The Millennium in the Revelation
The Millennium as Described in the Revelation
This post will be presented in a semi-outline arrangement to avoid an abundance of words. The major points will be numbered and lettered with some commentary and scripture added.
1. Satan will be bound in the bottomless pit or abyss for 1000 years. At the end of 1000 years he will be set free for a small amount of time.
- The angel had a chain for Satan
- The abyss was sealed
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. (Revelation 20:1-3 KJV)
2. Thrones will be put in place.
- Those seated on thrones were given authority to judge
- Their identity or their location is not specified
- People live and reign with Christ for 1000 years
- Those beheaded due to their testimony about Jesus
- Those who refused to worship the beast, worship the image, or take the mark
- This is the first resurrection.
- The raptured appear to be in heaven at this point (see Rev 19:1)
All the redeemed appear to be in heaven. There is no mention in Revelation that anyone is currently alive on the planet at this point.
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: (Revelation 19:1 KJV)
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4 KJV)
3. The rest of the dead will not be resurrected until the end of the 1000 years
- The second death has no power on this group
- They will be priests of God and Christ and reign for 1000 years
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:5 KJV)
The phrase “This is the first resurrection” (20:5) seems to be in the wrong place. It appears as though the resurrection of “the rest of the dead” in the first half of the verse is the first resurrection but it is generally assumed the first resurrection are those beheaded saints referred to in 20:4.
4. Satan will be released from the abyss (prison) at the end of 1000 years
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, (Revelation 20:7 KJV)
5. Satan will deceive all the nations (from the four quarters of the earth)
- Also called Gog and Magog
- The deceived army will be an innumerable number (as the sands of the sea).
- The army will encircle the camp of the saints but fire from heaven will destroy them.
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. (Revelation 20:8-9 KJV)
At the end of 1000 years there will apparently be many people on the planet and there also will be the beloved city which is Jerusalem, although it may not be in the exact same place as before due to the earthquake that splits the Mount of Olives. It should be noted that Gog and Magog are terms used to describe the four quarters of the earth and not as locations or cities in Russia, Germany, or Turkey. Not trying to make a point, just commenting.
The 7th Day Adventist’s have an interesting interpretation of the chapter 20 millennium sequence. They believe the earth will be a wasteland and that the redeemed and raptured will remain in heaven for the 1000 years with the earth completely uninhabited by people. At the end of the millennium, Satan will be released and the remaining dead will be resurrected at the same time, which is the second resurrection. Satan will deceive these people (which should be no problem) and there will be an attack on the New Jerusalem which has descended from heaven. There will be total destruction of this army after which will be the White Throne judgment with the open books.
6. Satan is cast into the lake of fire where the beast and false prophet have already been for the past 1000 years.
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:10 KJV)
7. The appearance of a great white throne.
- Heaven and earth have fled away because there is no place for them (or need of them?)
- Books are opened that are records of the works of the dead
- The book of life is also there. Will it be used? Verse 15 implies that anyone not found in this book will be cast into the lake of fire.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. (Revelation 20:11 KJV)
Verse 11 appears to say that heaven and earth as separate locations will no longer exist. However, 21:1 states that a new heaven and earth will be created. Perhaps the current heaven and earth are immediately replaced with the new.
8. The second resurrection? The second judgment?
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Revelation 20:12 KJV)
9. Death and hell are cast into the lake of fire which is the second death
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.(Revelation 20:14-15 KJV)
10. A new heaven and a new earth with no sea.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. (Revelation 21:1 KJV)
11. The new Jerusalem descends from heaven
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Revelation 21:2 KJV)
The city has no need of the sun or the moon. There is no night. All former things have been taken away (deleted). In 21:5 Jesus states that He will “make all things new”.
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….Still into that ‘rapture myth’, huh Chris? To me that makes all your analysis and hard work absolutely worthless. How a person so well read and knowledgable, could believe in an event that has zero credibility, makes me shake my head in wonder and sorrow.
…I suppose you will fall for Satan’s “I”M the Messiah…come to fly you away’ Shtick.
Ezek 13:20 KJV
…..Wherefore thus sayeth the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls ye hunt to make them fly.
