Jesus Christ And The Thousand Year Reign

[tyndale1946]

Ever since I've joined the BB there have been many ongoing questions and this is one of them... I am very familiar with all viewpoints but I come from a group of Baptist... Old Line/Old School Sovereign Grace Primitives, that view the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ either metaphorical or symbolic... Not a literal reign as some do, later on... In my belief Christ is reigning now and is our mediator, sitting next to his Father in Heaven... So this is a few of my questions?

1. The Godhead do everything with a reason and purpose, what is the reason and purpose for the thousand year reign? (don't say because the Bible says so, the Bible says a lot of things, that can be applied, metaphorical, symbolic and spiritual, not always literal).

2. What does the thousand year reign accomplish?... Will any be added to Gods family, will any be lost?

3. Where is Satan during all this time and those goats we are told about in the 25th Chapter of Matthew, who the Lord separates and consigns him and all that are not his sheep in the lake of fire?

4. And if there is a thousand year reign, would someone please explain to me why the scriptures rule against it?

You all know the resurrection chapter of 1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

I'm bound for Eternal Heavenly Glory when the Lord comes again not some thousand year Millennial Kingdom, are you?... Brother Glen

 

[Dave G]

but I come from a group of Baptist... Old Line/Old School Sovereign Grace Primitives, that view the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ either metaphorical or symbolic

As do many of those who are not "Reformed" in title, Glen.
Here are some of them:

"Reformed Churches in America",
"Presbyterian", Scottish or otherwise,
"Reformed Baptists",
some "Landmark Baptists",
many "Sovereign Grace Baptists",
The Roman Catholic Church,
The Lutheran Church,
Eastern Orthodox,
Oriental Orthodox,
Methodists,
Amish,
Mennonite,
Churches of Christ.

 

[Dave G]

1. The Godhead do everything with a reason and purpose, what is the reason and purpose for the thousand year reign? (don't say because the Bible says so, the Bible says a lot of things, that can be applied, metaphorical, symbolic and spiritual, not always literal).

To put all enemies under His feet...literally.

" Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet." ( 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 ). <--- None of this has happened yet, in the real sense. When He comes again, everyone will reject Him, call for rocks to fall on them etc. It will be like when Mr. Trump was elected and people were laying on sidewalks in fits of rage, despair and frustration...only much, much worse.

Secondly, to fulfill Daniel 7:23-27,
Micah 4,
Zechariah 12,
Zechariah 13,
Zechariah 14,
Daniel 2:31-45,
Isaiah 2 through Isaiah 3:1-7,
Isaiah 4:1-6,

and many others.

Ultimately, like saving any of us wicked sinners, He does it for His own reasons and for His glory, Glen.
Also, I admit to being a bit surprised at the question...

To me, anyone that sees election in the Bible for themselves,
should be able and willing to recognize that God's every purpose is to bring glory and honor to Himself.

 

[Dave G]

2. What does the thousand year reign accomplish?...

Again, fulfillment of prophecies.

Also, a final period where mankind shall ( finally ) be forced to live under the rule of the One that they hate ( Romans 1:30, John 3:19-20, John 15:18-21 ) from Jerusalem...
And there will be absolutely nothing that they can possibly do about it.
They will be forced to beat their swords into plowshares, forced to live under the Law of God Himself, and forced to chafe under the "bit and bridle" of His every command as their rightful King.

Every nation on earth will be subject to Him, and He will even keep the rain from falling upon a country that does not pay homage to Him ( Zechariah 14:17 ) and kings will kiss Him, lest He be angry with them ( Psalms 2 ).

Personally,
I suspect ( but cannot prove it from the Scriptures ) that it will serve as an example to those of us whom He has saved, as to all that we would have done apart from Him changing our hearts by His amazing grace.

In other words,
we as His people will have a front-row seat to see just how badly we would have reacted to His rule over us ( and His presence ), were it not for His grace and mercy to us.

Will any be added to Gods family, will any be lost?

We know from the Scriptures that none of Christ's sheep shall be lost, and those written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world are all that have been added and will be added;
I happen to believe that that "adding", from our point of view,
will end when what's left of the nation of Israel shall physically see whom they have pierced and will mourn for Him ( John 19:37, Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 1:7 ).

According to Revelation 20, those who reign with Him are the recipients of the first resurrection;
Therefore, they are the ones written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world.

