What is the Biblical view of angels? What does the Bible say about the nature and origin of angels? Many have attempted to answer these questions and have speculated about the nature and origin of the angels. Some even deny their existence. But the existence and ministry of angels are abundantly taught in the Scriptures. Let us go to the Scriptures and examine what they says about the origin and nature of angels in order to begin our investigation and to try to answer these questions and to understand the Biblical doctrine of angels.
The basic Biblical assertion about angels is that they are created by God.
"Thou art the Lord, thou alone;That they were created is implied by the statement in I Tim. 6:16, where Paul says that God is He "Who alone has immortality". The time when they were created is nowhere stated in Scripture. Some have speculated that it occured when God created the heavens and earth. They speculate that God created them immediately after He had created the heavens so they would have dewelling place and before the creation the earth. They quote Job 38:4-7 to support their opinion. God said to Job,
Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens,
with all their hosts,
the earth and all that is in them;
and Thou preservest all of them;
and the host of heaven worship thee."
(Neh. 9:6 NAS)"148:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
148:2 praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
148:3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
148:4 Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!
148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
148:6 He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not past away."
(Psa. 148:1-6 NAS).The Apostle Paul says about Christ,
"For by Him all things were created,
that are in the heavens and that are in earth,
visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:
all things were created by Him and for Him."
(Col. 1:16 KJV)
"38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?These verses do not say that the angles were created just before the earth was created, but only that the angels (sons of God) already existed and shouted for joy. Genesis 1 is about the creation of the heavens and the earth, not the creation of the angels; they are not even mentioned. Genesis 2 is about the creation of man; again the angels are not mentioned. The Scriptures do not tell us when the angels were created; they only tell us that they were created. How many angels were created? The Scriptures do not tell us how many angels were created. But while the Scriptures gives no definite number, the Scriptures tell us that their number is great (Dan. 7:10; Matt. 26:53; Heb. 12:22).
Tell me, if you have understanding,
38:5 Who set its measurements, since you know?
Or who streched the line on it?
38:6 On what were it bases sunk?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
38:7 When the morning stars sung together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job 38:4-7 NAS)
The English word "angel" comes from the Greek word angelos and denotes either a human or heavenly "messenger". In the Greek New Testament, except for Luke 7:24; 9:52 and perhaps Rev. 1:20; 2:1, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14, it is used for heavenly beings. Accordingly, the Vulgate introduced a distinction between angelus (a heavenly messenger) and numcius (a human messenger) which modern rendering and usage maintain. This term is chosen by Scripture writers to denote the function of these beings and it does not seem to indicate their nature. The heavenly beings that we call angels are God's messengers and ambassadors. They belong to God's heavenly court and are in His service. In the heavenly court their activity is to praise God (Psa. 103:20-21 NAS).
"103:20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,They devote themselves to doing His will and are His servants.
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!"
103:21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will."
(Psa. 103:20-21 NAS).
Besides being creations of God, the Scriptures speaks of the nature of
angles only negatively, that is, what they are not.
Angels are not glorified human beings,
Angels do not have human bodies,
Angels are not a race, but a company or collection,
Angels are not omniscient,
but wiser than human beings, and
Angels are not omnipotent,
but stronger than human beings.
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage,The angels are not glorified human beings although the glorified human beings ("in the ressurrection") are like the angels of God in heaven. The angels are clearly distinguished from the resurrected human beings. In I Cor. 6:3 Paul asks,
but are like angels in heaven." (Matt. 22:30).
"Do you not know that we are to judge angels?" (I Cor. 6:3).That is, in the coming age we glorified believers are to judge angels, who are probably the evil angels. Clearly in this case those who are judged are different from those who judge. Clearly, Jesus is not saying that angels are glorified human beings. In Heb. 12:22-23 the "innumerable company of angels" is distinguish from "the assembly of first-born" and from "the spirits of righteous men made perfect". It is not scriptural to sing "I would be an angel and with the angels stand."
"Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire." (Psa. 104:4 KJV).But New American Version translates this verse,
"He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fires his ministers." (Psa. 104:4 NAV).That is, this verse is not speaking of angels, but of winds and flaming fires, as the previous verse.
"...who maketh the clouds his carriot;Those who hold that angels do not bodies also quote Eph. 6:12 where Paul says,
who walketh upon the wings of winds." (Psa. 104:3 KJV).
