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But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
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Cowardice, Not Timidity
Commentators unanimously clarify that the 'fearful' are not those with anxious personalities, but those whose cowardice leads them to abandon or refuse to profess their faith under pressure. This is a failure of loyalty and courage, not a struggle with anxiety. As Charles Spurgeon puts it, the verse condemns the 'cowardly,' not the many sincere believers who are sometimes full of fear.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the fearful. Having stated, in general terms, who would be admitted into that blessed world, he now states explicitly who would no…
Their part shall be (το μερος αυτων). In contrast to the state of the blessed (verses 3-7) the state of "those who have disfranchi…
19th Century
Anglican
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable . . .—Better, But for the cowardly and unfaithful (or, …
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Baptist
But the fearful, –
No, that is not the right word; it is the cowardly, for there are many who are full of fear who are nevertheless…
Using the same word that declared the judgment of the world finished, God proclaims that he has completed his new creation: “It is done” (cf. 16:17…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the fearful Not the timorous sheep and lambs of Christ, the dear children of God, who are sometimes of a fearful…
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The new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified bodies, will be heavenly. The old w…
