Revelation of John 14:11
The smoke of their torment ( ο καπνος του βασανισμου αυτων ). See 9:5 for βασανισμος, only there it was a limited penalty, here it is "for ever and ever" ( εις αιωνας αιωνων, unto ages of ages). See also 18:9; 19:3; 20:10.They have no rest ( ουκ εχουσιν αναπαυσιν ). The very language used in 4:8 of the four living creatures in praising God. "Those who desert Christ for Caesar will be the victims of a remorse that never dies or sleeps" (Swete). The rest of the verse repeats the solemn challenge of verse 9.
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