THE MILLENNIUM BEGINS WITH…
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The height of our
revelations depends upon the correctness of our doctrines (our building blocks)
(Rev 20:1-3) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key [Gk: a key (as shutting the lock)] of the bottomless pit [Gk: depthless, abyss] 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.
THE FIRST RESURRECTION
(Rev
20:4-6) And I saw thrones, and they [the Saints] 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 [as “kings and priests”] with Christ a thousand years. But the
rest of the dead [i.e., the
unsaved] lived not again until the
thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first
resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests
of God and of Christ, and shall reign [as kings] with him a
thousand years.
1. (1 Cor 6:1-3) Dare any of you, having a matter against
another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall
judge the world [Gk: kosmos;
“cosmos,” orderly arrangement]?
and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters? Know ye not that we shall
judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
a. cosmos = Dict: 1. the world or universe as an
embodiment of order and harmony (as distinguished from chaos). 2. a complete
and harmonious system. 3. order, harmony.
b. (Rev
1:6) And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.
c. (Rev
5:10) And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
2. (1 Thess 4:13-18) But I would not have you to be ignorant [Gk: not to know: not understand], brethren, concerning them which are asleep [Gk: dead], that
ye sorrow not, even as others which
have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so
them also which sleep [Gk: are dead] in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we
say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord shall not
prevent [Gk: precede] them which are asleep. [THE FIRST RESURRECTION] For the Lord himself shall descend
from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God: and the dead in Christ
shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up [Gk: seized: plucked, pulled up] together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
(Rev 20:7-10) And when the thousand years are expired, Satan
shall be loosed out of his prison, 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 [Gk:
encircled, surrounded] the camp of the
saints about, and the beloved city [i.e.,
1. Commentary: “the sand of the sea” = the “sea” is a Biblical symbol of unsaved
humanity. May we note that the waters of the sea (people) are evaporated upward
into invisibility to serve the “invisible God” (
2. (Rev 19:19,20) And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
And the beast was taken, and with
him the false prophet that wrought
miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of
the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
brimstone.
3. (Mat
25:41) Then shall he say also unto them [the goats (people)] on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
(Rev
20:11-15) And I saw a great white
[Gk: light] 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. 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. And the sea gave up
the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead
which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
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.
(Rev 21:1-4) 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 [of unsaved humanity]. And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God
himself shall be with them, and be
their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away.
(Rev
21:5-8)
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said
unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will
be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers,
and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Amen