Misinterpretations often include seeing the lake of fire as annihilation or cessation of existence rather than eternal torment as clarified elsewhere in Revelation, assuming entry into the Book of Life depends on human merits or good works apart from faith in Christ, or dismissing the judgment as mere symbolism without literal resurrection and accountability; others promote universalism by claiming all will eventually be saved, ignoring the verse's stark division between the saved and the lost, or viewing it as supportive of purgatory, which contradicts the finality of the verdict.
Revelation of John 20:15
King James Version (1769)
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15 describes the ultimate outcome at the Great White Throne Judgment, where those not found in the Book of Life—representing the redeemed whose names were written there from the foundation of the world through faith in Christ's atonement—are cast into the lake of fire, signifying eternal separation from God and conscious punishment for unrepentant sin, emphasizing the exclusivity of salvation by grace alone and the certainty of divine justice for all humanity resurrected and judged according to their works as evidence of faith.