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,They argue from this Scripture that angels do not have bodies of flesh and blood. But this verse does not speak of angels but of principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. These are spirits and are not angels. By saying that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood" Paul does not mean that the principalities, powers, etc. do not have bodies, but that our warfare is not against human beings, but is with spiritual beings.
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Eph. 6:12 KJV)
On the basis of Luke 20:34-36, other theologians argue that angels do have bodies.
"20:34 And Jesus said to them,Since these sons of God, "being sons of the resurrection", have resurrected bodies, and since "they are equal to the angels" (KJV), therefore, the angels do have bodies like the resurrected bodies of the sons of God. Thus the angels are not disembodied spirits, but are clothed with spiritual bodies. And in the Scriptures angels have appeared to men having bodies (Gen. 18:1-8; Judges 2:1; 6:11-24; Matt. 1:20; Luke 1:26-30, 24-38; John 20:11-13; Heb. 13:2).
'This sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;
20:35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and
the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
20:36 for neither can they die anymore,
for they are like angels, and are the sons of God,
being sons of the resurrection.'" (Luke 20:34-36 NAS)
Some take the "sons of God" in Gen. 6:2 who took to themselves "the daughters of men" to referred to the evil angels who entered into sexual intercourse with human women and produced the race of "Nephilim", "the fallen ones", the mighty heroes of antiquity. Since angels cannot marry nor be given in marriage, the "sons of God" here is not referring to evil angels, but is probably referring to the descendants of Seth as compared with the descendants of Cain. The reference in Gen. 6:2 is probably intended as a protest against the intermarriage of the godly line of Seth with the ungodly line of Cain.
"But my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of the Lord.But this statement cannot be taken at face value, for the wise woman said them to persuade the king to bring back the young man Absalom. Angels are not omniscient and do not know all things that are in the earth. Their knowledge is limited; Jesus said concerning the time of His second coming,
to know all things that are in the earth."
(II Sam. 14:20 KJV)
"but of the day and hour knoweth no one,But good angels are wiser than human beings; they chose to worship and to serve their Creator.
not even the angels in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father only." (Matt. 24:36)
"Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excell in strength,Peter says, concerning evil human persons,
that do his commandments,
hearkening unto the voice of his word." (Psa. 103:20 KJV)
"2:10b Presumptuous are they, self-willed,Angels are greater in power than human beings, but they do not have the power of the Almighty God, who created them. The power of angels is illustrated in freeing the Apostles from prison (Acts 5:19; 12:7, 23) and in rolling of the stone from the tomb of Christ (Matt. 26:2).
they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might,
bring not railing accusations against them before the Lord." (II Pet. 2:10b-11)
In this section, let us examine
the fact of the fall,
the time of the fall,
the cause of the fall, and
the results of the fall.
"28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre.Isa. 14:12-15, which is a prophesy against the king of Babylon (Isa. 14:4), seems also describe the fall of Lucifer, the star of morning.
and say to him,
Thus says the Lord God,
You have the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was thy covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the torquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets,
Was in you.
On the day you were created
They were prepared.
28:14 You were anointed cherub who covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You were in the midst of the stones of fire.
28:15 You were blameless in your ways
From the day you were created,
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
28:16 By the abundance of your trade
You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned,
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub;
From the midst of the stones of fire.
28:17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings
that they may see you.
28:18 By the multitude of your iniquities,
In the unrighteousness of your trade,
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
28:19 All who know you among the people
Are appalled at you;
You have become terrified,
And you will be no more." (Ezek. 28:12-19 NAS)
"14:12 How have you fallen from heaven,
O star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to earth,
You who have weakened the nations!
14:13 But you said in your heart,
'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God,
14:14 And I will sit on the mount of the assembly
In the recesses of the north.
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.'
14:15 Nevertheless you will be trust down to Sheol,
To the recesses of the pit." (Isa. 14:12-15 NAS)
"1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God cameWhen this event occurred is not revealed but it is oviously after creation of man.
to present themselves before the Lord,
and Satan came also among them.
1:7 And the Lord said to Satan, 'From where do you come?'
Then Satan answered the Lord and said,
'From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.'
1:8 And the Lord said to Satan,
'Have you considered My servant Job?
For there is no one like him on earth,
blameless and upright man,
fearing God and turning away from evil.'
1:9 Then Satan said to the Lord,
'Does Job fear God for nothing?
1:10 Hast Thou not made a hedge about him and his house
and all that he has, on every side?
Thou hast bless the work of his hands,
and his possessions have increased in the land.
