Revelation 20:13

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Revelation 201-3

• 1. 1000 Years (vs.1-6)
• A. Binding (vs.1-3)
• 1. Satan bound
• Job
• Mat. 1229-strong man
• Luke 1017-S. falling

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Revelation 201-3

• Col. 215cross despoiled the principalities
  and powers
• Rev. 129Satan cast out
• Rev. 201-3Satan bound
• so he can deceive the nations no more.

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Revelation 201-3

• Not all bindings of Satan are the same.
• Here--bound so he cannot do again what he did
  earlier
• Deceive a world-wide group of nations to try to
  destroy the church by persecution.

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Revelation 201-3

• God has kept this promise!

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Revelation 204-6

• 1. 1000 Years (vs. 1-6)
• A. Binding
• B. Reigning

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Revelation 204-6

• Souls of those beheaded for the testimony of
  Jesus and who had not worshipped the beast
• lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand
  years

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• 1. Who reigns?
• Souls of those beheaded
• Did not worship the beast
• 69 79-17 14 151-2 191-14
• Martyrs souls, not bodies

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• 2. Why do they reign?
• Enemy had been defeated
• What do you do?
• Celebrate
• Reign symbolized their victory over the
  persecutor

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• 3. Where do they reign?
• Souls have been in heaven
• Thrones are in heaven
• Christ has been in heaven
• No mention of reign on earth
• Reign is in heaven

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• Not the postponed kingdom of Christ
• It was not postponed
• John 615

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• 4. When do they reign?
• After fall of Rome-475 AD
• While Satan is boundnot deceive the nations
• Before return of Christ and his resurrection
• 1 Cor. 1522-26 Rev. 2011

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1000 Year ReignRevelation 204-6

• Sothe 1000 year reign is symbolic or the victory
  of the martyrs over Rome, the persecutor, not a
  1000-year reign of Christ on earth.

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Revelation 201-10

• 1. 1000 Years (vs. 1-6)
• A. Binding
• B. Reigning
• 2. Little Time (vs. 7-10)
• A. Satan is loosed
• B. Satan gathers forces
• C. Satan into lake of fire

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Revelation 2011-15

• 3. Judgment (vs. 11-15)
• God judges
• All the dead are there
• Judgment based on works
• book of deeds

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Revelation 2011-15

• Those written in Book of Life judged
  differently

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Revelation 2011-15

• Book of Life
• Ex. 3233 Whosoever has sinned against me, him
  will I blot out of my book.
• Ps. 6928 Let them be blotted out of the book
  of life.

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Revelation 2011-15

• Lk. 1020 Rejoice that you names are written
  in heaven.
• Phil. 43 Whose names are in the book of life.
• Heb. 1223 Church of the first-born who are
  enrolled in heaven.

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Revelation 2011-15

• Rev. 35 I will in no wise blot his name out of
  the book of life.
• Rev. 138 whose name has not been written in
  the book of life of the lamb.

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Revelation 2011-15

• Rev. 178 whose name has not been written in
  the book of life.
• Rev. 2127 But only they that are written in
  the Lambs book of life.

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Revelation 2011-15

• God has kept, throughout the centuries, a list of
  those who are His.
• These will be approved in the final judgment.

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Revelation 2011-15

• Wicked to the Lake of Fire
• Everyone will someday stand before God for
  judgment. Only one thing will matter.
• Is my name in the book of life?