None of the rest who are alive and are being ruled over, are or will be saved.

 

[Dave G]

3. Where is Satan during all this time and those goats we are told about in the 25th Chapter of Matthew, who the Lord separates and consigns him and all that are not his sheep in the lake of fire?

Satan is bound and cast into the bottomless pit, shut up there until the thousand years are expired...
Per Revelation 20:1-3.

The "goats" ( except those who are alive during the thousand years and are chafing under the rule of the God that they hate, deep down in their hearts ) are in Hell ( Hel, Gehenna, Hades, etc. the holding place of the spiritually dead ) awaiting the second resurrection unto death and their Judgment, when they shall be cast into the Lake of Fire ( Revelation 20:11-15 ).

4. And if there is a thousand year reign, would someone please explain to me why the scriptures rule against it?

They don't.

In fact, I see that the passage you listed is not contradicted in any way, shape or form by the existence of a God-glorifying 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth...
Rather, it is confirmed.

He will literally reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet...
And quite thoroughly.

The end, right before the Judgment, comes after that.

 

[Dave G]

I'm bound for Eternal Heavenly Glory when the Lord comes again not some thousand year Millennial Kingdom, are you?... Brother Glen

I'm bound for eternal glory whether or not it's when the Lord comes again,
and that glory does include His sheep, the "whosoever believeth" from the heart, who shall be exalted with Him and to rule over their enemies, who have persecuted them for His name's sake.

To me,
it will be a very sobering, joyful and humbling honor to approach Him on His throne at Jerusalem any time that I want, knowing that I am indeed welcome in His presence, and to thank Him from the bottom of my heart for what He has done for me.

I also count it very sobering,
knowing that after the 1,000 years are finished and He has had His final victory over Satan and those who are deceived into following him,
the earth is burned up, re-made, no longer has a sea, and the New Jerusalem ( prepared in Heaven for those that love Him ) comes down to earth...
Just as Revelation 21 and Revelation 22 tells me.

I feel that I cannot wait for it, but I know that I must.
At the end of the day, all I have left on this earth is a short 20-40 years ( if that long )...
But no matter what comes, I go to be with Him.

I can wait a little longer if I have to.


Good afternoon to you, my friend,
and may He bless you with many good and perfect gifts in the days to come.

 

[tyndale1946]

Not up to the task and hand now Dave, not ignoring you, just can't think straight and I need a clear head to respond, I will table this discussion until later... Brother Glen

 

[Dave G]

Not up to the task and hand now Dave, not ignoring you, just can't think straight and I need a clear head to respond, I will table this discussion until later... Brother Glen

No need to discuss it Glen...
I know where you stand.

This is my last reply in this thread.

Again, I wish you well and God's blessings upon you.

 

[tyndale1946]

No need to discuss it Glen...
I know where you stand.

This is my last reply in this thread.

Again, I wish you well and God's blessings upon you.

Yeah!... I guess we both do, that is why I was surprised that you were the only one to reply to this OP... I wish you the same my brother... Glen

 

[xlsdraw]

Yeah!... I guess we both do, that is why I was surprised that you were the only one to reply to this OP... I wish you the same my brother... Glen

Didn't want to waste my time. You're not budging and neither am I.

 

[timtofly]

Ever since I've joined the BB there have been many ongoing questions and this is one of them... I am very familiar with all viewpoints but I come from a group of Baptist... Old Line/Old School Sovereign Grace Primitives, that view the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ either metaphorical or symbolic... Not a literal reign as some do, later on... In my belief Christ is reigning now and is our mediator, sitting next to his Father in Heaven... So this is a few of my questions?

1. The Godhead do everything with a reason and purpose, what is the reason and purpose for the thousand year reign? (don't say because the Bible says so, the Bible says a lot of things, that can be applied, metaphorical, symbolic and spiritual, not always literal).

2. What does the thousand year reign accomplish?... Will any be added to Gods family, will any be lost?

3. Where is Satan during all this time and those goats we are told about in the 25th Chapter of Matthew, who the Lord separates and consigns him and all that are not his sheep in the lake of fire?

4. And if there is a thousand year reign, would someone please explain to me why the scriptures rule against it?

You all know the resurrection chapter of 1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

I'm bound for Eternal Heavenly Glory when the Lord comes again not some thousand year Millennial Kingdom, are you?... Brother Glen

Verse 24 is the end of the 1000 year reign. Paul mentioned 3 separate events. The Cross had a resurrection of the OT church. The Second Coming is the glorification of both the OT and NT church. Then after the 1000 years there is now a very populated earth.

