Revelation 20

Satan is Finished

Revelation 20

Four Biblical Interpretations

1.     Historical Premillennial

2.     Amillennial

3.     Postmillennial

4.     Dispensational Premillennial 

Historical Premillennial

1.     Church Age

2.     Great Apostasy

3.     Tribulation (7 years is not literal)

4.     Christ Descends, Righteous Dead Raised, & Rapture (Not Secret), Jews converted

5.     Battle of Armageddon / Anti-Christ Destroyed

6.     Satan Bound, Millennium Reign (literal)

7.     Satan Loosed, Great White Throne Judgement

8.     Eternal State

Amillennial

1.     Church Age (We are in the Millennial Now – Symbolic) 

2.     Millennial is Symbolic (1,000 Year / 10 – Complete, to the “third Power” (3 – Divine / Perfection)

3.     Christ Returns, General resurrection (righteous & wicked)

4.     Final Judgement

5.     Eternal State

Postmillennial

1.     Church Age (We are in the Millennial Now – Symbolic)

2.     The World will become better because Gospel will advance.

3.     Christ Returns, General resurrection (righteous & wicked)

4.     Final Judgement

5.     Eternal State

Dispensational Premillennial

1.     Church Age

2.     Tribulation (7 Years)

a.     Pre-Trib (Secret Rapture of the Righteous)

b.     Mid-Trib (Rapture at 3 ½ years)

c.     Post-Trib (Rapture after 7 years)

3.     Christ Descends, Tribulation Saints, OT Believers Raised, Battle of Armageddon 

4.     Millennium Reign (literal) / Jewish State

5.     Satan Loosed, Great White Throne Judgement

6.     Eternal State

Abyss - figurative description of Satan’s inability to deceive the nations

Acts 17:30 

Matthew 12:22-29 

Matthew 16:18-19

Matthew 28:18-20

John 12:31-32 (ekballo - same root word for driven or throughout)

1. Praise God that nothing is holding us back from spreading the Gospel!! 

What is keeping you from sharing the Gospel?

Resurrection: 

Does this mean physical or referring to another “ came to life”? 

Are there two resurrections or one?

John 5:28-29

Acts 24:15 

2. Praise God that the dead in Christ have their Reward!!! 

Philippians 1:23 & 2 Corinthians 5:8

What needs to become rubbish in your life? 

Gog & Magog

·      Magog (grandson of Noah – Genesis 10:2)

·      North of Black sea & Caspian Sea

·      Gog (leader of rebel group)

·      Ezekiel 38 & 39

3. Praise God that we know for certain Satan is defeated!!! 

Are you ready to trust in the Truth (Jesus) instead of The Liar (Satan)? 

The Books

·      Daniel 7:9-10

·      “Lost peoples deeds before a Holy God”

4. Praise God that He is a faithful Judge! 

Is your name written in the Book of life?