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Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968
The lake of fire is mentioned in one chapter in the bible.
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There's also the river of fire:
Daniel 7:9-10 KJV
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. [10]
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
There is also the baptism with fire:
Matthew 3:11-12 KJV
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost,
and with fire: [12] Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but
he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
These things signify the consuming fire of God's judgment:
Deuteronomy 32:21-22 KJV
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. [22]
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
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And correct me if Im wrong, its referring to a place called “Gehenna”which means “Valley of Hinnom,” referring to a valley just outside Jerusalem.
Jesus referenced this place again while speaking tp the Pharisees and scribes in the seven woes of Matthew 23.
Matthew 23:33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
then just three verses later,
Matthew 23:36
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
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Jesus used the always-burning garbage dump of Gehenna as a picture of the fiery judgment of God. The valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) was formerly the site of valley of Topheth where human sacrifices took place.
2 Kings 23:10 KJV
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
In Isaiah it became a symbol of God's wrath:
Isaiah 30:33 KJV
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Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood;
the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
This is why Jesus referenced Gehenna in the same way. They are essentially the same place, so Gehenna represents what Topheth represented - Divine Wrath.
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Even in the chapter you were quoting, it mentions the "great city", which I would think was Jerusalem.
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The Great City is mentioned in Revelation chapters 11, 14, 16, 17, and 18. Not chapter 20.
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My question is do you think it was possible that the "lake of fire" was created for that age?
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Can't answer for Amanah, but I would say no. The lake of fire is a SYMBOL, it represents God's judgment. God's judgment is a product of His holiness and righteousness. In fact, the words judgment and righteousness are essentially synonymous. As long as God is righteous, He must judge, and judge righteously. Sin will always be under judgment, that is to say, there cannot be a time when sin does not incur judgment, unless there is no sin.
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Also do you think sinners can become part of the demonic force?
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Sounds like a DandD scenario. People don't become actual demons. Regardless of the latest episode of the religious sci fi adventure "Return of the Nephilim".
Quite a few people can be devils, though. And that's 100% Biblical.