What does Revelation 20:10 mean?
Jesus spoke about everlasting fire as prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41). The Devil's punishment, therefore, is part of God's eternal plan. It is not an idea that originates after the Devil's final battle against God. The scheming, deceiving enemy of God and God's people finds an eternal dwelling in the lake of fire, where the Antichrist and the False Prophet have been for a thousand years (Revelation 19:20). Together, the Antichrist, the False Prophet, and the Devil will suffer torment forever.Some individuals believe hell is a condition of suffering in this life, but this is not how the Bible describes it. Jesus told a story about a rich man who died and went to Hades. In that dreadful place of conscious suffering, the rich man cried out, saying, "I am in anguish in this flame" (Luke 16:24).
Hell is a place that awaits future occupants. The concept of real, unending suffering in the lake of fire does not meet with some people's understanding of God's character. Because God is loving, they assume He would never send anyone to a place of unending torment. Their reasoning is unbiblical and contradicts what we read in this verse. God's holiness, righteousness, and justice are just as real as His love, and they have as much to do with our eternity as well.