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Revelation 20:10-15And 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. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 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. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (KJV)Will those that are cast into the lake of fire die or will they be tormented day and night for ever and ever as well?

Impressions

I was under the impression that once sinners were cast in to the lake of fire they would no longer exist.

Glad I don't have to worry about it.

The "Second Death" means something....

If you are alive and burning...then you're not dead. If that is the Second Death, it is a sort of false advertising, isn't it? I mean, if a person is going to live forever and ever and be tortured endlessly, then that is eternal life in its more horrendous form.

I guess every thought has to get a label. No room for personal beliefs?

ok, Aaron, make that 3 of them. Wow, sure this isn't WWCOG ??

that people who are cast in the lake of fire will no longer exist and some of them looked at me like I was wrong. I have several who used to be catholic and baptist.

They do not believe in annihilation. In fact most groups that do are considered to be cultic. It is not orthodox. And it is not backed up by scripture. You have to use arguments like those given above to defend the position. Again, I won't say its a heaven or (not) hell issue, but it is not an orthodox position.