Will people who die at Armageddon really be finished forever? The WTS believes that there is no more hope for such ones, and Watchman (aka You Know) supports that view. Note what he has said in one of his commentaries:
"Each one's everlasting destiny is determined by whether they worship the image or not."--http://e-watchman.com/commentaries/aug_31_old_new.html
Yep, according to him and the WTS, those who accept the "mark" (Re 13:16-18) will have done something serious enough so as to bar them from EVER enjoying life again. But such a view is not supported by the Bible, as we shall see.
19 And I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage the war with the one seated on the horse and with his army. 20 And the wild beast was caught, and along with it the false prophet that performed in front of it the signs with which he misled those who received the mark of the wild beast and those who render worship to its image. While still alive, they both were hurled into the fiery lake that burns with sulphur. 21 But the rest were killed off with the long sword of the one seated on the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth. And all the birds were filled from the fleshy parts of them.--Revelation 19:19-21.
From the above scripture it's plain that the only 2 things that are thrown into the lake of fire (a symbol of everlasting destruction) is: 1) the wild beast and 2) the false prophet. Insofar as the kings and their armies, in addition to all those who will have accepted the mark (the majority of mankind) , that they are NOT destroyed forever is attested to by the fact that they aren't thrown into the lake of fire along with the 2 mentioned. Yes, the scripture says that they will be "killed" but not thrown into the lake of fire. Their not being thrown into the lake of fire can mean only one thing--that they are not destroyed forever. Which, of course, can only mean one thing--those who die at Armageddon definitely have a chance of being resurrected.
But what about the scripture at Revelation 17:8? Does it not suggest that those who accept the mark will be killed and never see life again? No, it does not suggest that:
7 And so the angel said to me: “Why is it you wondered? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the wild beast that is carrying her and that has the seven heads and the ten horns: 8 The wild beast that you saw was, but is not, and yet is about to ascend out of the abyss, and it is to go off into destruction. And when they see how the wild beast was, but is not, and yet will be present, those who dwell on the earth will wonder admiringly, but their names have not been written upon the scroll of life from the founding of the world.--Revelation 17:7-8.
As can be seen, all that is really said is that they have YET to have their names written upon the scroll of life (which should be every mortal person's goal) . It does NOT say that such ones never will have their names inscribed on that scroll. The point being, that such ones certainly haven't helped themselves out by foolishly accepting the mark. On the other hand, those who refuse to accept the mark will have happily progressed towards getting their names written upon a scroll that means everlasting life to them. Those who foolishly accept the mark will have merely put themselves at a disadvantage, but they are not condemned to everlasting death. Schizm .