(Revelation 20, AMP)
Then
I saw an angel descending from Heaven;
He
was holding the Key of the Abyss—The bottomless Pit--
And
a Great Chain was in his hand.
And
he gripped and overpowered the Dragon,
That
old Serpent of Primeval times, Who is the Devil and Satan,
And
[securely] bond him for a Thousand Years.
Then
he hurled him into the Abyss—the bottomless Pit--
And
closed it and sealed it above him,
SO
HE COULD NO LONGER LEAD ASTRAY
AND
DECEIVE AND SEDUCE THE NATIONS
Until
the Thousand Years were at an End.
After
that he must be liberated for a Short Time.
Then
I saw Thrones, and sitting on them were those
To
whom authority to act as Judges
And
Pass Sentence was Entrusted
ALSO
I SAW THE SOULS OF THOSE
WHO
HAD BEEN SLAIN WITH AXES
(BEHEADED)
FOR THEIR WITNESSING TO JESUS
AND
[FOR PREACHING AND TESTIFYING]
FOR
THE WORD OF GOD,
And
who had Refused to pay Homage
To
the Beast or his Statue
And
has not accepted his “mark”
Or
permitted it to be Stamped
On
their Foreheads or on their hands,
And
they lived again, and Ruled with Christ, the Messiah,
A
Thousand Years. [Dan. 7:9, 22, 27.]
The
Remainder of the Dead were not restored to life again
Until
the Thousand Years were completed.
THIS
IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION.
BLESSED
(happy, to be envied) and Holy—Spiritual Whole,
Of
Unimpaired Innocence and Proved Virtue--
Is
the Person who takes part (shares) in the First Resurrection!
OVER
THEM THE SECOND DEATH
EXERTS
NO POWER OR AUTHORITY,
But
they shall be Ministers of God
And
of Christ, the Messiah,
And
they shall Rule along with Him a Thousand Years.
AND
WHEN THE THOUSAND YEARS ARE COMPLETED,
Satan
will be released from his place of confinement,
AND
HE WILL GO FORTH
TO
DECEIVE AND SEDUCE AND LEAD ASTRAY THE NATIONS
Which
are in the Four Quarters of the Earth,
That
is Gog and Magog, To Muster them for War;
Their
number is as the sand of the sea.
[Ezek.
38:2, 9, 15, 22.]
And
they swarmed up over the broad plain of the Earth
And
Encircled the Fortress (camp) of God's People (the Saints)
And
the Beloved City;
But
Fire Descended from Heaven and CONSUMED them.
[2
Kings 1:10-12; Ezek. 38:2, 22.]
Then
the Devil who had led them Astray—
Deceiving
and Seducing them--
Was
hurled into the Fiery Lake of Burning Brimstone
Where
the Beast and False Prophet were;
And
they will be Tormented Day and Night FOREVER AND EVER--
Through
the Ages of the Ages.
Then
I saw a Great White Throne
And
the One Who was seated on it,
From
Whose Presence and from the sight of Whose face
Earth
and Sky Fled Away and no place was found for them.
I
[ALSO] SAW THE DEAD, GREAT AND SMALL;
They
stood before the Throne, and the Books were opened.
Then
another Book was opened, which is [The Book] of LIFE.
And
the Dead were Judged (sentenced) by what they had done
[Their
whole way of feeling and acting, their aims and endeavors]
In
Accordance with what was RECORDED IN THE BOOKS.
And
the sea delivered up the Dead who were in it,
Death
and Hades [the state of death or disembodied existence]
Surrendered
the Dead in them;
AND
ALL WERE TRIED AND THEIR CASES DETERMINED
By
what they had done--
According
to their Motives, Aims and Works.
Then
Death and Hades
[The
state of death or disembodied existence]
Were
thrown into the Lake of Fire.
This
is the Second Death, the Lake of Fire.
And
if any one's [name] was not Recorded in THE BOOK OF LIFE,
He
was hurled into the Lake of Fire.
(Revelation
20, AMP)
What
are we Witnesses to Today?
EVERY
NATION DECEIVED AND SEDUCED BY SATAN!
Why!
BECAUSE
THEY HAVE REFUSE TO LOVE THE TRUTH.
(2
Thessalonians. 2:19)
SOON,
Satan will Reveal his son,
The
Beast of Revelation, the Antichrist
And
the Whole World will worship him and Receive his “mark,”
Damning
themselves to and Eternal Hell.
THIS
WILL BE PRECEDED BY A GREAT APOSTASY,
A
FALLING AWAY FORM FAITH IN GOD AND HIS WORD.
(Matt.
24:10; 2 Thess. 2:3; Dan. 8:12)
It
is Instructive that a Thousand Years of Perfection,
The
Rule and Reign of Christ Jesus,
Is
not enough to Prevent Satan, when loosed once again,
From
Deceiving the Nations.
This
is a Demonstration of the Hopelessness and Helplessness
Of
mankind in the face of Satan,
And
apart from Faith in Christ Jesus.
Christ Jesus warned us:
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is Raging Against God, Rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's Present Form is Passing Away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being Ground to Powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as in Heaven!
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