Nothing in the bible has ever confused me more than Revelations 20.
This was my grandfather's interpretation and keep in mind that I am paraphrasing here.
So after Satan is imprisoned in the abyss, the elect are revived and are given a thousand years to learn all they need to from Jesus to restore and keep the Earth pure. When the Thousand years Re up, Jesus will depart and leave the elect in charge. Satan will be released from his prison and the rest of the dead will be revived and given a chance to learn God's ways and come to him. After the battle of Magog, those have not turned to God will be annihilated in the Lake of Fire.
Quote from: UniversalSceptic on November 21, 2014, 08:06:48 AM
Nothing in the bible has ever confused me more than Revelations 20.
This was my grandfather's interpretation and keep in mind that I am paraphrasing here.
So after Satan is imprisoned in the abyss, the elect are revived and are given a thousand years to learn all they need to from Jesus to restore and keep the Earth pure. When the Thousand years Re up, Jesus will depart and leave the elect in charge. Satan will be released from his prison and the rest of the dead will be revived and given a chance to learn God's ways and come to him. After the battle of Magog, those have not turned to God will be annihilated in the Lake of Fire.
Everything in Revelation is symbolic of something. 1000 years may well not be 1000 years at all. That would be literal.
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Quote from: UniversalSceptic on November 21, 2014, 08:06:48 AM
Nothing in the bible has ever confused me more than Revelations 20.
This was my grandfather's interpretation and keep in mind that I am paraphrasing here.
So after Satan is imprisoned in the abyss, the elect are revived and are given a thousand years to learn all they need to from Jesus to restore and keep the Earth pure. When the Thousand years Re up, Jesus will depart and leave the elect in charge. Satan will be released from his prison and the rest of the dead will be revived and given a chance to learn God's ways and come to him. After the battle of Magog, those have not turned to God will be annihilated in the Lake of Fire.
"The lake of fire" is not annihilation. Scripture says "the lake of fire" is "the second death," and death will be abolished.
"And death and the unseen were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death--the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:14)
"We rely on the living God, Who is the Saviour of all mankind, especially of believers" (1 Timothy 4:10). "Through Him to reconcile all to Him (making peace through the blood of His cross), through Him, whether those on the earth or those in the heavens" (Colossians 1:20). "Yet now Christ has been roused from among the dead, the Firstfruit of those who are reposing. For since, in fact, through a man came death, through a Man, also, comes the resurrection of the dead. For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified. Yet each in his own class: the Firstfruit, Christ; thereupon those who are Christ's in His presence; thereafter the consummation, whenever He may be giving up the kingdom to His God and Father, whenever He should be nullifying all sovereignty and all authority and power. For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy is being abolished: death. For He subjects all under His feet. Now whenever He may be saying that all is subject, it is evident that it is outside of Him Who subjects all to Him. Now, whenever all may be subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also shall be subjected to Him Who subjects all to Him, that God may be All in all" (1 Corinthians 15:20 thru 28).
I am glad others are helping too
But this is what comforts me as I understand it of this time and not all of it either , just parts and pieces , the Whole ''all things '' may not be given till we are just Spirit and truth and in Christ completely.
I know that we are all are bound by satan till Jesus sets us free, the truth sets you free
John was in the SPIRIT ON THE LORDS DAY when He wrote Revelations and was still in wonder after the Woman/'' religion in general '' in Rev 17 , she is deceptive and all the world wonders after the beast and the woman
if it were possible even the very elect will be deceived
they are not ,,,,only by what FATHER S SPIRIT and Jesus truth gives and reveals to them , just as John received in the Spirit and on the LORDS DAY[ 1000 Year reign ]
or he would have been deceived and wondered as well and sent us this Revelations of Jesus Christ book that has seals on all the books till Jesus/ Lamb of God ,opens the seals
Its all a work of God and for His glory
For me the interpretation is not that simple and are many and may hold some truth but all truth is in Jesus Christ and His Spirit of Prophecy . we should ask the Lord for His Wisdom and His Spirit of truth /Jesus Christ testimony for all of us , in Gods will to do so .
My own personal understanding of the 1000 years come from many other scriptures and considerations , in Adam all die Adam was 930 years when he Died and 70 years in Babylon we are captive , when you add both Adam/death/grave and Babylon/confusion/idolatry you have 1000 years , I have considered the words of Peter saying a 1000 years is a Day to God and a DAY is 1000 years and that would prove that Jesus Christ being the 1000 year DAY of the LORD is setting us free from Babylon as captives
because the Work of the cross is the hold death has in Adams curse bound by Satan was the finished work of the Cross of Jesus Christ being the life giving Spirit and we Know Jesus now holds the power over [keys] the grave and death those seals being opened are for the destruction of Babylon against Gods chosen and all really when all the works and mystery is finished .
when satan is bound in the abyss , it is the same as hidden deep within each and everyone of us being our old earthly bodies for the destruction of our flesh , his main purpose for spiritual pride be destroyed ,[pride of satan against pride in us satan/adversity divided against satan the kingdom of Babylon /confusion cannot stand that in the Lords Day our Spirit will be saved
that is why He is bound and not in the lake of fire with the beast and false prophet yet , till the end , when our flesh/ carnal nature and liars against the Gospel is totally destroyed in fire and Babylon falls / pride comes before a Fall , as we become new and spiritual creatures in Christ
We have to remember this the serpent was to crawl on his belly and eat the dust of Adam , this to me is the wisdom of mankind against Gods Wisdom that was the serpents curse from the beginning and as long as any one has earthly wisdom within them it is to be destroyed as pride as eaten by the serpent that is a lot of abyss a deep void and dark hole to fill and the curse God also applied is the enmity / hatred of the woman's seed the Wisdom of God in Christ seed of promise that will continue to bruise his head ''authority , position of power '' / blow to cause a deadly wound as it strikes Christ heel to hurt or harm by deceptiveness .......... the whole world is under this sway , there is scriptures for this proof Babylon is spiritual pride trying to take the power as if they save and have no need for Jesus Christ to come and save them [ Gen 11 ]
And to me this is why those whom are in Christ will not be ''hurt 'or harmed ' by the second death Lake of fire the liar of falsity and the carnal nature is already in the lake of fire and Satan is cast in last for the complete destruction of all the flesh and the Spirit in truth remains that are true to Christ and are Gods living and worshiping creatures as all in ALL no more death no more tears and crying no more hold to those first earthly and sensual and devilish things they are no more you belong to Christ and Christs is God and God will be all in all the new heavens and earth are belonging to ONE GOD as it continues in Rev 21
For me as many do also believe its a flow of the chapters , when you have this all cut into Chapters and verses it can loose its ability to explain better
I have been told to just read it without those stops and starts , as the old scriptures flowed without chapters and verses
you can learn to just not focus on them as much as what they are saying as a whole