{Was taken} (epiasth(885c)). First aorist (prophetic) passive
indicative of the Doric piaz(935c) (Attic piez(935c)). Cf.  2Th 2:8 .
{The false prophet} (ho pseudoproph(8874)(8873)). Possibly the second
beast of  13:11-17  16:13  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 s(886d)eia en(9370)ion
autou). As in  13:14 . {Wherewith} (en hois). "In which"
signs. {He deceived} (eplan(8873)en). First aorist active
indicative of plana(935c). He was only able to deceive "them that
had received" (	ous labontas, articular second aorist active
participle of lamban(935c), "those receiving") "the mark of the
beast" ( 13:16  14:9ff.  16:2  20:4 ) "and them that worshipped
his image" (	ous proskunountas t(8869) eikoni autou) as in  13:15 .
{They twain} (hoi duo). "The two." {Were cast} (ebl(8874)h(8873)an).
First aorist passive Indicative of all(935c). 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} (z(936e)tes). Present active participle of za(935c),
predicative nominative, "living." {Into the lake of fire} (eis
t(886e) limn(886e) tou puros). Genitive puros describes this limn(886e)
(lake, cf.  Lu 5:1 ) as it does gehenna in  Mt 5:22 . See also
 20:10  21:8 . It is a different figure from the "abyss" in
 9:1ff  20:1ff . This is the final abode of Satan, the beast, the
false prophet, and wicked men. {That burneth with brimstone}
(	(8873) kaiomen(8873) en thei(9369)). Note the genitive here in place of
the accusative limn(886e), perhaps because of the intervening
genitive puros (neuter, not feminine). The agreement is regular
in  21:8 . For en thei(9369) (with brimstone) see  14:10  20:10  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  Re 4  5  21  22  is to be so understood. Both fall
short of the reality.