“And the beast was taken, and with him 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. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”
But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs on its behalf - with these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur - the beast and false prophet, despite their apparent power, are swiftly captured. Rather than a lengthy battle, their defeat is decisive and immediate; they are cast alive into the lake of fire. Their delusions cannot stand against Christ's word.
Church Fathers on Revelation 19:20
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True.” The horse, and He that sits upon him, sets forth our Lord coming to His kingdom with the heavenly army. Because from the sea of the north, which is the Arabian Sea, even to the sea of Phœnice, and even to the ends of the earth, they will command these greater parts in the coming of the Lord Jesus, and all the souls of the nations will be assembled to judgment.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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