The Thousand Year Reign

[Red Baker]

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No i am not a jehova witness and never have been.
they believe God created this earth, that eden was on this earth, that paradise will be on this earth no?
none of that's right... oh and that God created this fleshbody which is Death. they also follow the corrupt scroll = kjv ..


i dont belong to any denomination.

Good, thanks for sharing.

my understanding of a thousand years
(soon) is that it starts after the rapture , soon
and after eden paradise is restored by the 144k sons ruling with christ..

during trib most of christianity s left behind,
jacob.. and this because of his lawlessness...
which is modern christianity
and its anti christ view
caused by the corrupt scroll = kjv.

during tribulation Christ and the 144k
will visit left behind jacob and comfort him

Unless you provide scriptures for your source of information, your faith/teaching means nothing, and if no one can provide scriptures as a proof, then that person has noting to work off from to even consider his/hers position ~ who cares what you, or myself, or anyone else for that matter believes, if no scriptures from God's word can be given.

What you posit above is full of errors gotten from somewhere.

After the rapture, and resurrection which is one and the same event, there will be NO MORE time after that takes place on the last day, but the Great White Throne Judgment and the lake of fire, which will be a time when this earth as we know it shall passed away according to Peter:

2nd Peter 3:10​

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”

Along with all of the wicked shall also PERISH therein forever. The lake of fire is the second death for all outside of Jesus Christ.

 

[Selah]

Sibs, at the end of the Millennium, Satan will be loosed again for a little while to see who he can deceive.

Revelation 20:7-10 (NKJV) 7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number [is] as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet [are.] And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

What follows next?
1. The Great White Throne Judgment follows the Millennium.
2. The New Jerusalem follows the Great White Throne Judgment.

—selah

 

[Red Baker]

Revelation 20:1-0~ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 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. 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. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 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. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 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. 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."

A thousand years are mentioned six times in these nine verses. A few question must be answer before starting.

Does “millennium” occur in the Bible?​

No, the word “millennium,” which means 1000 years, does not occur anywhere in the Bible. However, the scriptures before us in Revelation 20 does refer to a thousand years six times (Revelation 20:1-9). But it does not contain even a tithe of the ideas taught as dogma by prophetic speculators.

Is understanding the millennium important?​

All bible teachings are important and we should seek to understand as much as we can, because it is our life, not a part of our life, but our whole life, at least it should be.

Yes, it is important because it is in the Revelation, which promises a blessing to readers (Revelation 1:3). Yes, it is important for a number of reasons that the unlearned might not readily recognize.

It deals with the methodology of understanding the Bible – strict literalism or spiritual wisdom. Strict literalism should be ruled out completely, especially so in Revelation, for given reasons that will follow. Our method is this: we read the word of God literally, and then seek the true biblical sense using the overall scriptures first and foremost since the truth is one cohesive whole, needing all scriptures for a true understanding of the truth and using godly spiritual wisdom given to each child of God. Especially so in a book known for its highly symbolical use of language. I would think most are in agreement with this.

What effect will correct understanding have?​

Correct understanding will exalt the Lord Jesus Christ to the throne of God and of David to you and our present relationship to Jesus' present reigning on David's throne, which the NT clearly reveals this truth, as we shall see.

Rather than distraction or speculation about the future, our lives should be focused on the present, and why such things are happening now, directing our focus on the our time NOW and what we should be doing, in relation to what we see happening all around us.

What are the main millennial views?​

Premillennialism is belief the Second Coming is PRE – before the 1000-year kingdom of Christ, meaning that a rapture of saints occurs, a tribulation transpires, and an early kingdom is then set up. This theory is easy to refute by understanding Revelation 20.

Postmillennialism is belief that the Second Coming is POST – after the 1000-year reign of Christ, meaning that Christians will usher in the millennium through their preaching and political activism. Another theory that is nor hard to refute maybe the easiest one

Amillennialism is belief that the 1000-year reign of Christ is spiritually taking place right now – the prefix A usually means no or not, but amillennialists do believe in a millennium, a spiritual one. But, there are different teaching among the amillennialists, that includes full and partial preterit, both are heretics in their teachings, but I trust to prove that the Idealist amilleniatist like myself are of the truth by not rubber stamping much of God's teaching fulfilled 70 A. D.! 70 A.D. teaching is 100% false, apart from men injecting this false theory into the word of God, we would have never know of except through history, for God was forever finished with Israel at the resurrection of Christ with this one sign for heaven:

Matthew 27:51​

“And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;”

A new temple was going to forever replace the Jewish temple that had forever served its purpose for the time being, never to be rebuilt ever again per God's instruction.

Coming back soon with Revelation one.

 

[Red Baker]

Revelation 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.”

Revelation Chapter 20 is introduced by the phrase, "And I saw an angel come down from heaven..". This is not indicating that John is now having a vision of events that happen after the events in Chapter 19. It is just the introduction of a new vision that John was seeing. This is obviously a different vision from chapter 19, and there is nothing in scripture which would have anyone believe the events in the chapters of Revelation of Jesus Christ go along chronologically. In fact, the scriptures preclude it!

