And they went up into the [a]plain of the earth, and they compassed the tents of the Saints about, and the beloved city: but [b]fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 [c]And the devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone, where that beast and that false prophet are, and shall be tormented even day and night for evermore.

11 [d]And I saw a great [e]white throne, and one that sat on it, [f]from whose face fled away both the earth and heaven, and their place was no more found.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:9 As if he said insomuch that the whole face of the earth, how great soever it is was filled.
  2. Revelation 20:9 The wrath of God, consuming the adversaries, and overthrowing all their enterprises, Heb. 10:27. And this is the second member mentioned, verse 7, the overthrow of Satan.
  3. Revelation 20:10 The third member, eternal destruction against those that are overcome: as I noted in the same place.
  4. Revelation 20:11 The second part of this Chapter, in which is described the judge, in this verse, and the last judgment in the verse following.
  5. Revelation 20:11 That is, a tribunal seat most Princelike and glorious: for so doth the Greek word also signify.
  6. Revelation 20:11 That is, Christ, before whom when he cometh unto judgment, heaven and earth shall perish for the greatness of his majesty, 2 Pet. 3:7, 10, etc.

They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded(A) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.(B) But fire came down from heaven(C) and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them,(D) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,(E) where the beast(F) and the false prophet(G) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.(H)

The Judgment of the Dead

11 Then I saw a great white throne(I) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,(J) and there was no place for them.

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