The General Resurrection.

Revelation 20:11. great white throne: in contrast to the thrones of Revelation 20:4. In the final judgment there is but one throne, since there is but one judge (Swete); white symbolises the purity of the judgment. fled away: cf. Revelation 16:20.

Revelation 20:12. the dead: i.e. the rest of the dead who did not share in the first resurrection. books. book: the books contained the record of the acts and deeds of men, the book of life contained the names of the redeemed.

Revelation 20:13. Hades: the abode of the dead, not the place of their punishment.

Revelation 20:14. death and Hades are here personified and regarded as two demonic powers. the second death: the wicked after the resurrection are condemned to a second, an eternal death, in the lake of fire (cf. Revelation 21:8).

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