Satan rushes into the midst of his followers and tries to stir
up the multitude to action. But fire from God out of heaven is
rained upon them, and the great men, and mighty men, the noble,
the poor and miserable, are all consumed together. I saw that
some were quickly destroyed, while others suffered longer. They
were punished according to the deeds done in the body. Some were
many days consuming, and just as long as there was a portion of
them unconsumed, all the sense of suffering remained. Said the
angel, "The worm of life shall not die; their fire shall
not be quenched as long as there is the least particle for it
to prey upon."
Satan and his angels suffered long. Satan bore not only the weight
and punishment of his own sins, but also of the sins of the redeemed
host, which had been placed upon him; and he must also suffer
for the ruin of souls which he had caused. Then I saw that Satan
and all the wicked host were consumed, and the justice of God
was satisfied; and all the angelic host, and all the redeemed
saints, with a loud voice said, "Amen!"
Said the angel, "Satan is the root, his children are the
branches. They are now consumed root and branch. They have died
an everlasting death. They are never to have a resurrection, and
God will have a clean universe." I then looked and saw the
fire which had consumed the wicked, burning up the rubbish and
purifying the earth. Again I looked and saw the earth purified.
There was not a single sign of the curse. The broken, uneven surface
of the earth now looked like a level, extensive plain. God's entire
universe was clean, and the great controversy was forever ended.
Wherever we looked, everything upon which the eye rested was beautiful
and holy. And all the redeemed host, old and young, great and
small, cast their glittering crowns at the feet of their Redeemer,
and prostrated themselves in adoration before Him, and worshiped
Him that liveth forever and ever. The beautiful new earth, with
all its glory, was the eternal inheritance of the saints. The
kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the
whole heaven, was then given to the saints of the Most High, who
were to possess it forever, even forever and ever.