The lake of fire is the final, eternal place of punishment for the wicked, and its exact location is never revealed in Scripture.
Les Feldick shows from Revelation that hell and death are cast into the lake of fire, and the lost are brought bodily before the great white throne before being sent there. Revelation 20:15 adds that everyone not found written in the book of life is cast into the lake of fire. While Les suggests it could be far out in the depths of space, he emphasizes that we do not actually know where it is.
Revelation 20:14-15 — This is the central passage naming the lake of fire as the second death and the place for all whose names are not in the book of life.
Revelation 20:10 — This verse shows that Satan is cast into the lake of fire where the beast and false prophet already are, and describes the torment as everlasting.
Scripture introduces the lake of fire as the destination of the beast and the false prophet, who are cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone (Revelation 19:20). Later, the devil is cast into the same lake of fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and is tormented day and night for ever and ever (Revelation 20:10). John then records: 'And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death' (Revelation 20:14). He adds that anyone not found written in the book of life is also cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15). The Bible never gives a geographic location for the lake of fire; it simply presents it as the eternal end of the wicked.
Les Feldick is careful to distinguish the lake of fire from hell. Hell, he says, is the present place of the lost, located in the center of the earth, but it will one day be cast into the lake of fire. Because the earth is going to be blown away, hell must be emptied, and the lost are resurrected bodily to stand before the great white throne. After judgment, they are sent to their place, the great lake of fire, although Les says we do not know where it is; it could be way out in the depths of space. He also points out that the beast and the false prophet are the first inhabitants, cast in alive without standing before the judge, and after a thousand years they are still there—not annihilated. The lake of fire is called the second death because it is an eternal separation from God.
No. Les Feldick says hell and the lake of fire are not one and the same. Lost people today go to hell, which is in the center of the earth, but the lake of fire is the final place of eternal doom. Les emphasizes that hell itself will one day be cast into the lake of fire, so there is all the difference in the world between the two.
Scripture does not tell us. Les Feldick plainly says, we do not know where it is at, and adds that it could be way out in the depths of space. This is his suggestion, not a dogmatic answer, because the Bible has not revealed a location.
According to Scripture, the beast and the false prophet are cast in alive (Revelation 19:20). Satan is added after the thousand years (Revelation 20:10). Then death and hell are thrown in, and finally everyone whose name is not written in the book of life (Revelation 20:14-15). Les notes that the unholy trinity go straight to the lake of fire, while all other lost people stand before the great white throne first.
It is everlasting. Revelation 20:10 says the devil is tormented day and night for ever and ever. Les emphasizes this by pointing out that the beast and the false prophet are still in the lake of fire after a thousand years—they have not been annihilated or destroyed.
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Location Unknown; Second Death Defined
Les explains that after hell is emptied and the lost stand bodily before the great white throne, they are sent to the lake of fire, whose location is unknown—possibly far out in space—and that this permanent separation from God is why it is called the second death.
The Unholy Trinity Go Straight to the Lake of Fire
Les teaches that the antichrist and false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire at the end of the tribulation, and Satan joins them after the millennium; they bypass the great white throne judgment reserved for all other unbelievers.
Still There After a Thousand Years
Les emphasizes that after a thousand years the beast and false prophet are still in the lake of fire, proving they have not been annihilated, and it burns forever and ever.
Hell and the Lake of Fire Are Different
Les answers the question of the difference between hell and the lake of fire by stating they are not the same—hell itself will one day be cast into the lake of fire.
Cast Alive: First Inhabitants
Les describes the beast and false prophet as the first inhabitants of the lake of fire, cast in alive without a great white throne judgment, while all other lost will stand before Christ and hear 'Depart from me, I never knew you.'
The Lake of Fire Was Empty Until Then
Les clarifies that at this point in time there is no one at all in the lake of fire; the beast and false prophet are its first inhabitants.
Death and Hell Cast In
Les reads Revelation 20:14, showing that death and hell are cast into the lake of fire, which is called the second death, after the resurrection of the unjust at the end of the thousand years.
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.
This is the first time the lake of fire appears as the destination of the beast and false prophet at Christ's return.
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.
This shows Satan joining the two already in the lake of fire and explicitly describes the torment as everlasting.
Revelation 20:14: And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
This verse connects hell to the lake of fire and gives the lake of fire its name, the second death.
Revelation 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
This confirms that all the lost, beyond the specific evil leaders, are sent to the lake of fire.
No. Les Feldick says hell and the lake of fire are not one and the same. Hell is the present place of the lost, while the lake of fire is the final eternal doom. Revelation 20:14 says death and hell are cast into the lake of fire.
The Bible does not reveal its location. Les Feldick says, 'We don't know where it's at,' and suggests it could be far out in the depths of space, but that is only a possibility.
According to Scripture, the beast, the false prophet, Satan, death and hell, and everyone not written in the book of life. Les adds that the beast and false prophet are cast in alive and are still there after a thousand years.
It is eternal. Revelation 20:10 says the devil is tormented day and night for ever and ever. Les emphasizes that the beast and false prophet have not been destroyed after a thousand years.
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