• Revelation 20:10-15
    The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
     
  • Hebrews 10:26-27
    For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
     
  • Matthew 10:28
    And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
     
  • Revelation 21:8
    But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'
     
  • Matthew 3:12
    His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.'
     
  • Revelation 19:20
    Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
     
  • Matthew 25:41
    "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Lake of Fire


Resources

The Third Resurrection: What Is Its Value?

'Ready Answer' by Staff

The Lake of Fire, also termed the second death, awaits those from all time periods who have rejected God and will not repent, as depicted in Revelation 20:14. This final judgment in the third resurrection offers no hope for salvation to the incorrigibles, who are doomed to a permanent death with no possibility of crossing into …


Death Is Not the End (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

From God's perspective, there is a profound expectation of destroying all evil, including all unrepentant people, from the earth for all eternity. The Bible describes this destruction as the second death, also termed the Lake of Fire, everlasting fire, hell fire, or the resurrection to condemnation. At a future point, after the …


Basic Doctrines: The Third Resurrection

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

In the context of the resurrections described, the Lake of Fire represents the ultimate fate for the incorrigibly wicked who are raised in the third resurrection. This final group, not included in the earlier resurrections, will be cast into the Lake of Fire and burned up as a consequence of their rejection of salvation. God …


The Immortal Soul and the Plan of God

Sermonette by Craig Sablich

Nominal Christianity is grounded in the belief that man has an immortal soul, a doctrine that contradicts the Bible and the plan of God for mankind.


Death Is Not the End (Part Five)

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Two of history's wisest men, Job and Solomon, contemplated the possibilities of an afterlife, and both concluded that something better awaited us after death.


Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Part Two)

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Jesus' parable preaches the gospel of the Kingdom by revealing salvation, the resurrection to eternal life, and inheritance of His Kingdom on the earth.


Basic Doctrines: The Fate of the Wicked

Bible Study by Earl L. Henn

For centuries, preachers have scared churchgoers with the image of a fiery hell where sinners spend eternity. But is such a place or state biblical?


Does Jesus Refer to an Immortal Soul in Matthew 10:28?

Bible Questions & Answers

Matthew 10:28 is misunderstood by many because the word 'soul' (psuche) has lost its true meaning. Once that is restored, Jesus' statement becomes clear.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Lake of Fire