1:11 But put forth Thy hand and touch all that he has;
he will surely curse Thee to Thy face.'
1:12 Then the Lord said to Satan,
'Behold, all that he has is in your power,
only do not put forth your hand on him.'
So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord."
(Job 1:6-12)
(1) The Cherubim are mentioned in Gen. 3:24; II Kings 19:15; Ezek. 10:1-20; 28:14-16. They are also probably among the "living beings" mentioned in the book of Revelation. The etymology of the word is unknown, but it has been suggested that it means "to cover" or "to guard", but of this there no direct evidence. There is an interesting similarity between the cherubim as guarding the entrance to Paradise and the winged bulls and lions of Babylon and Assyria, colossal figures with human faces standing guarding at the entrance of temples and palaces. Two cherubim were placed on top of the ark in the tabernacle and temple. Cherubim were also wrought into the texture of the inner curtain of the tabernacle and the veil. From the fact that they guard the entrance to Paradise; that they are represented as somehow supporting the throne of God (Psa. 18:9, 10; 80:1; 99:1); that figures of them were wrought into the curtain and viel of the tabernacle and temple; and that, as the "living creatures" in the book of Revelation they are seen surrounding the Throne of God (Rev. 4:6ff.), we conclude that they are chiefly the guardians of the Throne of God. Satan may have been one of the cherubim before he fell (Ezek. 28:14-16).
(2) The Seraphim are mentioned by name only in Isa. 6:2, 6. They are distinct from the cherubin. God is said to be seated above the cherubum (I Sam. 4:4; Psa. 80:1; 99:1, etc.), but the seraphim stand above Him (Isa. 6:1). Their duties are different from those of the cherubim also. They lead heaven in the worship of God Almighty and purify the servants of God for acceptable worship and service. The cherubim, on the other hand, are the guardians of the Throne of God and are God's ambassadors extraordinary. Thus the cherubim and seraphim have distinct positions and ministries.
(3) The term Archangel occurs twice in the New Testament (I Thess. 4:16; Jude 9). There are other references to at least one archangel, Michael. He is the only one that is called an archangel. He is represented as having his own angels (Rev. 12:7) and is said to be the prince of the people of Israel (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). The Apocryphal Book of Enoch (20:1-7) enumerates six "angels of power", that is, Uriel, Raphiel, Raguel, Michael, Zariel, and Gabriel. A variant reading in the margin adds a seventh, Remiel. The Apocryphal Book of Tobit (12:15) reads, "I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who offer up the prayers of the saints and enter in before the glory of the Holy One." It would seem that Gabriel might qualify as a second archangel. These apocryphal references must taken with reservation and not with same level of credibility as the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament.
Archangels appear to have specific responsibility of protecting and prospering Israel (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1); of announcing the birth of the Savior (Luke 1:26-38); of defeating Satan and his angels in their attempt to kill the Man Child and the woman in the vision recorded in Rev. 12:7-12; and of heralding the return of Christ for His own (I Thess. 4:16-18).
There are some indications that there are organizations among the good angels. In Col. 1:16 Paul writes about thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers, and adds that they were created through Him and unto Him, Christ.
"For by him were all things created,This seems to indicate that Paul is referring to the good angels. In Eph. 1:21 the reference to "all principality, and power, and might, and dominion" seems to include both good and evil angels. Elsewhere this terminology refers definitely to the evil angels alone (Rom. 8:38; Eph. 6:12; Col. 2:15).
that are in the heavens and that are on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers:
all things were created by him and for him." (Col. 1:16 KJV)
But it is not likely that Paul is presenting in Col. 1:16 a hierarchy of angels, or that he had an elaborate system of aeons as was held by the Gnostic metaphysical theology. In the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs (Levi 3), written near the close of first century, there is the teaching concerning the seven heavens. The first is not populated; but all above it are populated by various spirits and angels. But Paul does not seem to teach any such systematic gradation of the angels. The thronoi refer to angelic beings, whose place is in the immediate presence of God. These angels are invested with regal power which they exercise under God. The kuriotetes appear to stand next in dignity to the thronoi. The archai or principalities seem to refer to rulers over distinct peoples or nations. Thus Michael is said to be Israel's prince (Dan. 10:21; 12:1); thus there is also the prince of Persia and the prince of Greece (Dan. 10:20). That is, each one is a prince in one of these princedoms. The exousai or powers are possibly subordinate authorities, serving under one of the other authorities. We cannot be absolutely sure of the real meaning of these terms, but the above seems to be a plausible explanation.
