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The lake of fire is a lake of literal fire that hurts as it burns. We are also told that this lake is filled with brimstone. The Greek word for brimstone is theion which refers to “sulfur.”
“But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Legacy Standard Bible
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
“But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall take their place in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
But for the cowardly, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral persons, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'.
The Bible describes the "hellfire" into which the wicked will be cast as a lake of burning fire and brimstone. Some have pictured this Lake of Fire to be like an active volcano spewing out molten rock.
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The references to fire and brimstone in connection with the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20; 20:10) indicate that it is a form of punishment. The passages in the book of Revelation also make it clear that being thrown into the lake of fire is a punishment or judgment from God.
