Summary of Revelation 20:1-10
An angel bound Satan for 1,000 years, throwing him into the Abyss (aka hell). Then, he’ll be set free for a short time.
John saw thrones where those who had been given authority to judge sat. Those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God were there. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Satan is judged after the 1,000-year period. He will be released. Satan will deceive the nations and gather his followers. They will come against God’s people, but God will devour them with fire from heaven, and Satan will be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur for all of eternity.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 25, Day 5: Revelation 20:1-10
12a) That Satan’s only mission is to try and tempt God’s people to follow him and sin — to defeat God, His purposes, and His people. That he won’t ever give up. But God will defeat Satan once and for all. God is in charge of all that Satan does.
b) God is omnipotent. He is in control. He uses Satan for his purposes, and Satan will suffer for his evil deeds one day.
c) Fundamentally, I will be with God forever, and it will be the most wonderful thing! My eternity is secure. It helps me to spread the Word and be most urgent about others turning to Christ today.
13) It truly is hard to imagine because it will be so different than ours. There will be no evil, no violence, no destruction, no crime, no sin, no suffering. Animals will be completely different. Truth and holiness will reign. There will be peace and worship. It will be incredible!
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 25, Day 5: Revelation 20:1-10
It’s good for us to ponder what life will be like in the future. It can give us hope when we are down and questioning life. It can encourage us when we are surrounded by evil and death. It’s important to remember God has a plan, and He’s got it (and us!).
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 25, Day 5: Revelation 20:1-10
Curious as to what the world will be like in the 1,000-year reign and its purpose? Check out this short read/video for a great answer/depiction HERE
Why does God allow Satan and evil in this world? Because Satan serves God’s purposes.
Satan is the ultimate deceiver. Our best weapon against deceit and lies is God’s Word.
We know that Satan is not currently bound because there is evil and sin in the world. In addition, Peter said that Satan is free still (1 Peter 5:8).
The 1,000 years is a Millennium. During this time:
- Israel will be the leading nation (Isaiah 2:1-3, Ezekiel 17:22-24).
- Jesus will rule the earth (Isaiah 2:1-5).
- There will be no more war (Isaiah 2:1-5)
- Our relationship with animals will change Genesis 9:2-3 (Isaiah 11:6-9).
- David will reign again (Isaiah 55:3-5, Jeremiah 30:4-11, Ezekiel 34:23-31, Ezekiel 37:21-28, Hosea 3:5).
- God will rule (Zechariah 13:1-9).
- God will be preeminent (Zechariah 13:1-9).
- There will be a new temple (Ezekiel 40-48, Ezekiel 37:26-28, Amos 9:11, Ezekiel 20:39-44).
- Saints will be on earth (Luke 19:11-27, Revelation 20:4-6, Revelation 2:26-28; 3:12,22, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3).
So why 1,000 years?
The Millennium will give Jesus a chance to show his glory and show man’s true nature without Satan around. It will show the true power and preeminence of God.
Great explanation on the first and second resurrections HERE
Those given authority to judge could be the 24 elders (Revelation 4:4), the apostles (Matthew 19:28), or the saints (1 Corinthians 6:2-3).
These people reign with Jesus while Satan is bound.
These people are those God resurrects before the Tribulation and the martyrs and those who come out of the Tribulation alive.
Fun Fact: The New Testament uses the word resurrection 40 times, which refers to the physical resurrection every time except in Luke 2:34.
The righteous will rise in phases:
- Christ rose first
- The “many”
- The church
- Tribulation saints
- Old Testament saints
All of the righteous rise before the wicked and before the Millennium.
The second death here means separation from Christ.
Some people during the Millenial and Jesus’ reign will only be outwardly conforming to God’s ways; they will never be committed to God. These are the people Satan will recruit.
After 1,000 years of perfection, man will still rebel. This shows that it’s our nature that causes sin, never God. We, at heart, are evil.
The rebellious will be those who survived the Great Tribulation and their descendants who don’t know God.
Gog and Magog here are symbols because these are prophetic enemies of Israel in Ezekiel 38-39.
Satan once again tries to destroy God’s people (what he always tries to do). God stops it before it starts.
Remember that the beast and the false prophet were cast into the lake of fire at the beginning of the thousand years (Revelation 19:20).
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