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Was taken (epiasthē). First aorist (prophetic) passive indicative of the Doric piazō (Attic piezō). Cf. 2Th 2:8.
The false prophet (ho pseudoprophētēs). Possibly the second beast of Rev 13:11-17; Rev 16:13; Rev 20:10. Charles takes him to be “the priesthood of the Imperial cult, which practised all kinds of magic and imposture to beguile men to worship the Beast.”
That wrought the signs in his sight (ho poiesas ta sēmeia enōpion autou). As in Rev 13:14.
Wherewith (en hois). “In which” signs.
He deceived (eplanēsen). First aorist active indicative of planaō. He was only able to deceive “them that had received” (tous labontas, articular second aorist active participle of lambanō, “those receiving”) “the mark of the beast” (Rev 13:16; Rev 14:9.; Rev 16:2; Rev 20:4) “and them that worshipped his image” (tous proskunountas tēi eikoni autou) as in Rev 13:15.
They twain (hoi duo). “The two.”
Were cast (eblēthēsan). First aorist passive Indicative of ballō. They fall together as they fought together. “The day that sees the end of a false statecraft will see also that of a false priestcraft” (Swete).
Alive (zōntes). Present active participle of zaō, predicative nominative, “living.”
Into the lake of fire (eis tēn limnēn tou puros). Genitive puros describes this limnēn (lake, cf. Luk 5:1) as it does gehenna in Mat 5:22. See also Rev 20:10; Rev 21:8. It is a different figure from the “abyss” in Rev 9:1; Rev 20:1. This is the final abode of Satan, the beast, the false prophet, and wicked men.
That burneth with brimstone (tēs kaiomenēs en theiōi). Note the genitive here in place of the accusative limnēn, perhaps because of the intervening genitive puros (neuter, not feminine). The agreement is regular in Rev 21:8. For en theiōi (with brimstone) see Rev 14:10; Rev 20:10; Rev 21:8. The fact of hell is clearly taught here, but the imagery is not to be taken literally any more than that of heaven in chapters Rev 4:1-11; Rev 5:1-14; 21; 22 is to be so understood. Both fall short of the reality.