Satan bound
Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
An angel, come down from heaven, with the key, the power and authority, to open the dark bottomless pit. He also had a great chain in his hand. This was symbolic of the binding of satan. Satan is a spirit, so the binding is in the spirit. The disciples of Jesus Christ, have power over the spirits given to them now.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Even with this power, satan has continued to send lies and opposition to the Church. Here in Revelation, we see that at the coming of Christ, he shall be spiritually bound with a spiritual chain.
Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Rev 20:3 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.
The old devil, shall be bound and cast into a bottomless pit, outer darkness, for a thousand years, the time of Jesus' reign as king over the people and nations of the earth. He was not yet cast into the lake of fire. That deceiver will be loosed one final time at the end of the thousand years; and yes he will deceive many of the descendants of Adam to follow him in rebellion against the authority of God. That disobedient spirit is strong today, but when Jesus reigns, he will not allow it. God is love yes, but he is never tolerant of sins. The authority of God will keep order by the rod of iron, no soft winking at crime, abortion, and gross sins. Righteousness shall reign, and because of this satan had to be bound.
In our Internet chat rooms, satan must be bound also. The liar and divider must be removed or ignored, to insure the peace of God and to allow the seeker to find him without opposition within the room. A church service could not continue, if people stood up and said opposing words during the preaching. These will be removed, as the angel removed satan from the Kingdom of God on earth. We must be led by the Spirit of God, through the whole word of God. What Paul spoke was the word of God as much as what was spoken by Jesus and the prophets. We do not cut out parts of the Bible that convict us of sin. We are to cut out the sins, not the word of truth.
Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Luke 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
First Resurrection
Rev 20:4 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.
Thrones, perhaps the thrones of those who will reign with Christ as kings and judges during the Millennium.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Cor 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
Included are the martyrs that would not submit to the beast, nor take his mark.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Those in the first resurrection are the blessed of God who are given eternal life and who are given authority in the Millennium.
Rev 20:6 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.
Those who return with Christ in their glorified bodies, are no longer subject to sin or judgment. The second resurrection are the damned, without Christ. They will be judged according to their works. They are cursed, powerless, and without any honor or hope. Some are teaching that hell is just death and that the second resurrection judgment, the great white throne judgment sends every one to destruction; no suffering and no memory. The Bible does not say this. It is a time to receive an eternal body to be placed in a place of torment. Hell was created for satan and his angels; evil humans go there too. Those beings who go there shall be tormented day and night forever.
The devils know this.
Mat 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
The rich man in hell knows.
Luke 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luke 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Jesus spoke of it.
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Do you know the truth? There is eternal torment, but God sent his son to be tormented and shamed, taking sins punishment in your place.
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus paid the price to give you eternal life with him. Jesus is the way to be forgiven of sin. No sin shall enter God's presence. Will you be in the first resurrection, or the second? Decide now before it is too late. Humble yourself before almighty God and ask Jesus to forgive you and to give you eternal life.
The Lake of Fire
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
He will not have repented, but will continue his evil.
Rev 20:8 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.
In spite of the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ on a restored world of peace, satan leads many people in rebellion to battle against the King of Kings. Foolish people from the area of Russia and the four directions of the earth. So many that they are described as the sand of the sea. Some people say that environment is responsible for bad people. This great multitude shall rebel against Jesus and Israel and they will be living in a perfect world. Adam's sin continues in humans on earth. They must be born-again of God.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Very swift destruction shall destroy these wicked people, before they could strike; fire shall fall from heaven and devour them. We sing "let the fire of God fall," are we ready for that?
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Finally the old devil is cast into the lake of fire, not to be consumed but to be tormented day and night. His just punishment.
Great white throne
Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
The great white throne, the holy throne, and him who set on it. The most holy one who is separated apart from all creation, for he is greater; who can compare him with any created thing? He is above all powers and glory.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Before the great white throne, were those in the second resurrection; the dead, small and the great, standing before the very God who created them. The Father God, of Jesus Christ and the saints, the redeemed. Here he sat and before him all unsaved people must stand and give an account for all they did in their lives. No sin may enter heaven, for heaven is a holy dwelling place of God and His spiritual people.The books were opened, perhaps containing a record of each life and the opportunities to receive God, that were ignored or turned down. Everything would be judged by God's righteousness. The book of life was opened, containing the names of the redeemed.
Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Phil 4:3 And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Who were these at the great white throne? They were those whose names were not written in the book of life. Those who followed the ways of iniquity. Some were those who worshipped the beast, the antichrist.
Rev 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Rev 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Rev 13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
The sea is mentioned along with hell as holding the dead. The dead bodies and the dead souls were delivered up in spiritual bodies and every person was judged according to their works.
Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
What of these spiritual bodies of the dead? In some places they were described as a worm.
Job 25:4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Job 25:5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
Job 25:6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Psa 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Isa 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Worms could also refer to torment and reproach.
Mark 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Isa 41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Are you a worm? Then turn to Jesus he will forgive your sins. The caterpiller worm shall be transformed into a beautiful butterfly. The dead shall receive new life in Christ Jesus.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Don't wait to come to the Father at the great white throne judgment. It will be too late to be forgiven.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Death and hell are are cast into the lake of fire. What does this mean? It means from that time on, no one shall die, for all in Christ shall live. Hell is cast into the lake of fire? this is a dwelling place for the wicked, it is going to a place of everlasting torment. Will hell be empty? No, it will be full.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The dead without Christ Jesus shall go to everlasting torment in the lake of fire. The place of hell, the dwelling place of the spiritually dead whose souls live as worms in an eternal place of separation from God. Avoid it. You do not want to come to Jesus now, you want no part of God? This could be your everlasting home. For the Christian, now, we must warn the lost, we cannot live in self centered ease, when so many shall have eternal damnation. It is time to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Believe in Jesus Christ and receive eternal life.
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