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Premillennialism Lesson 2. A Study of Revelation 20. Premillennialism - Revelation 20. Revelation Summarized Christ revealed to the apostle John as the Alpha and the Omega, One who had died, but was now alive forevermore
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PremillennialismLesson 2 A Study of Revelation 20
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Revelation Summarized • Christ revealed to the apostle John as the Alpha and the Omega, One who had died, but was now alive forevermore • The immediate audience, the 7 churches of Asia, receive the encouragements and warnings of the revelation revealed to John on the Isle of Patmos • God appears on His throne as the Omnipotent One who controls all things • Jesus presented as the Worthy Lamb, the Lion of Judah • The Seven Seals are opened to reveal the victory for the Lamb and God’s faithful servants and judgment for Satan and his allies • The Seven Trumpets warn of the impending judgments of God upon the enemies of the Lamb and His faithful servants
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Revelation Summarized • The battlefield is drawn for the spiritual warfare between the Dragon and the man child • Man child is Christ, the Lamb • Dragon is Satan, the abaddon • First beast is the Roman Empire and its persecuting emperors • Second beast is the Roman Concilia, persecuting arm of the emperors • The Seven Bowls of God’s wrath are poured out upon the enemies of the Lamb • The fall of Rome, the Great Harlot, provides hope and assurance of victory for God’s faithful servants • Victory over Satan and his allies culminates with notice of their eternal destruction in the lake of fire
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Key Passages for Understanding Revelation 20 • Sixth Bowl of wrath poured out upon the dragon, the beast and the false prophet (second beast) Revelation 16:12-16 • Dragon is Satan, the deceiver • First beast is the Roman Empire and its persecuting emperors • Second beast is the Roman Concilia, persecuting arm of the emperors • Beast and false prophets were oppressors of saints in 1st century
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • They are gathered into the place called Har-Magedon (Armageddon) • Historic battle site (Valley of Megiddo) • Deborah and Barak against Canaanites • Gideon’s 300 drive out Midianites • Josiah slain in battle with Pharoah Neco • Armageddon now used symbolically as the battleground in which the beast and false prophet will meet their fate
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Key Passages for Understanding Revelation 20 • Victory over fall of Rome (Great Harlot) Rev 19:1-10 • Blood of servants avenged (reference Rev 6:9-11) • “I am a fellow servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus” (reference Rev 6:9) • Judgment of the Beast and False Prophet Rev 19:11-21 • Jesus, the Lamb, introduced as the Faithful and True, The Word of God, and King of Kings and Lord of Lords • Comes forward to judge and make war • Beast rises up for futile attempt to battle Christ • Beast and False prophet cast into lake of fire
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Theory finds basis in Revelation 20 • Basic tenets not found in Revelation 20 • Second coming of Christ • A bodily resurrection • Reign of Christ on earth • Literal throne of David • Jerusalem of Palestine • Conversion of Jews
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • Literal versus Figurative • Figurative • Key • Abyss • Chain • Dragon • Literal • 1,000 year reign
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • What is the message of Revelation 20? • Ultimate assurance that God’s faithful servants will be victorious, and that the enemies of the Lamb will be judged and destroyed • Judgment of Rome Rev 17 & 18 • Judgment of Beast and False Prophet Rev 19 • Judgment of the Dragon reserved until Revelation 20
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • What is the message of Revelation 20? • Satan Bound for 1,000 years Rev 20:1-3 • Satan’s ability to control limited • Allies of present conflict destroyed • Cannot overcome victory of saints in Christ • Number 1,000 defines a complete period of time • Cast into the abyss • Not as punishment, but constraint • End of 1,000 year period coincides with ultimate destruction of Satan in Lake of Fire
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • What is the message of Revelation 20? • Reign of martyred saints and those who had not worshipped the beast Rev 20:4-6 • Thrones designate honor • Judgment is that rendered by God on behalf of these saints • “How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood…” Rev 6:10 • Reign with Christ during the 1,000 period (same period define above) • Triumph characterized as a resurrection (Eze 37:1-14 Valley of dry bones) • Have no fear of the second death
Premillennialism - Revelation 20 • What is the message of Revelation 20? • Satan loosed and shortly thereafter cast into the Lake of Fire Rev 20:7-10 • Loosed for “a little time” Rev 20:3 • Satan and his allies, Gog and Magog, surround the faithful of God • Representative of enemies of Israel as seen in Ezekiel 38-39 • Symbolic of the enemies of the saints in the present age • Allies of Satan cast into Lake of Fire • The devil cast into the Lake of Fire (which is the 2nd death See Rev20:14) which is an eternal destruction