I simply believe God is a consuming fire, and the fire comes from him... that is the lake of fire. If he is not a literal being, then perhaps it is all just symbolic that would be my reasoning. Where is that lake of fire? In front of the angels and the Lamb, what people take from it is up to them, and what they believe can be contrary to what I believe and I will still love you, that is the point in allowing liberty in Christ Yeshua the Messiah.
No one has the authority to say - I am wrong. - I believe these things by faith. Save God himself, and I dont feel so condemned about what I do believe.
Hope you understand
@face2face, it's people who will condemn others for their beliefs and God can do that too, especially when truth is presented to them, inside of them burns when truth comes, just as Jesus Christ came to baptize in the holy spirit and 'fire', this fire happens to followers of him as they go about life and when they are presented with truth.
That is my overall analysis.