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The career of Satan will then come to an end. With this final revolt, the Millennial Kingdom will come to an end, and there will be a transfer of authority as described in 1 Corinthians [[15:24-28|bible.67.15.24-67.15.28]] . . . Ultimately, the power and authority of the Kingdom must be turned over to God the Father. But this can only occur after every enemy of man is abolished and there is no longer any challenge to God's rule, authority, and power (1Cor. [[15:24|bible.67.15.24]]). . . . It should be remembered that death will still exist in the Kingdom. It is only after Satan's final revolt and his confinement in the Lake of Fire that death can be abolished.1
where the beast and the false prophet areAt all events the doctrine of conscious, eternal torment for impenitent men is clearly revealed in the Word of God. Whether we can defend it on philosophic grounds or not, it is our business to believe it; and to leave it to the clearer light of eternity to explain what we cannot now understand, realizing that God has infinitely wise reasons for doing things for which we in our ignorance can see no sufficient reason at all. It is the most ludicrous conceit for beings so limited and foolish as the wisest of men are, to attempt to dogmatize how a God of infinite wisdom must act. All we know as to how God will act is what God has seen fit to tell us.3
Notes
1 Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, The Footsteps of Messiah, rev ed. (Tustin, CA: Ariel Ministries, 2003), 520-521.
2 Concerning the eternal aspect of torment for the unjust: Ecc. c. 12:5; Isa. [[66:24|bible.23.66.24]]; Dan. [[12:2|bible.27.12.2]]; Mtt. [[3:12|bible.61.3.12]]; [[25:41-46|bible.61.25.41-61.25.46]]; Mark [[9:43-46|bible.62.9.43-62.9.46]]; 2Th. [[1:9|bible.74.1.9]]; 2Pe. [[2:17|bible.82.2.17]]; Jude [[1:13|bible.86.1.13]]; Rev. [[14:11|bible.87.14.11]]+; [[19:20|bible.87.19.20]]+; [[20:10|bible.87.20.10]]+.
3 Donald Grey Barnhouse, Revelation (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1971), 389.
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