The OT went to Paradise. The church has been going to Paradise one soul at a time since the Cross. The Second Coming does not remove the church from Paradise. The Second Coming removes all of Adam's flesh from the earth. The Millennium starts with a resurrection. The only survivors who escaped death are the 144k Male virgins. The firstfruits of the Second Coming are resurrected to earth no longer with sin natures. The 144k no longer have sin natures either. Now you have 1000 years of populating the earth without sin, and without Satan. Until the very end, and Satan gets to convince many just like he convinced Eve, to disobey the peace of the earth. Why is there a Millennium? Because the glorified church can no longer produce offspring. Whoever is living in Paradise will stay there until the New Jerusalem comes down in the NHNE.

God is not going to repeat mixing the sons of God in with humanity on earth. Besides they can no longer have offspring any ways. Else they would keep populating Paradise for the last 1991 years.

God has placed all of Adam's flesh into Paradise. Which would have been their home any way, if Adam had never disobeyed God. The Millennium is no longer about Adam's flesh. It is about Jacob's flesh as a restored Nation fulfilling Daniel 9. The wheat from the Second Coming, will represent all nations on earth. The wheat is harvested, meaning the souls are given permanent incorruptible bodies without a sin nature. Only at the very end will a rebellion be tolerated. Dealt with by a fire that consumes those who felt the need and desire to rebel. Then Death is defeated.

 

[Alan Gross]

Ever since I've joined the BB there have been many ongoing questions and this is one of them... I am very familiar with all viewpoints but I come from a group of Baptist... Old Line/Old School Sovereign Grace Primitives, that view the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ either metaphorical or symbolic... Not a literal reign as some do, later on... In my belief Christ is reigning now and is our mediator, sitting next to his Father in Heaven... So this is a few of my questions?

1. The Godhead do everything with a reason and purpose, what is the reason and purpose for the thousand year reign? (don't say because the Bible says so, the Bible says a lot of things, that can be applied, metaphorical, symbolic and spiritual, not always literal).

2. What does the thousand year reign accomplish?... Will any be added to Gods family, will any be lost?

3. Where is Satan during all this time and those goats we are told about in the 25th Chapter of Matthew, who the Lord separates and consigns him and all that are not his sheep in the lake of fire?

4. And if there is a thousand year reign, would someone please explain to me why the scriptures rule against it?

You all know the resurrection chapter of 1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

I'm bound for Eternal Heavenly Glory when the Lord comes again not some thousand year Millennial Kingdom, are you?... Brother Glen

yes.

"Christianity" would WITNESS and PREACH JESUS' SOON RETURN, if Satan hadn't fooled them with this fake joke of his.

 

[Alan Gross]

Ever since I've joined the BB there have been many ongoing questions and this is one of them... I am very familiar with all viewpoints but I come from a group of Baptist... Old Line/Old School Sovereign Grace Primitives, that view the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ either metaphorical or symbolic... Not a literal reign as some do, later on... In my belief Christ is reigning now and is our mediator, sitting next to his Father in Heaven... So this is a few of my questions?

I'm bound for Eternal Heavenly Glory when the Lord comes again not some thousand year Millennial Kingdom, are you?... Brother Glen

The death nail and end to the 'mill' and 'trib' endless confusion is that:
THE GODHEAD TODAY is
Shown Throughout
THE NEW TESTAMENT
&
THE BOOK of REVELATION
in SEVEN SECTIONS.
***

These
“SEVEN DIFFERENT SECTIONS”
within
The BOOK of REVELATION
DEPICT the ACTIVITY
of THE TRIUNE GODHEAD
from
THE ASCENSION
of JESUS CHRIST
BACK to HEAVEN
from EARTH
until
JESUS’ SECOND COMING
to EARTH at
THE END of THE WORLD.
*****

Principle #1:
THE TWENTY-TWO CHAPTERS
of The Book of Revelation
are DIVIDED INTO SEVEN SECTIONS
that are parallel to one another
AND EACH DESCRIBES
THE SAME LENGTH of TIME.
***

EACH of the “SEVEN SECTIONS”
Spans the Entire
CHURCH AGE,
from
the First Coming
of JESUS to EARTH
at HIS ASCENSION
BACK to HEAVEN
until the Second Coming
of Jesus Christ
to EARTH in JUDGEMENT
at THE END of THE WORLD.

