Lesson 11
THE DESTINY OF THE WICKED

THE INTERMEDIATE STATE 
•	"And death and hell (Hades) were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death" (Revelation 20:14).
•	When the wicked die their souls go to Hades which is a prison house where they remain in conscious torment until the final resurrection and the White Throne Judgment. 
•	A vivid picture of Hades is given in the story of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-3 1).
THE SECOND DEATH
•	"This is the second death" (Revelation 20:14).
•	The destiny of the wicked is eternal separation from God, and the eternal sufferings of His wrath, known as the second death. 
•	The Christ of gentleness and love warned men against the sufferings of hell.
•	"For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).
•	The "death" spoken of here does not mean cessation of existence any more than eternal life means the beginning of existence. 
•	Eternal death is a quality of existence, not cessation of being.
•	 Even in this life death can coexist with life (Ephesians 2:1, I Timothy 5:6).
•	 What men call life God calls death.
•	There are two things the child of God gets: at the new birth, eternal life; at his resurrection, immortality; but he already had existence.
•	So it is in the case of the wicked; the second death does not mean cessation of existence, for he is dead now in this life. It means the eternal separation from God.
•	References: Revelation 20:14-15, Revelation 21:8. 

THE NATURE OF THE LAKE OF FIRE
	Extreme suffering	-	Revelation 20:10 - tormented.		
	Memory	-	Luke 16:25 - "Son, remember . .	.	"	
	Unsatisfied desire	-	Luke 16:24.		
	Remorse	-	Luke 16:27-28.		
	Shame and contempt	-	Daniel 12:2.		
	Worm dieth not	-	Mark 9:46.		
	Fire is not quenched	-	Mark 9:46.		
	Bottomless	-	Revelation 20:3.		
	Darkness	-	Matthew 25:30.		
	No rest	-	Revelation 14:11.		
•	The Scriptures that describe both Hades (the prison house) and Gehenna (lake of fire) describe the nature of hell. 

HELL WAS PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS 
•	"Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41).
•	Hell was never prepared for man. God made it for the devil and his followers. 
•	Christ died to stop men and women from going there. 
•	If man willfully chooses to be a follower of Satan, he definitely will spend eternity with Satan.
FIRE	
•	In the parable of the Tares (Matthew 13:36-43), Jesus explained every figurative word of the parable. 
•	He did not explain "fire." 
•	Why was this left without explanation? 
-There can be only one answer. 
•	The word "fire" was not figurative.

Lesson 11
SELF HELP TEST

A.	What is meant by the term, "second death?"
B.	Write a clear explanation from the Parable of the Tares (Matthew 13:36-43) why the word "fire" should be taken literally.
C.	Using at least five Scriptural references write a vivid description of hell.
D.	What is the difference between Hades and Gehenna?