If the 2nd death means ECT in the LOF, that's not even logical since that would mean that Jesus meant everyone in John 11:26, that after He bodily raises them, regardless whether they are saved or unsaved, they shall never die. Only someone that can never die can ECT be applied to, that would be the logic.
I disagree. The term death does not have to refer to a ceasing of existence. You and I were once dead in our sins, but we were made spiritually alive when we became saved (see Eph 2:1-6). Obviously, we were physically alive despite being dead in our sins. Being dead in sins has to do with not being in right standing with God (being separated from a personal relationship with God). Why can't the second death mean something similar? Look at this:
2 Thess 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on
them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
This seems to indicate that the punishment that unbelievers will experience is being kept away from "the presence of the Lord". Again, the term death does not have to refer to ceasing to exist, but can refer to separation. When we die (physically), our whole being or existence doesn't die. It's a separation of our soul and spirit from the body. So, the second death does not have to refer to unbelievers ceasing to exist. It can instead refer to unbelievers being eternally separated from the presence of God.
Since you mentioned Revelation 20:10, satan is not nor ever was human, but not implying you don't already know that. satan was apparently created prior to man. How long prior to, who knows? That's irrelevant in this case. what is relevant, unlike man, satan has never died up unto this point. Maybe the reason why, satan was created immortal? Man OTOH wasn't. Man can die and does die.
The soul and spirit of man doesn't die, though. It's just our bodies that die.
In Revelation 20, verse 10 involves this--- and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
In Revelation 20, verse 11-15 involves this--- the second death.
The first thing we need to realize, by the time the GWTJ commences, satan has already been cast into the LOF, thus is not even among any of these at the GWTJ. This should tell us that two different judgments are involved. That doesn't mean they can't happen on the same day, it just means one judgment is involving one thing while another judgment involves something else. In verse 10 there is not a single mention of the 2nd death. Maybe the reason why is because a 2nd death is not applicable to satan to begin with. In order for there to be a 2nd death there has to be a first death first. In satan's case there is not even a first death involved, let alone a 2nd death involved.
You seem to have overlooked what Revelation 20:14 tells us.
Rev 20:14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
The lake of fire is the second death.
The second death is the act of being cast into the lake of fire, so when Satan is cast into the lake of fire, he experiences the second death as well. He did suffer a first death in a sense when he rebelled against God. He became dead in his sins just like we are until we are saved.
Equally, in verse 11-15 there is not a single mention of any humans that when they are cast into the LOF, they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Just because they all end up in the same place doesn't mean the same thing happens to all of them.
This kind of argument does not prove anything. It's known as argument from silence. Just because something isn't specifically mentioned doesn't mean it can't be true. Not all details of an event are mentioned in every passage about that event. To me, the fact that Satan being cast into the lake of fire results in eternal torment is evidence to suggest the same must be true for humans as well. It's clearly a place where eternal torment can occur since that will be the case for Satan (and we can assume the other fallen angels as well based on Matthew 25:41).
In satan's case, plus the beast and FP, plus demons, the following is their fate--- they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever---as in literally. As to humans cast into the LOF, this is their fate--the 2nd death, and that the 2nd death is not meaning this--- they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The 2nd death is meaning the opposite of what Jesus indicated in John 11:26 about the saved once they are bodily resurrected, they shall never die. Since that has to have an opposite, what would be the opposite if not this? The unsaved, after they have been bodily raised, they will die, not instead never die. And once again, in order for ECT to even be logical concerning humans, one must first have the ability to never die.
Unbelievers will die since they will experience the second death. That isn't the question. The question is what does the second death result in: annihilation or eternal torment (of some kind)? I believe the evidence points toward eternal torment.
The following verse seems to support that as well:
Matthew 25:46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
This refers to the punishment as being eternal in contrast to the eternal life that believers will have. The punishment wouldn't be eternal if unbelievers just ceased to exist at that point.
Another thing to consider is that there are verses in scripture which indicate that the level of punishment will be more severe for some than others. That couldn't be the case if they are all just annihilated.
