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6 And He said to me, a“It is done! bI am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. cI will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.  
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and aI will be his God and he shall be My son.  
8 aBut the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in bthe lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”  

The New Jerusalem

9 Then one of athe seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came1 to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you bthe bride, the Lamb’s wife.”  
10 And he carried me away ain the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me bthe great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,  
11 ahaving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.  
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Revelation 21:8

Their part shall be (to merov autwn). In contrast to the state of the blessed (verses Revelation 21:3-7) the state of "those who have disfranchised themselves from the Kingdom of God" (Charles) is given. They are with Satan and the two beasts, and are the same with those not in the book of life (Revelation 20:15) in the lake of fire and brimstone (Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14 f.), that is the second death (Revelation 2:11; Revelation 20:6, Revelation 20:14). See also Revelation 14:10. There are eight epithets here used which apply to various sections of this direful list of the doomed and the damned, all in the dative (case of personal interest).

For the fearful (toiv deiloiv). Old word (from deidw, to fear) for the cowardly, who recanted under persecution, in N.T. only here, Matthew 8:26; Mark 4:40.

Unbelieving (apistoiv). "Faithless," "untrustworthy," in contrast with Christ "o pistov" (Revelation 1:5). Cf. Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13; Revelation 3:14; Revelation 17:14. Disloyalty is close kin to cowardice.

Abominable (ebdelugmenoiv). Perfect passive participle of bdelussw, old verb, in N.T. only here and Romans 2:22, common in LXX, to pollute (Exodus 5:21). Those who have become defiled by the impurities of emperor-worship (Revelation 7:4 f.; Revelation 21:27; Romans 2:22; Titus 1:16).

Murderers (foneusin). As a matter of course and all too common always (Mark 7:21; Romans 1:29; Revelation 9:21).

Fornicators (pornoiv). Again all too common always, then and now (I Corinthians 5:10; I Timothy 1:9 f.). These two crimes often go together.

Sorcerers (farmakoiv). Old word, in N.T. only here and Revelation 22:15. Closely connected with idolatry and magic (Revelation 9:21; Revelation 13:13 f.).

Idolaters (eidwlolatraiv). See I Corinthians 5:10 f.; I Corinthians 10:7; Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 22:15. With a powerful grip on men's lives then and now.

All liars (pasi toiv yeudesin). Repeated in Revelation 22:15 and stigmatized often (Revelation 2:2; Revelation 3:9; Revelation 14:5; Revelation 21:8, Revelation 21:27; Revelation 22:15). Not a "light" sin.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 21:8:

Romans 2:22
1 Corinthians 5:10
Revelation 2:2
Revelation 2:11
Revelation 9:21
Revelation 14:10
Revelation 19:20
Revelation 20:6
Revelation 20:14
Revelation 21:1
Revelation 21:8
Revelation 21:27
Revelation 22:15

 

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