Each of these seven sections OVERLAP EACH OTHER 100%. The seven sections ARE LAYERED UPON ONE ANOTHER.

The key is that section two is a capsulization of section one and section three recaptures the first two AND ADDS MORE GOD-HONORING DETAIL.

FROM GOD AS HIS REVELATION.

And each succeeding chapter does the same and GOES MORE IN-DEPTH INTO THE WAR BETWEEN SATAN AND GOD.

EACH of the “SEVEN SECTIONS”
Spans the Entire
CHURCH AGE,
from
the First Coming
of JESUS to EARTH
at HIS ASCENSION
BACK to HEAVEN
until the Second Coming
of Jesus Christ
to EARTH in JUDGEMENT
at THE END of THE WORL

The one criticism is that they do not recapitalize (George Ladd)

Mr. Ladd is 'el wrong-o fleshed filled dumb-o. (as we all are when we entirely miss God.)

Love is the key.

Do you love God enough for Him to have structured the seven sections of Revelation, as stated?

(otherwise, a man will read Revelation chronologically AND THINK THEY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT "THE END TIMES".

They just missed 3/4ths of The BIBLE and made up 8 more man-made flesh 'Bibles' on the 'end times.

With as many or more accursed 'gospels'...........

JESUS IS COMING BACK AND THAT IS IT.

9. ) THE GODHEAD in THE BOOK of REVELATION - ! Aware of the Godhead Master Index of Portfolio

 

[Alan Gross]

The death nail and end to the 'mill' and 'trib' endless confusion is that:
THE GODHEAD TODAY is
Shown Throughout
THE NEW TESTAMENT
&
THE BOOK of REVELATION
in SEVEN SECTIONS.
***

JESUS IS COMING BACK AND THAT IS IT.

9. ) THE GODHEAD in THE BOOK of REVELATION - ! Aware of the Godhead Master Index of Portfolio

REVELATION’S
First Section of Seven
concerns

“Christ in the Midst
of the Lampstands
( HIS CHURCHES)”
in
REVELATION
1:1 – 3:22
***

THE APOCALYPSE INTRODUCTION

REVELATION’S
REVELATION Chapter 1
The predominating thought in Revelation chapter 1

is that of the Exalted and Glorified Jesus Christ

Amidst the congregations of His churches,

His Constant Attendance with them

and Concern for them.

*

REVELATION Chapter 2
Revelation chapter 2 contains

the first four of the seven letters

to the churches which received

these special communications

from the Lord Jesus Christ

through the apostle John

as intermediary,

these CHURCHES of JESUS CHRIST being:

Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira.

*

REVELATION Chapter 3
Revelation chapter 3 continues the letters

to the seven churches,

having the last three:

to Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6),

to Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13),

and to Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22).

*

Revelation Chapter 4
At this point in Chapter 4 of Revelation

there begin the Visions,

in which are shown,

under SYMBOLIC figures,

the SPIRITUAL Forces

by which the life of the churches

of JESUS CHRIST are affected.

*

“She” ( THE LORD’S CHURCHES )

are shown God and the Lamb,

the Devil, the Beast,

the False Prophet, and the Apostate City.

*

Then she is shown the Victory of Jesus Christ,

and the Eternal Defeat

of the Powers of Evil.”

***

Revelation Chapter 5
Without any doubt whatever,

this chapter is a continuation

of the Throne of God scene in Revelation 4.

*

The same Throne, the same Living Creatures,

the same angels, the same 24 elders,

the same Solemn Worship,

and the same Person on the Throne

are present here

that were seen in Revelation 4.

*

The Great New Element that comes to Light

in this portion of the Vision

is that of the Lamb of God

Revelation Chapter 6
Revelation Chapter 7
An ANGEL stands in the Vision
as an executor of the Will of God,
the big thought of the passage
relating not to his identity
but to his great authority to control nature itself
in order to prevent any frustration
of God’s Plans to Seal His servants.
*

Again, This
“Second Section of Seven”,
“The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals”
in
REVELATION
4:1 – 7:17
begins with Jesus Christ
Exalted on His Throne
Opening the scroll with Seven Seals.
***

