... appear and, with open mind, thereby to arrive at an understanding of their true significance. So, what is the 'Lake of Fire" of Revelation chapter 20? First let's look at verse 15, it says: "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of ... Catholic Jerusalem Bible adds this footnote concerning "the second death": "Eternal death. The fire ... is symbolic." Very true, for it signifies complete destruction, or annihilation. How interresting! "Hell" is to be destroyed! Note, however, that the Greek word used here is Hades, which, according to Strong's Exhaust...

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