Revelation 20:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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The General Resurrection.

Revelation 20:11. great white throne: in contrast to the thrones of Revelation 20:4. In the final judgment there is but one throne, since there is but one judge (Swete); white symbolises the purity of the judgment. fled away: cf. Revelation 16:20.

Revelation 20:12. the dead: i.e. the rest of the dead who did not share in the first resurrection. books. book: the books contained the record of the acts and deeds of men, the book of life contained the names of the redeemed.

Revelation 20:13. Hades: the abode of the dead, not the place of their punishment.

Revelation 20:14. death and Hades are here personified and regarded as two demonic powers. the second death: the wicked after the resurrection are condemned to a second, an eternal death, in the lake of fire (cf. Revelation 21:8).

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Revelation 20:11-15

11 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.

12 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.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hella delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.