14. Death and Hades, as personified representatives of the
enemies of Christ' and His Church, are said to be cast into the lake of
fire to express the truth that Christ and His people shall never more
die, or be in the state of disembodied spirits.
This is the second death--"the lake of fire" is added in A, B,
and ANDREAS. English Version, which omits
the clause, rests on inferior manuscripts. In hell the ancient form of
death, which was one of the enemies destroyed by Christ, shall not
continue, but a death of a far different kind reigns there,
"everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord": an
abiding testimony of the victory of Christ.
JFB.
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