Even if one found all of that reasonable conclusions to come to, it is not reasonable to think anyone or anything has already been cast into the lake of the fire in the past. That would be a major event for sure. I wonder why history records no such event if this has already been fulfilled?
The book of revelation interprets what the lake of fire is. It is the 2nd death. I'm not sure how anyone could record the 2nd death in history, especially when it seems to occur after physical death.
Revelation 20:14 This is the second death—the lake of fire
According to
Revelation 19, not only does the beast get cast into the LOF, so does the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image---so what exactly would the FP have to do with what happened in 70 AD? There is no logical connection with that of the false prophet and what occurred in 70 AD.
depends on the identity of the beast of revelation and the false prophet. There is a lot of speculation on the identities, but no passage tells us who they are specifically. All we know is that the beast of revelation's 7 heads are 7 hills/mountains that the harlot sits on and that the beast's 7 heads are also 7 kings, 5 have fallen, 1 is, and 1 is yet to come, with the beast itself being the 8th king. The false prophet appears to be the beast that comes from the land that performs signs so that the world will worship the beast of the sea. We don't know if these are literal persons, or spiritual forces; or if they are singular or multiple entities. And since identities are not revealed explicitly by scripture, I do not wish to speculate.
But what we do know, is that Daniel 2 mentions 4 earthly kingdoms. During the kings of the last kingdom, God would set up a kingdom
Daniel 2:38-42 Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all.
You are that head of gold.
But
after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours.
Next,
a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
And there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others. And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples
c will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
So, can we identify the 4th earthly kingdom? Well, during the romans empire, which would have been the 4th kingdom in succession to the Babylonian empire, Jesus was manifested in the flesh and preached that the kingdom was at hand.
Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;
e repent and believe in the gospel.”
Jesus states that by his healing, the kingdom of God had come upon them in the 1st century. This would have been during the roman empire.
Matthew 12:28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons,
then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Revelation states the kingdom of God comes at the son's ascension and authority, when satan is cast out. Jesus ascended in the 1st century. This would have been during the roman empire.
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: “
Now have come the salvation and the power and
the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
The son of man inherits the kingdom when he comes on the clouds of heaven to the Father.
Daniel 7:13-14 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Jesus confirms Daniel 7, that He inherits the kingdom when he ascends to heaven. Jesus ascended to the Father in the 1st century. This would have been during the Roman empire.
Luke 19:12 He said therefore, “
A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
Paul confirms that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy, in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost in the 1st century. This would have been during the roman empire.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,
but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus even confirms that his kingdom would come while those in front of him were still alive.
Mark 9:1 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here
who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
So this confirms, that the kingdom of God was set up during Christ's ministry, when he died, resurrected, and ascended to the Father to inherit the kingdom and send the Holy Spirit. This would have been during the 4th earthly empire, which was the Romans empire. This helps us understand that the kingdom is like a man who sowed good seed, or the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, or the kingdom of heaven is like a net that gathers fish.
I'm assuming we can find some agreement as to this being the time ( Christ's 1st advent) as to when the kingdom would be set up?
But we probably disagree, however, when the saints would inherit the kingdom.
Daniel states the saints inherit the kingdom when the court sits and the dominion of the little horn is taken away.
Daniel 7:26-27 But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him
According to Jesus, the saints inherit the kingdom after the separation of righteous and unrighteous.
Matthew 25:33-34 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world
Paul mentions that God "will bring" (future tense) him into the heavenly kingdom.
2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and
bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom.
Paul confirms flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom and ties this together with the resurrection of the body.
1 Corinthians 15:50,52-53 tell you this, brothers:
flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality
Paul confirms our citizenship in heaven
Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ
Thus, I would argue that since the kingdom was set up and inherited by Jesus at his death resurrection, ascension, and sending of the spirit, then the saints would also inherit the kingdom at the resurrection and ascension to heaven. This does not preclude that prior to the bodily resurrection the saints are co-workers in the kingdom (colossians 4:11) co-heirs with Christ (romans 8:17), a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9), and already considered worthy of kingdom of God through suffering (2 thessalonians 1:5).