A Revelation Phrase

[John Stefan]

What does the Phrase below in Revelation mean?

" And death and Hades where cast into the lake of fire"

Does the above quoted phrase mean that the god Hades was cast into the lake of fire? Or does it have some other meaning? I await some replies.

kind regards John Stefan

 

[EloyCraft]

The age of disembodied souls is over. Death has no place in creation. No reason to keep Hades either.

 

[Lambano]

What does the Phrase below in Revelation mean?

" And death and Hades where cast into the lake of fire"

Does the above quoted phrase mean that the god Hades was cast into the lake of fire? Or does it have some other meaning? I await some replies.

kind regards John Stefan

I see no reason why a Christian writer would bring up that particular Greek god at that time, in that context. Instead, I take ᾍδης" to mean the term the LXX writers used to translate the Hebrew word שְׁאוֹל ("Sheol"), the grave in the Old Testament. This is how the term is used elsewhere in the NT. I see this verse to mean that the place where the Rich Man was tormented post-mortem in the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man will, in the end, be destroyed. And there will be no more death and no more punishment in the New Heaven and New Earth. The death of Death, and Hell's destruction.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee;
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee.
(William Williams, Guide Me Thou, O Great Jehovah)

 

[Eternally Grateful]

death and hades, as apposed to life and paradise.

death and hades represents the lost

Life and paradise represent the found.

 

[Robert Gwin]

What does the Phrase below in Revelation mean?

" And death and Hades where cast into the lake of fire"

Does the above quoted phrase mean that the god Hades was cast into the lake of fire? Or does it have some other meaning? I await some replies.

kind regards John Stefan

Another great question John, when the Kingdom comes, death will be no more Rev 21:4, so with no one dying and everyone released from hell in the resurrection, there is no longer a need for it. So they are cast into the lake to no longer exist.