Revelation 20:1

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

• ·        The final importance of Satan is perhaps indicated in the fact that it is not the Father who deals with him, nor the Christ, but only an unnamed angel.” (Morris)

• ·        This is a dramatic declaration that Satan is not God’s opposite or equal; and that God could easily stop Satan’s activity at any time. Yet God allows Satan to continue, because even in his evil, he indirectly serves the purposes of God. (DG)

Psalm 30:3  O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive that I should not go down to the pit.

Ezekiel 7:23  Make a chain, for the land is filled with crimes of blood, and the city is full of violence.

Revelation 19:21

And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse.  And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

• ·        “A lake of burning brimstone would not only be intensely hot, but malodorous and fetid as well.” (Mounce)

• ·        The lake of fire is what we normally consider Hell. It is real, and there is nothing more important than avoiding it.   (DG)

Exodus 22:24  and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows and your children fatherless.

Ezekiel 39:4  You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

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.

• ·        “The battle of Armageddon is the laughter of God against the climax of man’s arrogance.” (Barnhouse)

• ·        The beast and the false prophet receive special treatment. They are cast alive into the lake of fire before the Great White Throne of judgment holds court (Revelation 20:11-15).  (DG)

Isaiah 30:33  For Tophet was established of old, yes, for the king it is prepared.  He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.

Daniel 7:11  I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame.