Language has laws, and God chose language as the means of revealing Himself to humanity. In fact, He Himself invented the laws. If language becomes lawless, then we have no revelation at all. 

A. metaphor consists of three parts: two nouns on either side of the verb "to be." In the metaphoric construction, the nouns are always literal. This is an ironclad law of language. What does this say about Revelation 20:14 ("This is the second death, the lake of fire") which is strictly a metaphoric construction. Tune in and find out the truth.