Revelation 20:1-10
The dragon, ancient serpent, who is devil or Satan will be bound for a thousand years in Abyss.
First resurrection that who had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.
When the thousand years are over Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth. Another war with saints is happened.
Finally, the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown.
The 'thousand years' (millennium) of this chapter is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible, and no other chapter in the Bible has given rise to such heated argument about its meaning. However, certain thins are clear.
1. John seen Satan under God's firm control
2. He sees the souls of the martyrs not every Christian resurrected to reign with Christ for 'a thousand years'. (this is important for the persecuted early church)
3.At the end of it, the forces of evil muster鼓起 to attack God's people, but are utterly destroyed. Satan himself shares the fate of the beast and the false prophet in the lake of fire.
4. There is a general resurrection, when everyone stands before God to be judged, each on their own record. The verdict is life or death. And for those who live there will be no more death.
1000 years: Other number in Revelation are symbolic figures. A thousand years is long enough to show God's complete authority over Satan, and to far outweigh 超過 the earthy sufferings of the martyrs.
The city he loves: The community of God's people, in contrast to the 'great city' of Babylon.
The second resurrection is the judgment before the Lord, everyone has to face it.
All of it are under the firm control of the Lord!
How?
Praise the name of the Lord, God's love endure forever.
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