The Lamb, having been Slain,
now Rules in Glory.
*

History unfolds
as a sequence of Judgments
visited upon mankind
which concludes
with a depiction of Final Judgment.
***
This Second Sections begins
with events associated
with Jesus Christ’s First Coming
in Revelation 5:5,6;
“And one of the elders
said to me,
Weep not: behold,
the Lion of the Tribe of Juda,
the Root of David,
has Prevailed
to Open the Book,
and to Loose
the Seven Seals thereof.”
*
“And I beheld, and, there,
in the Midst of the Throne
and of the four beasts,
and in the midst
of the elders,
stood a Lamb
as it had been Slain,
having Seven Horns
and Seven Eyes,
which are
the Seven Spirits of God
Sent Forth
into all the Earth.”
*

And then, this
“Second Section of Seven”,
in REVELATION,
ends with events associated
with Christ’s Second Coming
in Revelation 6:17; 7:16,17;
*

“For the Great Day
of His Wrath is Come;
and who
will be able to stand?”
*

“They will hunger no more,
neither thirst any more;
neither will the sun
light on them,
nor any heat.
*

“For the Lamb
which is in the Midst
of the Throne
will Feed them,
and will Lead them to
Living Fountains of Waters:
*

“and God
Will Wipe Away
all tears from their eyes.”
***

REVELATION’S
“Third Section of Seven”
concerns

“The Seven Trumpets”
in
REVELATION
8:1 – 11:19
The Trumpets Announce
Judgments on the World.
***

Jesus’ churches in chapters 10 & 11

continue to Bear Witness.

At the end of this
“THIRD SECTION of SEVEN”

allusion is again made

to Final Judgment

in REVELATION 11:15,18;

“And the seventh angel
sounded;
and there were
great voices in heaven,
saying,
The kingdoms of this world
are become
the Kingdoms of our Lord,
and of His Christ;
and He will Reign
For Ever and Ever”
***

“And the nations were angry,
and Your Wrath is Come,
and the Time of the Dead,
that they should be Judged,
and that You
should Give Reward
to Your servants
the Prophets,
and to the saints,
and them
that fear Your Name,
small and great;
and should Destroy them
which Destroy the Earth.”
***

*****************************

 

[Alan Gross]

REVELATION’S
Forth Section of Seven
describes
“The Persecuting Dragon”
in
REVELATION
12:1 – 14:20.
***

This Forth Section begins
”FURTHER BACK IN TIME”
( than JESUS’ EARTHY MINISTRY )
and encompasses
the History of the World
from Creation
to JESUS’ FIRST COMING
and then
to JESUS’ SECOND COMING.
***

Christ’s First Coming
is summarized in REVELATION 12:5;
“And she brought forth
a Man Child,
who was to Rule all nations
with a Rod of Iron:
and her Child
was caught up to God,
and to His Throne.”
***

As Jesus Christ
is now Enthroned,
the Dragon makes war
against the saints,
employing the services
of the Beast
in REVELATION 13:1;
“And I stood on
the sand of the sea,
and saw a beast
rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads
and ten horns,
and on his horns ten crowns,
and on his heads
the name of blasphemy.”
***

The Second Beast
or False Prophet
is EMPLOYED
BY THE DRAGON:
in REVELATION 13:11,12;
“And I beheld
another beast
coming up out of the earth;
and he had
two horns like a lamb,
and he spake as a dragon.
And he exercised
all the power
of the first beast
before him,
and caused the earth
and them
which dwell therein
to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound
was healed.”
***

And the Whore
– Babylon
is EMPLOYED
BY THE DRAGON:
in REVELATION 14:8;
“And there followed
another angel,
saying,
Babylon is fallen,
is fallen,
that great city,
because she made all nations
drink of the wine of the wrath
of her fornication.”
***

Jesus Christ’s Second Coming
in Judgment
is seen at the End
of this
FORTH of SEVEN SECTIONS
in REVELATION 14:14-16;
“And I looked,
and behold a white cloud,
and on the cloud One Sat
like the Son of Man,
***

having on His Head
a Golden Crown,
and in His Hand
a Sharp Sickle.
***

And another angel
came out of the temple,
crying with a loud voice
to Him
that Sat on the cloud,
Thrust in Your Sickle,
and Reap:
***

for the Time is Come
for You to Reap;
for the Harvest
of the Earth is ripe.
***

And He
that Sat on the cloud
Thrust in His Sickle
on the Earth;
and the Earth
was Reaped.”
***