Behold, I speak a mystery to you: we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet; for a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52 LITV-TSP)
Because the Lord Himself shall come down from Heaven with a commanding shout of an archangel’s voice, and with God’s trumpet. And the dead in Christ will rise again first. Then we who remain alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to a meeting with the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 LITV-TSP)
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
(Matthew 24:30-31 KJV)
ephraim
You quote 3 sections of scripture none of which speak “one word” NOT ONE about going BACK to heaven but does say Christ comes with power and great glory and the tribes of the earth will mourn — if then Christ was to retreat back to heaven why come in great power and glory and why would the earth mourn??
All three sections of scripture speak of the Last Trump or the sound of a trumpet: the last trump is the 7th Trumpet in the 7th Seal, When that 7th and last Trump finishes blowing Christ comes in the clouds and is met by those in the First Resurrection and then Christ and the now incorruptible Saints of God come to the Mount of Olives. and the reign of Christ begins. The Saints reign with Christ for 1000 years as kings.
There is no rapture and not one will ever go to heaven.
The Work God is doing is here on earth, Christ as KING of kings is bringing the government of God to earth to HEAL the earth and to restore the entire earth as the Garden of Eden.
Christ is bringing peace, safety and prosperity to earth, even the animals will be changed. The lion will eat straw and no animal will ever again harm another animal much less a human.
Those hoping to be in a rapture are simply seeking to escape the problems they helped cause here on earth by their sins, “they say in their hearts I am special and God wants no pain to touch ME — at all, for I and not you – are special”
Those waiting for the rapture – wait in vain.
Revelation 7:9-16 KJV After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (10) And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. (11) And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, (12) Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. (13) And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? (14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (15) Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. (16) They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
ephraim
Is there day and night in the third heaven?? God the Father dwells in the LIGHT – there is no darkness in heaven.
Where is the Temple of God? IT states the HE that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Does Christ, who will sit on the Throne, dwell among them in the third heaven or as all scripture states Christs will reign on earth and the Saints of God will be kings and priest ruling with Christ ON EARTH.
There is a difference between asleep in Christ and spiritually dead. The ones that are asleep in Christ are already in heaven either on one side of the gulf or the other. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, when the silver cord breaks,the clay pot crumbles instantly the soul goes back to the Father from which it came. The spiritually dead are those who have not listened to Gods word or didn’t care and the ones that worshipped the antichrist. Rightly divide the word of God, all will see for themselves in the millinium
…..How long have you been studying with Dr. Murray? Thank God we have all the videos &
recordings eh?
Since 97, I thought you were a SCN student by the way you use words we have a way of knowing Amen God takes care of his own
good to talk to ya. I started in 99….same year we got married…my wifey loves the Lord.
…Its a bit amazing when I witness how well prepared I seem to be….of course that’s in comparison with winkers, thinkers and blinkers. Arnold was quite a man. I would have loved to have me met him. I’ll watch for you.
Are you talking about Arnold Murray founder of the Shepherds Chapel? If so the penny will drop as to why you garner the odd raised eyebrow from my direction, max jones.
This is where you call me a Kenite and write me off as un-spiritual.
….Mayhem….I won’t judge. I’ll make ridiculous replies to ridiculous statements, but you’ve never heard me call anyone a Kenite…..I believe they are all over the place….in govt positions high in all nations….. in the Vatican…It would not surprise me if all the 33rd degree Masons are Kenites….Cain was a builder of cities…sounds like a Mason to me.
….What’s with the raised eyebrow comment….Not sure I got that….I’m sure I did not actually.
….I feel that if you are here with us here now, you’ve got the attitude for spirituality…..I think I’ve got discernment…but I don’t have much much of a sample of your personality…..communicate.
….After trying to communicate with the king of shambala…you are refreshing.
…and you are correct about SCN
I’ll have to brush up on the subject if you want to go rounds but isn’t the fake doctor all about Eve sexing it up with the snake and begetting Cain?
Then there’s the bit about the flood only occurring over a portion of the earth and people surviving independent of Noah and his Ark.
These are a couple of things that i find in the SCN dogma that make me wonder how safe this religion is.