Revelation

Lesson 15 w/answersRevelation 20

The Millennial Reign of Christ and the End of Human History.

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We saw in our study last week the return of Christ and the complete defeat of the Anti Christ, the False Prophet and their wicked forces. This week Christ establishes His earthly kingdom, rules with a rod of iron for a thousand years and then the final judgment, the Great White Throne judgment, signaling the end of human history and the beginning of a new and wonderful world.

For our study this week read Isaiah chapter 11, Isaiah Chapter 2:1-5, Isaiah Chapter 65:18-25 and Revelation Chapter 20 then consider the following:

  1. Where will Christ rule from? (Isaiah 2:1-5)
    1. ANSWER: Jerusalem
  2. Read again Revelation 20:1-3, where is Satan thrown and why?
    1. ANSWER: Into the Abyss, the bottomless pit, for a thousand years so that he can no longer deceive the nations.
  3. Read 1 Peter 5:8 – how does it relate to what we just read?
    1. ANSWER: Satan is actively deceiving the nations today and is seeking out Christians to destroy or devour like a roaring lion.
  4. In Revelation 20:4-6 thrones are given the authority to judge. Who are these thrones given to? (Luke 22:29-30)
    1. ANSWER: I believe they will be given to the 12 Apostles.
  5. What other judgment occurs at the Second Coming of Christ? Read Matthew 25:31-46?
    1. ANSWER: This is the judgment of the nations who either protected or supported the Tribulation Saints, or the nations who persecuted and martyred them.
  6. How is this judgment different from the Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20:11-15?
    1. ANSWER 1: This judgment is when the Son of Man shall come in his glory – the beginning of his thousand year reign.
    2. ANSWER 2: This one judges the “living nations” not the “wicked dead”.
    3. ANSWER 3: There is no resurrection of the dead at this judgment.
    4. ANSWER 4: No books are opened.
    5. ANSWER 5: There are three classes judged at this judgment, the saved – The Sheep, the lost – The Goats, and his elect, the nation of Israel – “My brethren” in verse 40. At the Great White throne only one class is judged, the “dead”.
    6. ANSWER 6: At this judgment kingdoms are given to the saved, at the Great White Throne there are no kingdoms given, no saved, - they are all cast into the lake of fire.
  7. In Revelation 20:5 who are “the rest of the dead”, see 20:11-15.
    1. ANSWER: The wicked dead.
  8. In Revelation 20:7-10 Satan is loosed for a short period and numberless multitudes follow him, who are they? Isaiah 65:18-25 will give some insight to this as well.
    1. ANSWER: They are the lost that survived the Great Tribulation, and were ruled by Christ with a rod of iron for a thousand years, but reject him and once again follow Satan the moment they’re given the chance.
  9. Revelation 20:11-15 can be seen as the end of Human History and the precursor for the next phase of God’s eternal plan, a new heaven and earth. What does the phrase “death and Hades” gave up their dead mean. If the dead, the lost, go to Hades to await judgment why is death also mentioned here?
    1. ANSWER: The reuniting or resurrecting of the physical bodies of the wicked dead. They will go in their resurrected bodies into the lake of fire. Every human God ever created will receive a resurrected body, the real question is where in eternity that resurrected body will reside.

Next week…the new heaven, new earth and new Jerusalem, what an exciting event to look forward to! God has a perfect plan, we are active part of it and in the end He has planned for us a beautiful home where we’ll live with God, the Holy Spirit and Christ. What a joyous hope He gives us through the shed blood of Christ.

Have a great week everyone!

Yours in Christ,

Wes