Revelation 20:1-8 (The thousand years and the first resurrection)

King James Bible Online ^

[Faith Presses On]

1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: 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.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

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.

[Faith Presses On]

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving Your Son the Lamb for us and for all that You've revealed to us in Your Word, including Your warnings to us on sin and Your instruction on Your good and acceptable and perfect will for us. Help us to know You and Your Son and Your Holy Spirit better through our study of Your Word. Bless our reading of it, help us to understand it, make it fruitful in us and through us, and help us especially in studying this book of Revelation that You've given us. And strengthen Your Church, including all of Your missionaries, pastors and church leaders, and all those being persecuted for Your Son's name, including in North Korea, China, Africa and Muslim lands, and Christians here who have paid a price for not compromising on Your Word, and keep Chinese leaders from corrupting Your Word in Chinese-language Bibles and help believers in North Korea and China, including children, to know You and meet in the truth of Your Word. Help us also as we face living in this time and place which is more and more rejecting Your Son and in which evil is so often called good and good evil, lies are called true and the truth called lies, and false accusers abound, as Satan's temporary grip on this world is increasing, and in which coldness is growing in many churches and those with the spirit of the tare and the spirit of the hireling so often have the loudest voices. Help us also to take the beam out of our own eye before trying to remove the mote from the eyes of others and to follow Your direction on how we are to live each day, not depending on our own sight or own understanding or own strength but on You; help us to be the salt and light that we should be, and to be thankful and trusting You in all circumstances, for how things are, and have been, and will be; give us a fresh infilling of Your Holy Spirit; and help, too, our leaders in the world, including the Trumps and Pences, and help our nation also so that many hearts here turn back to You and many more souls are saved. We also pray for those possessed or oppressed by demons, those oppressed by man, the falsely accused and falsely convicted, those who serve and protect others, the poor and the homeless, and those addicted to substances. And also help and protect children who are being abused and children in the womb and those fighting to protect them. In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.

[fproy2222]

Bkmk

[EliRoom8]

An outstanding prayer; Amen.

[metmom]

AMEN!!!!

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Amen. Thanks for posting those great verses.

[Bommer]

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Always curious, how long is a little season, and why should he be let loose? Reminds me of The Twilight Zone episode, “The Howling Man.”

[Jack Black]

So, why is the devil loosed after 1000 years? And what happens to people who didn’t make the first Resurrection?

[mabarker1]

AMEN !!!

[Hebrews 11:6]

why should he be let loose?

Even though God incarcerates Satan, and despite Jesus' daily visibility on his throne in Jerusalem via TV and internet, most children born during the Millennium will not surrender themselves to Jesus. Note they won't have the excuse, "Satan made me do it."

But no one since Adam and Eve (including Jesus) has been exempt from facing the greatest temptor of all, and so he must be released briefly.

[Faith Presses On]

“Always curious, how long is a little season, and why should he be let loose?”

Good questions. I found this page that includes some attempted answers to them.

https://www.bible-knowledge.com/satan-let-loose/

[Faith Presses On]

I don’t know either. There is some food for thought on this page:

https://www.bible-knowledge.com/satan-let-loose/

[Faith Presses On]

Agreed. This page (https://www.bible-knowledge.com/satan-let-loose/) says something similar.

[Faith Presses On]

You’re welcome.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yep!