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12 I [also] saw the dead, great and small; they stood before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is [the Book] of Life. And the dead were judged (sentenced) by what they had done [[a]their whole way of feeling and acting, their aims and endeavors] in accordance with what was recorded in the books.

13 And the sea delivered up the dead who were in it, death and Hades ([b]the state of death or disembodied existence) surrendered the dead in them, and all were tried and their cases determined by what they had done [according to their motives, aims, and works].

14 Then death and Hades ([c]the state of death or disembodied existence) were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:12 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Revelation 20:13 James Orr et al., eds., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
  3. Revelation 20:14 James Orr et al., eds., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(A) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(B) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(C) The dead were judged(D) according to what they had done(E) as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(F) gave up the dead(G) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(H) 14 Then death(I) and Hades(J) were thrown into the lake of fire.(K) The lake of fire is the second death.(L)

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