No — hell and the lake of fire are not the same place, and hell itself will one day be cast into the lake of fire.
Scripture shows death and hell delivering up the dead for judgment, and then death and hell being cast into the lake of fire. Les Feldick teaches that the lake of fire is the final, eternal doom, while hell is the present holding place of the lost. The beast and false prophet also show the separation by going directly and alive into the lake of fire rather than to hell.
Revelation 20:13-14 — Shows death and hell are distinct from the lake of fire and will themselves be cast into it.
Revelation 19:20 — Shows the beast and false prophet go directly into the lake of fire rather than into hell.
Revelation 20:13-14 says, "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." These verses treat death and hell as one intermediate destination and the lake of fire as a separate, final destination. If hell were the same as the lake of fire, it could not be cast into it. Revelation 19:20 shows the beast and the false prophet were "cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone" — not into hell. Revelation 20:10 later shows the devil being cast into that same lake where the beast and false prophet are already present. This identifies the lake of fire as a distinct, ongoing place of punishment, while hell is the place from which the dead are delivered up to be judged before being cast into the lake of fire.
Les Feldick is careful to separate these two Bible terms. In the Revelation 19 passage he says of the beast and false prophet: "They don't go to hell. They go immediately to the lake of fire." He points out that both men — one political, one religious — are cast alive into the lake of fire as the first inhabitants of that eternal doom, without standing before the Great White Throne (Clips 1, 2). When he comes to Revelation 20:10-13, Les emphasizes that after a thousand years the beast and false prophet are still in the lake of fire, and then the devil joins them. He says they are tormented day and night forever and ever and are not annihilated. Then he turns to the Great White Throne, explaining that hell delivers up the dead who are in it so they can be judged, after which they will be cast into the lake of fire. In his words, death and hell is "the place of the unbeliever who has died tonight," waiting for their resurrection out of hell to go to "something far worse, which is, of course, the lake of fire" (Clips 3–7).
Revelation 20:13 says death and hell deliver up the dead that are in them to be judged. Verse 14 then says death and hell are themselves cast into the lake of fire. Les Feldick highlights this: "Now do you see the differences between those two places? Death and hell is the place of the unbeliever who has died tonight, and they're waiting for this great white throne judgment. They're waiting for their resurrection out of hell, only to go to something far worse, which is, of course, the lake of fire."
Les Feldick teaches that the beast and the false prophet are cast alive into the lake of fire and do not go to hell. He says, "They don't go to hell. They go immediately to the lake of fire." He also notes they are the first ones to inhabit the lake of fire, and they do so without appearing before the Great White Throne judgment.
Yes, according to the sequence Les teaches. Hell gives up the dead that are in it so they can be judged at the Great White Throne, and then those from hell are cast into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the final, eternal destination; hell is not the end but the present place of waiting for the lost.
No. Les Feldick emphasizes that after a thousand years the Antichrist and the false prophet are still in the lake of fire, and they are tormented day and night forever and ever. He says, "Contrary to what some may say, they are not annihilated. They have been in the lake of fire for a thousand years. They're still there." He also warns against believing that people in the lake of fire will eventually be burned up.
Les Feldick teaches that only three personalities go directly to the lake of fire without standing before the Judge at the Great White Throne: the Antichrist, the false prophet, and Satan. "Now it's interesting to note that these are the only three personalities that go to the lake of fire without going before the Judge at the Great White Throne." All other lost people will be brought before Christ the Judge at the Great White Throne.
What Happens to Satan, the Antichrist & the Dead?
We're talking about the man Antichrist. And so he says, "...I saw the beast, the man Antichrist, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse and against his army." Now, you remember those verses we read in Zechariah? Maybe we'd better go back and look at it. That's the best way to learn your Bible. Go back to Zechariah 14.
Two Men Cast Alive into the Lake of Fire
Les explicitly says the beast and false prophet do not go to hell; they are cast alive into the lake of burning fire immediately.
First Inhabitants Without the Great White Throne
Les teaches they are the first ones to inhabit the lake of fire and do so without benefit of the Great White Throne judgment.
No Annihilation After a Thousand Years
Les points out that after a thousand years the beast and false prophet are still in the lake of fire, tormented day and night forever.
No Annihilation: Still Tormented
Les repeats that the antichrist and false prophet are still there and will be tormented forever, so they are not burned up.
Hell Delivers Up Its Dead to the Lake of Fire
Les uses Revelation 20:13-14 to show hell gives up the dead in it for judgment, and those dead are then cast into the lake of fire — a different and worse place.
The Unholy Trinity Already in the Lake
Les teaches the devil joins the beast and false prophet after a thousand years; they are still there and not annihilated.
Only Three Bypass the Great White Throne
Les teaches these are the only three personalities who go to the lake of fire without standing before the Great White Throne judgment.
Revelation 19:20: And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Shows the beast and false prophet go directly into the lake of fire, not into hell.
Revelation 20:10: And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Shows the lake of fire is the same continuing place where the beast and false prophet remain, and it is eternal.
Revelation 20:13: And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Shows hell contains dead people who must be delivered up for judgment.
Revelation 20:14: And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Shows death and hell are distinct from the lake of fire and are themselves cast into it.
Revelation 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Shows the final destination of all whose names are not in the book of life is the lake of fire.
No. Les Feldick teaches that both are cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. He says plainly, "They don't go to hell. They go immediately to the lake of fire."
Yes, according to Revelation 20:13-14, death and hell deliver up the dead in them for judgment, and then death and hell are cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
No. Les teaches that after a thousand years the beast and false prophet are still there and will be tormented day and night forever and ever. He says they are not burned up.
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