The Fifth Section of Seven
concerns

“The Seven Bowls”
in REVELATION 15:1 – 16:21.
***
In this Fifth Section
is another description
of the Judgments of God
which concludes
with the Final Judgment
in REVELATION 16:20;
“And every island fled away,
and the mountains
were not found..”
***
The Sixth Section of Seven
concerns
“The Fall of Babylon”
in REVELATION 17:1 – 19:21.
***

The World System
which prevails
between the First Coming
and Second Coming
of Jesus Christ to Earth
is defeated by Jesus Christ at
THE RETURN of JESUS CHRIST.
***

JESUS’ RETURN is described in
REVELATION 19:11-16;
“And I saw Heaven opened,
and behold a White Horse;
and He that Sat on him
was called Faithful
and True,
and in Righteousness
He does Judge
and Make War.
***
“His Eyes
were as a Flame of Fire,
and on His Head
were Many Crowns;
and He had a Name written,
that no man knew,
but He Himself.
***
“And He was Clothed
with a Robe;
Dipped in Blood:
and His Name is called
The Word of God.
***
“And the armies
which were in Heaven
followed Him on White Horses,
Clothed in Fine Linen,
White and Clean.
***
“And out of His Mouth
goes a Sharp Sword,
that with it He should
Smite the Nations:
***
“and He will Rule them
with a Rod of Iron:
and He Treads
the Wine-press
of the Fierceness
and Wrath
of Almighty God.
***
“And He has on His Robe
and on His Thigh
a Name Written,
***

“KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS.”
***

The Seventh Section of Seven
concerns
“The Great Consummation”
in REVELATION 20:1 – 22:21.
***

Here we meet up with
the final demise of Satan.
***

We are told in REVELATION 20:2,3
of Satan being bound for 1,000 years
- a binding which commenced
in Jesus Christ’s First Coming
(cf. Mt 12:29
“Or else
how can one enter
into a strong man’s house,
and spoil his goods,
***
except he first bind
the strong man?
and then
he will spoil his house.”
***

And this “binding of the strong man”, Satan,
Spoken of in Matthew 12:29, by Jesus Christ,
parallels Satan being “cast out”,
when John mentioned this,
in REVELATION 12:9;
“And the Great Dragon
was cast out,
that old serpent,
called the Devil,
and Satan,
which deceives
the whole world:
***
“he was cast out
into the earth,
and his angels
were cast out with him.”
***

This “1,000 years”,
SPOKEN of “SYMBOLICALLY”,
DEPICTS “A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS”
PERIOD of TIME ( a 1,000 years ),
AND YET THAT PERIOD of TIME
IS FINITE !
***

A “calender” PERIOD of TIME,
of 1,000 “ACTUAL” years
IS NEVER INTENDED.
***

This “1,000 years”,
SPOKEN of “SYMBOLICALLY”,
DEPICTS
the PERIOD of TIME
and the ACTIVITY
of THE TRIUNE GODHEAD
from
THE ASCENSION
of JESUS CHRIST
BACK to HEAVEN
from EARTH
until
JESUS’ SECOND COMING
to EARTH at
THE END of THE WORLD.
***

AFTER,
THIS PERIOD of TIME,
BETWEEN
the FIRST COMING of JESUS
and JESUS SECOND COMING
there is “a little season”
in which Satan is loosed,
in (REVELATION 20:7;
“And when
the thousand years
( SPOKEN of “SYMBOLICALLY”,
and DEPICTING
“A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS”
PERIOD of TIME ( a 1,000 years ),
AND YET THAT PERIOD of TIME
IS FINITE !)
are expired,
Satan will be loosed
out of his prison”
***

SATAN’S DOOM
WHEN THE DRAGON
is finally overthrown
is in REVELATION 20:10;
“And the devil
that deceived them
was cast into the Lake of Fire
and Brimstone,
***
“where the Beast
and the False Prophet are,
and will be Tormented
Day and Night
For Ever and Ever.”
***

The Book of REVELATION
consists of Seven Sections,
***
These Seven Sections
run parallel to one another.
***

