Revelation 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Study Note
Study Note
The final defeat of the devil — 'and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever' — represents the theological climax of Revelation's cosmic conflict narrative. The specificity 'where the beast and the false prophet were' creates a continuity with the earlier judgment of the two beasts (19:20), indicating a progressive dismantling of evil's institutional forms before the personal source is addressed. The lake of fire as a place of ongoing torment has generated extensive theological debate about the nature of eternal punishment and the duration implied by 'forever and ever' (eis tous aionas ton aionon). The verse functions as the narrative resolution of the drama begun with the serpent in Eden — the deceiver who initiated the fall is permanently removed from the new creation.
Other Translations
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where <FI>are<Fi> the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night--to the ages of the ages.
And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever.
Cross References
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared …
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the …
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, …
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the …
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived …
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a …
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should …
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, …
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.