The angel opened the first two men's tickets, and laid them out to see what they spelled. When the angel saw that the tickets spelled hell, he sadly told the men that they did not have the right tickets. The angel opened the third man's ticket and seeing it was a cross, told him that his was the right ticket. The first two men had the ticket to hell. Many today reject the thought of a literal hell, but God's Word, the Bible, is very clear there is a place of fiery torment for those that reject God's message of salvation.
Romans also states that sin brings with it the wages of death.
When we work for a living we are given a wage or salary. When we sin, and all of us do, God delares the wage is death. This is the spiritual death that you read about in the book of Revelation. The GOOD NEWS, or the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is that God has provided a free gift of salvation. By believing on Christ, any person can accept this free gift that Christ provided.