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DEATH, The Second

Term used in the NT only in the book of Revelation, to describe God’s eternal judgment on sin. Originally a rabbinic expression, the second death will be experienced by those whose names are not written in the “Book of Life” (Rv 20:15 (RV · LV · Read together)). The second death is equated with the “lake of fire” (v 14 (RV · LV · Read together)), or the lake that burns with “fire and brimstone” (21:8 (RV · LV · Read together), KJB), and is described as the lot of “the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, . . . murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars” (rsv). Those who are victorious in this life have nothing to fear from the second death (2:11 (RV · LV · Read together)).

REV 20:15: RV REV 20:15 · LV REV 20:15 · Read together REV 20:15

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OET-RV REV 20:15

15 and anyone whose name couldn’t be found in the book of life was thrown into that lake of fire.

OET-LV REV 20:15

15 And if anyone not was _found in the scroll of_ the _life having _been _written, he _was _thrown into the lake of_ the _fire.

REV 20:14: RV REV 20:14 · LV REV 20:14 · Read together REV 20:14

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OET-RV REV 20:14

14 Then ‘death’ and Haidais were thrown into the lake of fire. That’s the second death—the lake of fire,

OET-LV REV 20:14

14 And the death and the Haidaʸs were _throw into the lake of_ the _fire.
This the the second death is, the lake of_ the _fire.

REV 21:8: RV REV 21:8 · LV REV 21:8 · Read together REV 21:8

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OET-RV REV 21:8

8 But as for the cowardly and the unbelieving, the abhorred and murderers, fornicators and sorcerers, and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

OET-LV REV 21:8

8 But to _the fearful, and unbelieving, and having _been _detested, and murderers, and the_sexually _immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, the portion of _them is in the lake which being _burned with _fire and sulfur, which is the death the second.

REV 2:11: RV REV 2:11 · LV REV 2:11 · Read together REV 2:11

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OET-RV REV 2:11

11 Everyone who wants to understand needs to listen to what God’s spirit is saying to the assemblies.
¶ Anyone who stays true won’t be affected by the second death.”

OET-LV REV 2:11

11 The one having an_ear, him _let _hear what the spirit is _saying to _the assemblies.
The one overcoming by _no _means not may _be _injured by the death the second.

See also Death; Eschatology; Fall of Man; Last Judgment.