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Shall not be hurt (ou mē adikēthēi). Strong double negative with first aorist passive subjunctive of adikeō, old verb, to act unjustly (from adikos), here to do harm or wrong to one, old usage as in Rev 6:6; Rev 7:2.; Rev 9:4, Rev 9:10; Rev 11:5.
Of the second death (ek tou thanatou tou deuterou). Ek here used for the agent or instrument as often (Rev 3:18; Rev 9:2; Rev 18:1). See Rev 20:6, Rev 20:14; Rev 21:8 where “the second death” is explained as “the lake of fire.” The idea is present in Dan 12:3; Joh 5:29 and is current in Jewish circles as in the Jerusalem Targum on Deu 33:6 and in Philo. It is not annihilation. The Christians put to death in the persecution will at least escape this second death (eternal punishment).