Revelation 20:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”
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Read Full Chapter →Death and the grave are themselves cast into the lake of fire, which is named the second death.
What Does Revelation 20:14 Mean?
In a striking turn, death and the grave are no longer the captors but the captives. They are cast into the lake of fire, the same place where the enemy was thrown. John names this the second death. The powers that held humanity in fear are now ended, removed from God's renewed creation forever.
Death itself dies. The last enemy is undone, and the grave loses its claim. This is the deepest comfort the chapter offers: the thing every human heart dreads is finally abolished. For those who belong to Christ, the second death has no power, as the chapter has already promised, and the first death becomes only a doorway that God has stripped of its sting.
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What does Revelation 20:14 mean?
Death and the grave are themselves cast into the lake of fire, which is named the second death.