Each of the
“SEVEN SECTIONS”
Subject Matter Spans the Entire
PERIOD of TIME in HISTORY
from the First Coming
of Jesus Christ to Earth,
until the Second Coming
of Jesus Christ to Earth,
IN JUDGEMENT.
***
This Period of Time,
from the First Coming
of Jesus Christ to Earth,
until the Second Coming
of Jesus Christ to Earth,
is PRESENTED to US,
in the SEVEN DIFFERENT SECTIONS,
as GOD “UNVEILS” ONE VIEW POINT
& ASPECT
of HIS REVELATION to MANKIND,
REGARDING THIS
“END TIME” PERIOD
of THE CHURCH AGE
WHILE, IN OTHERS
of the “SEVEN SECTIONS”
GOD HAS BEEN PLEASED
to REVEAL & “UNVEIL”
VARIOUS OTHER
PURE REVELATIONS,
FROM THE ETERNAL
TRUINE GODHEAD,
to man on Earth.
***
Adapted from
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[tyndale1946]

yes.

"Christianity" would WITNESS and PREACH JESUS' SOON RETURN, if Satan hadn't fooled them with this fake joke of his.

Ever since I have been a young man I have always heard this axiom... The Old Testament is The New Testament CONCEALED and The New Testament is The Old Testament REVEALED!... Historically I believe it and Spiritually I believe it also but when?... I also believe that Jesus Christ is sitting on a throne NOW!... REIGNING!... He has been REIGNING over his people ever since he went back to HEAVEN, over 2,000 years ago... All of his children are Kings and Priest NOW, and serve him in that capacity, we don't serve a KING THAT IS NOT REIGNING... How can we be subjects to a KING that has no KINGDOM?... If we aren't serving a REIGNING KING JESUS CHRIST, who are we serving?... In the words of a musical bard of our generation, Bob Dylan... You Gotta Serve Some Body!... Brother Glen

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

 

[Scott Downey]

1000 year reign of Christ on the earth why?
Conquering the worldly kingdoms completely and utterly and making a grand show of this is throughout scripture. Read Daniel 7
The kingdoms must be given to the people of God.

And Jesus tells us the meek shall inherit the earth.

I also view it as an Eden like time renewal till we get the new heavens and new earth.
The earth shall be ruled as it should have been, not as it was under Satan's sway.

What does it say about the Son of God here? and about the rest of the beasts? (kingdoms and powers of the nations)
11 “I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 “I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.
14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.

And we get more here, about the people of God

And shall subdue three kings.
25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall persecute the saints of the Most High,
And shall intend to change times and law.
Then the saints shall be given into his hand
For a time and times and half a time.

26 ‘But the court shall be seated,
And they shall take away his dominion,
To consume and destroy it forever.
27 Then the kingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’

 

[37818]

15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

This is after the Judgement in Revelation 20:14, ". . . And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. . . ."

 

[tyndale1946]

This is after the Judgement in Revelation 20:14, ". . . And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. . . ."

I have been listening to this argument since I first joined many years ago... I and other brethren understand it one way and others see it different... I know what I believe and I will stand on that believe and there is no one here, that has changed it... That being said, it does not matter what each of us believe as we can speculate all we want, the events have not come to pass... The Final Resurrection that is!... We can all agree, that we do not possess a sinless body... We are all going to die and as one of our stanzas in one of our song states... My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run... The fact is, any of us could die any day... So as the Apostle Paul says... I will wait till my change come... We can say and believe what we want but the events are in Lords hands and it will be how he purposes it, according to his will and plan and not how we want it to be... I wish all you brethren on this OP only, farewell in the Lord... I'm excusing myself from this discussion and hopefully from the same topic in the future... Brother Glen

 

[37818]

I have been listening to this argument since I first joined many years ago... I and other brethren understand it one way and others see it different... I know what I believe and I will stand on that believe and there is no one here, that has changed it... That being said, it does not matter what each of us believe as we can speculate all we want, the events have not come to pass... The Final Resurrection that is!... We can all agree, that we do not possess a sinless body... We are all going to die and as one of our stanzas in one of our song states... My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run... The fact is, any of us could die any day... So as the Apostle Paul says... I will wait till my change come... We can say and believe what we want but the events are in Lords hands and it will be how he purposes it, according to his will and plan and not how we want it to be... I wish all you brethren on this OP only, farewell in the Lord... I'm excusing myself from this discussion and hopefully from the same topic in the future... Brother Glen

Brother, it is not understandable why, if you disagree with the plain order of events, that you do so. You seem to know something you seem to choose not to explain.

This is after the Judgement in Revelation 20:14, ". . . And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. . . ."