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Satan as all angels (good or bad) is a spirit as the Bible tells us. So the chain he will be bound with will not be physical because angels cannot be confined with a literal chain.
His prison will be his circumstances. Satan will be “tied down” because he will have no people to deceive. The unrighteous will all be dead (the unrighteous dead won't be resurrected when Jesus returns, and the unrighteous living will die at the sight of Christ which is why the earth will be desolate when Satan is bound) and the saved will all be in heaven. The Lord will confine Satan and his demons to this earth for a thousand years with no one to deceive. It will be for him the most galling chain ever forged.
The Bible tells us as you've posted that Satan will go out to deceive the nations again. The unrighteous will be resurrected in what is called the second resurrection, which will be the resurrection of the wicked. This is when all those who rebelled against God, who refused Jesus and sided with Satan, will be brought back to life to be judged (Revelation 20:5). This is how Satan will be released from his prison. True to his nature, he will immediately begin lying to the unrighteous on the earth from all ages.
Then Satan and the wicked will attack the Holy city/New Jerusalem which will come down from heaven with all the saints and Jesus. Satan will convince the wicked, if they unify, God does not have a chance. With the entire world against one city (the wicked outnumber the saints), victory will likely appear certain to them. The nations will then unite and marshal their armies to surround the New Jerusalem.
It happens after the millennium. Verses 11-15 are about the Great white throne judgement which is the judgement of the unsaved/the wicked. This happens after Satan is loosed from his prison and the wicked have been resurrected. Jesus will return to earth with the holy city/New Jerusalem. All the wicked who have ever lived, including the devil and his angels, will be present.
Revelation is not written in chronological order. So most of Revelation 20 gives us the gist of what is going to happen to Satan and the wicked and the last verses (11-15 as you've posted) give us more details about the judgement of the wicked before fire comes down from heaven and the wicked are cast into the lake of fire.
Wow I had never heard of a Christian who said Jesus returned before the temple was destroyed. There are really many false doctrines within Christendom that don't harmonise with the Bible. That would mean His second return would not be His second but third and the third would be the fourth.
We first have to understand what kind of prison Satan will be in.Wow. I had not heard that interpretation before. It makes sense in a way that other alternatives to a future earthly millenium reign haven't.
What you said really clears up vs 20:4 because i've not gotten an answer before about who the righteous will be reigning over, since everyone else is dead...
I mean, ive heard completely unbiblical or extrabiblical rationales like some people get a second chance (which directly contradicts scripture), or those who never attained the age of reason get the opportunity to believe/obey (depending if the perspn teaching is for faith alone or works salvation) but the Bible doesn't say any of these things...
But what does it mean that when satan is loosed out of prison he will receive the nations and gathet them to battle?
Satan as all angels (good or bad) is a spirit as the Bible tells us. So the chain he will be bound with will not be physical because angels cannot be confined with a literal chain.
His prison will be his circumstances. Satan will be “tied down” because he will have no people to deceive. The unrighteous will all be dead (the unrighteous dead won't be resurrected when Jesus returns, and the unrighteous living will die at the sight of Christ which is why the earth will be desolate when Satan is bound) and the saved will all be in heaven. The Lord will confine Satan and his demons to this earth for a thousand years with no one to deceive. It will be for him the most galling chain ever forged.
The Bible tells us as you've posted that Satan will go out to deceive the nations again. The unrighteous will be resurrected in what is called the second resurrection, which will be the resurrection of the wicked. This is when all those who rebelled against God, who refused Jesus and sided with Satan, will be brought back to life to be judged (Revelation 20:5). This is how Satan will be released from his prison. True to his nature, he will immediately begin lying to the unrighteous on the earth from all ages.
Then Satan and the wicked will attack the Holy city/New Jerusalem which will come down from heaven with all the saints and Jesus. Satan will convince the wicked, if they unify, God does not have a chance. With the entire world against one city (the wicked outnumber the saints), victory will likely appear certain to them. The nations will then unite and marshal their armies to surround the New Jerusalem.
Does the rest of the chapter take place during the 1000 years and not after?
11And 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. 12And 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. 13And 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. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire
It happens after the millennium. Verses 11-15 are about the Great white throne judgement which is the judgement of the unsaved/the wicked. This happens after Satan is loosed from his prison and the wicked have been resurrected. Jesus will return to earth with the holy city/New Jerusalem. All the wicked who have ever lived, including the devil and his angels, will be present.
Revelation is not written in chronological order. So most of Revelation 20 gives us the gist of what is going to happen to Satan and the wicked and the last verses (11-15 as you've posted) give us more details about the judgement of the wicked before fire comes down from heaven and the wicked are cast into the lake of fire.
No, its not about the earthly millennium. Its about Jesus and about heaven and the new earth mostly. There is more to it of course.Also, i'm guessing Isaiah 11 is not about an earthly millenium then - i've often seen this passage given as a proof for a millenium.
6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious
Millennialism
Thanks for the explanation.(from Latin millennium 'a thousand years', and -ism) or chiliasm (from the Greek equivalent) is a belief which is advanced by some religious denominations. According to this belief, a Golden Age will occur or a Paradise will be established on Earth prior to the Last Judgment and the future eternal state of the "world to come".
If i remember correctly he was saying that Jesus returned in 66AD right before the temple was destroyed.
Wow I had never heard of a Christian who said Jesus returned before the temple was destroyed. There are really many false doctrines within Christendom that don't harmonise with the Bible. That would mean His second return would not be His second but third and the third would be the fourth.
Lets pray that God through the Holy spirit guides and illuminates us all while we search and study the Bible and that we always ask questions and get answers to them according to God's Word.Yeah, i've been doing more research about it and you're right, the jesuits were right in the middle of this. I guess as a form of controlled opposition, because i think most dispensationalists are anti catholic and anti papacy. That's kind of what drew me in originally.
I hope more people begin to ask questions and really search the scriptures.