Revelation 2:11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.
Some believe that the second death is annihilation of souls in which they experience when they have a "part" in the lake of fire (see Revelation 21:8).
What do you believe considering what is said in Revelation 2:11, also what do you think about what is said in Revelation 1: 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
What do you think about the one who holds the keys of death and Hades?
"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." Matt. 10:28
Destroy means to put an end to. Some time may be involved, but you can't destroy something for eternity. You wouldn't be putting an end to it. It would be an indestructible destruction or an imperishable perishing which is a contradiction.
Even an eternal punishment doesn't make sense. To punish is to correct. What correction can there be in an eternal torture chamber? Your state never improves, no relief can be hoped for, no change. And such a penalty for a short life of sinning is quite severely exteme and not fair judgment. His judgments in history have always been fair, proportionate to the crime committed and were always temporal.
And how does this concept of eternal punishment glorify God? Those in heaven cannot be aware of this, since that would cause sadness. So He would have to remove this knowledge of such a place from everyone's awareness, whereby only He knows. He is everywhere, so again how does He sustain such suffering and joy simultaneously? Would Jesus love us in heaven and at the same time turn and hate those in Hell. I don't know how much more you can hate someone then ti sustain a persons sufferring. Why would He want this eternal sufferring, which would grieve Him, sadden Him, a merciful God who is made of pure love ... oops, we would have to redefine or remove that quality _ His mercy _ and replace it with sustained wrath and vengience, apathy? No I think He will destroy them quickly and that will be that, and the Bible does say there will be no more pain and that should mean anywhere.
I believe judgment is quick in the Lake of Fire. As paper burns, so does flesh. How long does it take? Seconds or minutes at most. How hot is a lava lake? Gollum can tell you ... oops, no he can't.
A key word to examine is the word for eternity, (aionios), which actually has variable meanings. When applied to temporal reality it means ages, generations, lifetimes, etc. When applied to God it means an existence without beginning and without end. And when applied to heaven and our salavtion it means without end.
If "all former things pass away", including death and Hades and they are destroyed in the Lake of Fire, that means they will no longer exist.
Hades is a place where the ungodly dead souls go and suffer in darkness, torment and await for their final judgment, which to me will be merciful, annihilation. Why sustain evil? God and our never ending existence in the new heaven on earth will experience nothing but pure love, peace and joy. All former things will pass away. I think the Lake of Fire is more of a temporal event that will dissolve/burn the first earth and heavens (universe) in anfervent heat..
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10