which means “one who prepares or uses magical remedies such as drugs with a drug abuser”, “and idolaters” or “a participant in any way in the worship of the heathen and especially one who attends their sacrificial feasts and eats of the remains of offered victims”, “and all liars” which means “and each, every, the whole and everyone of the ones who are deceitful and false”. John heard the incrimination of people who are “fearful, unbelieving, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters and liars”.

The verse goes on to say, “... shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” John added the words, “shall have” which means “will indeed and for certain hold, own and possess” “their part” which means “their own duly assigned lot, destiny and division” “in the lake” or “within the large body like unto a huge pond” “which burns” which refers to “that is kindled, consumes and devours” “with fire” or “with fiery fire like unto lightning” “and brimstone” which means “burning sulfur”: “which is” or “that exists as” “the second death” which refers to “the other of two and after the first separation whether natural or violent of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended with the implied ideas of future misery in hell”. John shared how those who commit the “sins” listed above shall experience the “second death” in the burning lake of “fire and brimstone”.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we should be saddened by the plight of those who commit the sins listed by him. Anyone who has committed or has thought to commit these “sins” has the “lake of fire and brimstone” as their destiny. There is an escape from this “second death” which is provided by God through receiving His Son Jesus Christ as “Savior and Lord”. God shall wipe away every sin committed and thought of when a person yields their life to Him. All who read these words are guilty of the “sins” listed above either in the physical acts or in thought (remember “fearful, unbelieving” are named among these as well). James the apostle wrote it this way, “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all”, and those who are wise shall repent of their “sins”, ask God for forgiveness and receive Jesus Christ today so the fate of the “lake of fire” shall never their own.

Next time John shares about, “the Lamb's wife”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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