"For if God did not spare angels that sinned,Jude here may be referring to Deut. 32:8 where God is said to have divided the nations "according to the number of the sons of Israel." According to Daniel (10:13, 20-21; 12:1), the various nations are under one or another of angelic "princes". These fallen angels that left their own principality may have sinned merely being unfaithful in the performance of their duties, or more likely that they sought to obtain a more coveted principality. Some others hold that these fallen angels sinned in leaving their heavenly dwelling and came down to the earth. As a punishment for their sin, Peter says, that God cast them into Tartarus. This word occurs here only in the Greek New Testament, but appears three times in the Greek translation of the Old Testament called the Septuagint (LXX): Job 40:15 (20); 41:23 (24); Prov. 24:51 (30:16). In Homer Tartarus is a murky place beneath Hades. If wicked men were confined to Hades, then the wicked angels would be confined even farther down. According to Peter, they were committed to pits of darkness, and according to Jude, being bounds in everlasting chains awaiting the great day of judgment. The chains were everlasting (aidiois), in the sense that they will never wear out, not that their bondage is forever. They are bond until the day of judgment, when they will then be judged and eternally punished.
but cast them into hell [Tartarus] and
committed them to pits of darkness,
reserved for judgment;" (II Pet. 2:4 NAS)"And angels who did not keep their own domain,
but abandoned their proper abode,
He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness
for the judgment of the great day." (Jude 6 NAS)
The Scriptures refers to Satan by about a dozen different names. He is called Satan, Devil, Dragon, Serpent, Beelzebub, Belial, Lucifer, The Wicked One, The Tempter, The God of this World, The Prince of the Power of Air, and The Prince of this World.
((1)) Satan (I Chron. 21:1; Job 1:6; Zech. 3:1; Matt. 4:10; II Cor. 2:11; I Tim. 1:20). This name means "adversary" (I Pet. 5:8); he is the adversary of God and man.(b) The Demons.
((2)) Devil (Matt. 13:39; John 13:2; Eph. 6:11; James 4:7). This name occurs only in the New Testament. The name means "slanderer, accuser"; he is the accuser of the brethern (Rev. 12:10); he slanders God to man (Gen. 3:1-7) and man to God (Job 1:9; 2:4).
((3)) Dragon (Isa. 51:9; Rev. 12:3, 7; 13:2; 20:2). The word "dragon" (Heb. tannin) seems to mean liertally "serpent" or "sea-monster". The dragon is taken as the personification of Satan, as it is of Pharoah in Ezek. 29:3; 32:2. The dragon is a sea animal and may properly represent Satan's activity in the seas of mankind.
((4)) Serpent (Gen. 3:1; Isa. 27:1; Rev. 12:9; 20:2). By this term the crookedness (Job 26:13) and deceitfulness (II Chron. 11:3) of Satan is represented.
((5)) Beelzebub, or more correctly Beelzebul, according to the Greek spelling (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:14, 18-19). This exact meaning of this name is not known. In Syriac language it means "lord of dung". It is also suggested that it means "lord of the house".
((6)) Belial or Beliar (II Cor. 6:15). This term was used in the Old Testament in the sense of "worthlessness" (II Sam. 23:5, marg.), Thus there are "sons of Belial" (Judges 20:13; I Sam. 10:27); the "men of Belial" (I Sam. 30:22; I Kings 21:13), and "base fellows".
((7)) Lucifer (Isa. 14:12). This name means the morning star, an epithet of the planet Venus. It literally means "light-bearer", and is a name applied to Satan in this passage in Isaiah. As Lucifer, Satan is seen as an angel of light.
((8)) The Wicked One (Matt. 13:19, 38; Eph. 6:6; I John 2:13-14; 5:19). This is a description of his character and work. He is wicked, cruel, and tyrannical over all that he can control; and he is out to do wickedness whereever possible.
((9)) The Tempter (Matt. 4:3; I Thess. 3:5). This name indicates that Satans constant purpose and attempt is to incite men to sin. He presents the most plausible excuses and suggest the most striking advantages for sinning.
((10)) The God of this World (II Cor 4:4). As such he has his "ministers" (II Cor. 11:15), "doctrines" (I Tim. 4:1), "sacrifices" (I Cor. 10:20), and "synagogues" (Rev.2:9). He sponsors the religions of the natural man and is back of all false cults and systems that attack Christianity today.
