Dictionary entry

Death, Second

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(ho deuteros thanatos): An expression, peculiar to the Book of Rev.(Re 2:11;20:6,14;21:8) in Scripture, denoting the final penalty of the unrighteous; parallel with another expression likewise peculiar, "the lake of fire," inRe 20:14;21:8. SeeESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.