Premillennialism Lesson 2

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PremillennialismLesson 2

• A Study of Revelation 20

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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 Gods 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

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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 Gods wrath are poured out
  upon the enemies of the Lamb
• The fall of Rome, the Great Harlot, provides hope
  and assurance of victory for Gods faithful
  servants
• Victory over Satan and his allies culminates with
  notice of their eternal destruction in the lake
  of fire

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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 1612-16
• 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

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• They are gathered into the place called
  Har-Magedon (Armageddon)
• Historic battle site (Valley of Megiddo)
• Deborah and Barak against Canaanites
• Gideons 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

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• Key Passages for Understanding Revelation 20
• Victory over fall of Rome (Great Harlot) Rev
  191-10
• Blood of servants avenged (reference Rev 69-11)
• I am a fellow servant with thee and with thy
  brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus
  (reference Rev 69)
• Judgment of the Beast and False Prophet Rev
  1911-21
• 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

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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

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• Literal versus Figurative
• Figurative
• Key
• Abyss
• Chain
• Dragon
• Literal
• 1,000 year reign

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• What is the message of Revelation 20?
• Ultimate assurance that Gods 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

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• What is the message of Revelation 20?
• Satan Bound for 1,000 years Rev 201-3
• Satans 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

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• What is the message of Revelation 20?
• Reign of martyred saints and those who had not
  worshipped the beast Rev 204-6
• 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 610
• Reign with Christ during the 1,000 period (same
  period define above)
• Triumph characterized as a resurrection (Eze
  371-14 Valley of dry bones)
• Have no fear of the second death

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Premillennialism - Revelation 20

• What is the message of Revelation 20?
• Satan loosed and shortly thereafter cast into the
  Lake of Fire
• Rev 207-10
• Loosed for a little time Rev 203
• 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 Rev 2014) which is an eternal
  destruction