((11)) The Prince of the Power of the Air (Eph. 2:2; 6:12). As such he is the leader of the evil angels (Matt. 23:41; Rev. 12:7) and the prince of the demons (Matt. 12:24; Rev. 16:13-14). He has a vast host of underlings that carry out his behests, and he rules with despotic power.
((12)) The Prince of this World (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11). This seems to refer to his influence over the governments of this world. Jesus did not dispute Satan's claim to some sort of right here on this planet in Matt. 4:8-9. But God has set up definite limits to his influence and when the time comes he will be superceded by the rule of the One Whose right it is to rule, Jesus, the Lord of Lords.
Who are demons? Historically, there have been three answers to this question.
Having considered the origin, nature, and the fall of angels, here we will consider what the Scriptures says about the work of the good angels, of the evil angels, of Satan, and of the demons.
"10:12 Then he said to me,This may explain why the answer to our prayers are delayed. The prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing this messenger from God with God's answer to Danial's prayers.
'Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day
that you set your heart on understanding this
and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard,
and I have come in response to your words.
10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days;
then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me,
for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.'"
(Dan. 10:12-13 NAS)
"He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,The New American Version translated this verse as
wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
by sending evil angels among them." (Psa. 78:49 KJV)
"He sent upon them His burning anger,The nature of the work of these evil angels is not specified, but it seems to imply that they were sent to torment and trouble the wicked people.
Fury, indignation, and trouble,
A band of destroying angels." (Psa. 78:49 NAS)
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,Clearly the angels that are trying separate the believer from the love of God are evil angels. The good angels would not be doing this since they seek to do the will of God. But these evil angels will not succeed. Praise God.
nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height, nor depths, nor any other creature,
shall separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Rom. 8:38)
Satan employs various methods for the realization of his purposes.
The Scripture mentions the following methods used by Satan:
Here we will consider what the Scriptures says about the destiny of the good angels, of the evil angels, especially Satan, and of the demons.
"Then He [the King] will say to those at His left,Meanwhile some of them are kept in chains and under darkness unto the day of their judgment (II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6), like the convicted criminal who has been found guilty and is kept in prison awaiting the day when he shall be offically sentenced and then taken to suffer the penalty for his crime. Others of the evil angels are free with Satan and have access to heaven. They with Satan have access to both heaven and earth (Job 1:6-7; 2:1-2; Eph. 2:2). At the beginning of the Great Tribulation, these evil angels apparently wage war in heaven against the good angels and their leader Michael.
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire
which has been prepared for the devil and his angels,'"
(Matt. 25:41 NAS)
"12:7 And there was war in heaven,After the coming of Christ, the believers will have part in judging the evil angels (I Cor. 6:3). At the end of Great Tribulation the beast is defeated and Satan is bound for a thousand years.
Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon.
And the dragon and his angels waged war,
12:8 and they were not strong enough,
and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.
12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down,
the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan,
who deceived the whole world;
he was thrown down to earth,
and his angels were thrown down with him.
12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
'Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Christ have come,
for the accuser our brethern have been thrown down,
who accuses them before God day and night.'"
(Rev. 12:7-10 NAS)
"20:1 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven,At the end of the millenium, Satan will be released and will deceive the nations again; he will be defeated again and he will be thrown into lake of fire for ever (Rev. 20:10).
having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
20:2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old,
who is the devil andSatan, and bound him for a thousand years.
20:3 and threw him into the abyss,
and shut it and sealed it over him,
so that he should not deceive the nations any longer,
until the thousand years were completed;
after these things he must be released for a short time."
(Rev. 20:1-3 NAS)
"20:7 And when the thousand years are completed,Apparently all the evil angels will also be cast into the lake of fire.
Satan will be released from his prison
20:8 and will come out to deceive the nations
which are in the four corners of the earth,
Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war;
the number of them is like the sand on the seashore.
20:9 (9) And they came up on the board plain of the earth
and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city,
and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
20:10 And the devil who deceived them
was thrown into the lake of fire and brimestone,
where the beast and the false prophet are also;
and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."
(Rev. 20:7-10 NAS)
"20:11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it,Thus are the demons eliminated. Their destiny is the lake of fire.
from whose presence earth and heaven fled away,
and no place was found for them...
20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it,
and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them,
and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
20:14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
This is the second death, the lake of fire." (Rev. 20:11, 13-14 NAS)