Wellllll.... You see, I have become as a voice crying in the wilderness, because I still believe that Revelation, chapter 20 remains as part of the Bible!
This belief has, of course, made me a pariah in the current Christian church, which believes that Ezekiel chapters 38-39 will NOT happen as stated in Revelation chapter 20, but as THEY believe that it should happen - prior to the 'end of the Age'. ... Alas, I am not so qualified as to correct the Holy Scripture.
Here is the issue to which I refer: Revelation, 20 [excerpt]:
{verse 4}... 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 with Christ a thousand years. {verse7} And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, {verse 8} 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.
As you can read for yourself Ezekiel's two chapters [38-39] are written about Gog and Magog. For some reason apparently John the Revelator got this all wrong, and the modern church has discovered the real revelation: Gog and Magog come before the thousand years [the Millennium of Peace], then the return of the Lord, and that ends all things.
It must be apparent to you that I have fallen into the same error as John the Revelator and therefore have nothing to contribute to the discussion. :-(
Wow, the Gonz and Bob Ireland...just like old times!