That is not what Peter says about Sodom and Gomorrah. He says THEY WERE turned into ashes. Here is what we read: And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes [past tense] condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly.
We know that Sodom and Gomorrah were turned to ashes with supernatural fire. Which means that the inhabitants were also turned to ashes, and MORE PRECISELY, their bodies were turned into ashes. But what about their souls and spirits? You wish to ignore the non-material aspects of sinners, but the Bible reveals that human beings consist of bodies, souls, and spirits. So where did the souls and spirits of the wicked dead from Sodom and Gomorrah go?
The Bible answers that question succinctly: The wicked shall be turned into hell [Sheol], and all the nations that forget God. (Psa 9:17)
Where is Sheol/Hades? In the heart of the earth, or in the lower parts of the earth, and today all the unsaved, the unbelieving, and the ungodly go there in order to await their final judgment. And here is what happens at the final judgment:
REVELATION 20
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Only those who are justified by grace through faith (in this case Lot) were written in the Book of Life. But the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah -- who are presently in Sheol/Hades -- will be cast into the Lake of Fire.
According to 1 Corinthians 15:45 "The first Adam became a living soul; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit."
The first Adam died, because he was a living soul. The last Adam is Christ and has eternal life as a life-giving spirit. To have eternal life a person has to be born of Spirit. John 3:1.
The second death is just that, death. The ungodly who are cast into the lake of fire will experience final death. The beast, false prophet, Satan, the horse named death and hell aren't literal beings. They are symbols. For example, Jesus even called Peter Satan. Matt 16:23. Paul says "The God of peace will soon trample Satan under your feet" Romans 16:20. Satan is the source of lies namely your carnal mind. He isn't a literal being. The Greek word basanizo translated as torment can also mean touchstone. Everything that caused evil will be a touchstone day and night for ages and ages after the apocalypse or revelation of Jesus Christ as a reminder of the great things God has done.
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