SATAN IS BOUND A THOUSAND YEARS REVELATION TWENTY Revelation Twenty provides the picture that we have waited for. Satan is bound._ _ A strong angel is able to bind Satan for a thousand years, and lock him in a bottomless pit. "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomle... [ Continue Reading ]
_SATAN IS BOUND REVELATION 20:1-3:_ Revelation twenty provides a look at the final judgment. We observe that Satan falls and that the people of God enjoy victory. The theme of the book of Revelation could easily be "the victory of the saints." We have already observed the fall of the Roman Empire in... [ Continue Reading ]
_SAINTS OF GOD REIGN REVELATION 20:4-6:_ God gives great comfort to His people by showing that the departed saints will reign with Him. "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 w... [ Continue Reading ]
_SATAN IS LOOSED REVELATION 20:7-10:_ There is a time when Satan is again given power to deceive the nations. The figure of Gog and Magog is from Ezekiel 38:1-23; Ezekiel 39:1-29. The lesson was that the strongest forces Satan could throw against God people would not overcome the faithful. Those who... [ Continue Reading ]
_SINNERS FACE THEIR DESTINY REVELATION 20:11-15:_ These few verses provide a brief glimpse into the final state of the wicked. They will stand before the throne of God to be judged by the things written in the books._ _ The fact that they were not found written in the book of life caused them to be... [ Continue Reading ]