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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 20 – The First and Second Resurrections
and come up against it; that the latter there

receive their judgment; and that from the

purifying fires which destroy them come forth

the new heavens and the new earth, to be the

abode of the righteous throughout endless

ages.

The Subjects of Torment. — From verse 10,

some have argued that the Devil alone was to

be tormented day and night; but the testimony

of this verse is more extensive than that. The

verb “shall be tormented” is in the plural, and

agrees with the beast and false prophet;

whereas it would be in the singular number if

it referred to the Devil alone. It will be noticed

that in the expression, “where the beast and

false prophet are,” are is a supplied word. It

would be more proper to supply the words

were cast, answering to what was spoken of