Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Death and Hades, as personified representatives of the enemies of Christ' and His Church, are said to be cast into the lake of fire to express the truth that Christ and His people shall never more die, or be in the state of disembodied spirits.
This is the second death—"the lake of fire" is added in A, B, and ANDREAS. English Version, which omits the clause, rests on inferior manuscripts. In hell the ancient form of death, which was one of the enemies destroyed by Christ, shall not continue, but a death of a far different kind reigns there, "everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord": an abiding testimony of the victory of Christ.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 20:14:
Psalms 18:5
Isaiah 25:8
Daniel 7:12
Daniel 9:24
1 Corinthians 15:23
1 Corinthians 15:26
1 Corinthians 15:54
2 Timothy 1:10
Revelation 1:1
Revelation 2:7
Revelation 20:1
Revelation 21:4
Revelation 21:8
Revelation 22:2
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