In
reply to your 2/05 post
go
forth to look into the lake of fire?
(fivedoves.com) I think that
only Isaiah 66:23-24 in the verses below
applies to this happening during Jesus'
1,000 year reign on Earth while Isaiah
66:22 applies to the new heavens &
the earth remaining forever which refers
to "your seed" and "your name" shall
remain forever as well.
Isaiah 66:23-24 says, "And it
shall come to pass, that from one
new moon to
another, and
from one
sabbath to
another, shall
all flesh come to
worship before me,
saith the
LORD. And they
shall go forth, and
look upon
the carcasses of
the men that
have transgressed against
me: for their worm shall
not die, neither
shall their fire be
quenched; and
they shall be an abhorring unto
all flesh."
They only
look at these carcasses from one
new moon to another and from one
sabbath to another, but there
will be no new moon every month when New
Jerusalem comes down from heaven because
Rev. 21:23-25 says, "And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the
nations of them which are
saved shall walk in the
light of it: and the
kings of the earth do
bring their glory and honour into it. And the
gates of
it shall not be
shut at all by
day: for there shall
be no night there."
Rev. 22:5, "And there
shall be no night there; and they
need no candle, neither light of
the sun; for the
Lord God giveth them light: and they
shall reign for ever and
ever."
Also Isaiah 60:19-20
says, "The
sun shall
be no more thy light by
day; neither
for brightness shall
the moon give
light unto
thee: but the LORD shall
be unto thee an everlasting light, and
thy God thy
glory. Thy
sun shall
no more go down; neither
shall thy moon withdraw itself:
for the LORD shall
be thine everlasting light, and
the days of
thy mourning shall
be ended."
So
looking at the carcasses of the
men that transgressed against
the Lord and whose worm dieth
not only
takes place from new moon to new moon on
the old earth, but not when a new earth
with no sea and new heavens with no moon
and no sun are created and the New
Jerusalem comes down from heaven after the
Lord Jesus' 1,000 year reign on Earth.
Isaiah
66:23-24 doesn't indicate that these men
who transgressed against the Lord whose
carcasses with the worm that dieth not are
in the lake of fire yet. Mark 9:43-48
indicates that "hell" is where their worm
doesn't die which means men will be going
forth to look at them while they are in
hell. And the dead don't stay in
hell forever as they are resurrected back
into human, mortal bodies at the great
white throne judgment. Being cast
into the lake of fire is the second death
according to Rev. 21:8. A human
being can only die a second physical death
if they are resurrected into a human,
mortal body and not an immortal body (Rev.
20:6).
Mark 9:43-48, "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it
is better for
thee to
enter into life maimed, than having two hands to
go into hell, into the
fire that
never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it
is better for
thee to
enter halt into life, than having two feet to
be cast into hell, into the
fire that
never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it
is better for
thee to
enter into the
kingdom of
God with
one eye, than having two eyes to
be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched."
So
where is hell located?
Ephesians 4:9 says, "Now that
he (Jesus) ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the
lower parts of the
earth?" Hell has
to be located in the
lower parts of the earth
so maybe the earth will
be opened through an
earthquake so the
carcasses with the worm
that dieth not can be
looked at through that
opening. Men are
supposed to go to
Jerusalem to worship the
Lord from one new moon
to another and from one
Sabbath to another so
perhaps the opening to
hell will be located
outside of Jerusalem
somewhere.
As for the
location of the lake of
fire, if it is located
on the old Earth, will
it be located in Idumea
which according to
Isaiah 34:9-10 says, "And
the streams thereof
shall be turned into
pitch, and
the dust thereof
into brimstone, and
the land thereof
shall become burning pitch. It
shall not be
quenched night nor
day; the
smoke thereof
shall go up for
ever: from
generation to
generation it
shall lie waste; none
shall pass through it
for ever and
ever."
Idumea is located
south of Judea and
the Dead Sea; it
was the country
inhabited by the
descendants of
Edom also known as
Esau. Here is a
map of its
location. Bible
Map: Idumea
(bibleatlas.org)
Isaiah 34:5-6 says, "For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall
come down upon Idumea, and upon the
people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Isaiah 63:1, "Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save."
Below is the entire passage
from Isaiah 34:1-10:
"Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is
therein; the world, and all things
that come forth of it. For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their
armies: he hath utterly
destroyed them, he hath
delivered them to the
slaughter. Their slain also shall
be cast out, and their
stink shall come
up out of
their carcases, and the
mountains shall be
melted with their
blood.
And all the host of heaven shall be
dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled
together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig
tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall
come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the
LORD is filled with
blood, it is made
fat with
fatness, and with the
blood of lambs and goats, with the
fat of the
kidneys of rams: for the
LORD hath a
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a
great slaughter in the
land of
Idumea. And
the unicorns shall
come down with
them, and the bullocks with
the bulls; and
their land shall
be soaked with
blood, and
their dust made
fat with
fatness.
For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the
controversy of Zion. And the streams thereof shall be
turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into
brimstone, and the land thereof shall
become burning pitch. It shall not be
quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof
shall go up for ever: from
generation to
generation it shall
lie waste; none shall
pass through it for
ever and ever."
I am wondering if the lake
of fire if it is on Earth if it will be
moved to another dimension or some other
planet other than the new Earth after
Jesus' 1,000 year reign. We know
that the False Prophet & Antichrist
are cast alive into the lake of fire at
Jesus' return and that Satan is cast
into it after a little season after
Jesus' 1,000 year reign. It was
also created for the fallen angels, but
the resurrected dead into human bodies
whose names are not found in the book of
life are also cast into there as well at
the great white throne judgement after
Jesus' 1,000 year reign on
Earth.
Rev. 21:1 says, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." Since
the first heaven & the first earth
were passed away, if the lake of fire
was on the first earth, wouldn't that
indicate that the lake of fire would
have to be moved to another dimension
or somewhere else because what would
be the point of casting all the
resurrected dead whose names weren't
written in the book of life into the
lake of fire only to have the lake of
fire destroyed if it was on Earth and
the first Earth was passed away?