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The Second Death
Satan rushes into the midst of his followers and tries to stir up
the multitude to action. But fire from God out of heaven is rained
upon them, and the great men, and mighty men, the noble, the
poor and miserable, are all consumed together. I saw that some
were quickly destroyed, while others suffered longer. They were
punished according to the deeds done in the body. Some were many
days consuming, and just as long as there was a portion of them
unconsumed, all the sense of suffering remained. Said the angel,
“The worm of life shall not die; their fire shall not be quenched as
long as there is the least particle for it to prey upon.”
Satan and his angels suffered long. Satan bore not only the
weight and punishment of his own sins, but also of the sins of the
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redeemed host, which had been placed upon him; and he must also
suffer for the ruin of souls which he had caused. Then I saw that
Satan and all the wicked host were consumed, and the justice of God
was satisfied; and all the angelic host, and all the redeemed saints,
with a loud voice said, “Amen!”
Said the angel, “Satan is the root, his children are the branches.
They are now consumed root and branch. They have died an ev-
erlasting death. They are never to have a resurrection, and God
will have a clean universe.” I then looked and saw the fire which
had consumed the wicked, burning up the rubbish and purifying the
earth. Again I looked and saw the earth purified. There was not a
single sign of the curse. The broken, uneven surface of the earth
now looked like a level, extensive plain. God’s entire universe was
clean, and the great controversy was forever ended. Wherever we
looked, everything upon which the eye rested was beautiful and holy.
And all the redeemed host, old and young, great and small, cast
their glittering crowns at the feet of their Redeemer, and prostrated
themselves in adoration before Him, and worshiped Him that liveth
forever and ever. The beautiful new earth, with all its glory, was
the eternal inheritance of the saints. The kingdom and dominion,
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