The word angel as all know means messenger....This Messenger who came down from heaven with the key and great Chain to bind Satan is God's anointed Messenger Jesus Christ. He is Messenger of the Covenant of God who comes down from heaven with the power to bind Satan and by His death give that Covenant strength (Philippians 2:6-8). It's the fulfillment of Prophesy of the messenger of God who redeems from the hand of the strong one, Satan. This Messenger of the Covenant is the deliverer out of Zion that was prophesied to come and defeat Satan and free his captivity, to make strong the New Covenant with Israel (see Jeremiah 31). Jesus Christ is the prophesied foundation of the Temple rebuilding (building again), and the freeing of Israel. But in order to do that, that great deceiver Satan had to first be bound because he held the captivity of the nations or the Gentiles, with the strong hand of death hanging over them. This Messenger who came down from Heaven with the power to bind Satan and loose the peoples of the world, is Jesus Christ.

Malachi 3:1~"...and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His TEMPLE, even the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold He shall come, saith the Lord of hosts."

This is the anointed Christ, the Word which was God made flesh. He came with the key and great Chain to bind Satan in a bottomless pit that he can no longer deceive the Gentiles by holding them in bondage. Revelation 20 is the fulfillment of that Prophesy.

Isaiah the Prophet spoke of a time when the Gentiles (nations) would come into the kingdom of God (Isaiah 9:1; 42:6; 49:2,22) when the Messiah come to free the captivity, and this was fulfilled in Christ's first advent. Therefore, the basis upon which the gospel can now go unto all the nations of the world is that Satan’s deceiving hold upon the Gentiles (same word as translated nations) has now been bound as all power is given to Christ to evangelize the world.

Matthew 28:18-19~"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"

Because of this Messenger from heaven Satan cannot thwart the building of the Lord's Temple with the chosen of the nations, because he has been bound from doing so. That power of binding is in the symbolism of the key, the chain, and the Messenger from Heaven.

Satan cannot be bound with a literal Chain of iron, or locked in a pit with a literal brass Key. Satan is a spirit being which cannot be bound by literal earthly devices. The words here of keys and chains have spiritual significance. The Lord uses these symbols to illustrate a spiritual (but very literal) picture for us. Once we understand this, half the battle of understanding His Word is won. The Key here symbolizes that the Messenger has the right and authority to bind and loose. This messenger come down from Heaven holds the right and authority and means (key) to bind Satan. The signification being, "He who holds the key, holds the ability and authority to restrain Satan". That would also include ability and authority to loose Satan from that restraint. The Chain symbolizes the power (force or energy required to do the holding) to bind. It is a "Great" Chain because Satan is a spiritual and strong adversary (more on this later), upon whom only a great or special binding from God will restrain. The bottomless pit is symbolism for a boundless void (or Abyss) of nothingness. Satan (a spirit being) is held from working , the same power he had over the nations of the world before the coming of Christ..... that his ability to deceive the Gentiles whom God is now also drawing by the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, is greatly hindered. i.e., He cannot prevent this while God's church is being built.Symbolism: Keys= Right, authority and power to blind, or to loose. Chain= Power and the means to restrain. Bottomless Pit=symbol of authoritative and inescapable incarceration.

This first verse is opening the vision with a word picture of the time that the Messenger from God came, as prophesied, to restrain Satan, and loose the Gentiles from his deceiving grip, he had over them in the OT. This took place at Christ's first advent. It is a opening image of the promised Messenger of the Covenant coming down from Heaven with the authority, means, and power to bind Satan, and free the nations. This Messenger was prophesied to come to His temple and bring Peace to Israel by freeing the captivity and reconciling them to God. The mystery is revealed in the NT that the Gentiles or nations were included in this promise, even though clearly prophesied in teh OT many times.

And when we think about this honestly, what other Messenger comes down from Heaven with the seal (security) of the Living God, and the Keys to Bind and loose Satan, and has the power to take hold of him, and cast him in a void where he cannot deceive the nations for a period? Only the Lord qualifies for such an impossible task! No one else has that kind of Power to overcome or conquer the strong one, Satan. The Only messenger who came down from heaven to bind Satan is Christ! And when we carefully study scripture we see that this was precisely as was prophesied. It was for this reason that The Messenger of the New Covenant was prophesied to come. To ransom the prisoners from the hand of the strong one and set Jacob free. He fulfilled that prophesy. We get a little better understanding about this in the next verse.

The sum of verse Revelation 20:1:

The chapter opens with obvious figurative language, reminding us to avoid literal interpretations. The angel, key, and chain signify heavenly power limiting Satan’s influence. These words cannot be literal, because a spirit is not chained in a pit with no bottom and locked up by a chain and key! If it were truly a bottomless pit, things would fall out the bottom into oblivion, or be able to escape. If he were literally bound and locked in a bottomless pit, he would not be walking about (1st Peter 5:8)! We already learned that Michael (Jesus Christ) fought against the devil and cast him out of heaven (Revelation 12:7-9). The bottomless pit is a symbol of authoritative and inescapable incarceration – very similar to us using the figure “throw away the key.” We do not do any such thing, but use a figurative sense. By reading ahead, we can learn that the bottomless pit is a prison where Satan is confined (20:7). John earlier warned that Satan being cast out of heaven brings danger to earth (Revelation 12:12). As we are going to read shortly, the binding pertains only to his ability to deceive nations (20:3).

Verse two later....

 

[Red Baker]

Revelation 20:2​

“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”

Satan is limited in international activities and power for a period of time called a thousand years. A thousand years is a figurative sign meaning mainly the long time between Christ’s two advents. The term thousand years is used only in this place for Satan’s binding and Jesus Christ’s reigning.

The term thousand is used to signify the totality of what ever is under consideration ~ all that are under consideration or many in a figurative way. Many have said, “I have a thousand things to do,” or, “It is a thousand times worse than that.” A thousand years seems like forever to us, but it is nothing to God (Psalm 90:4; 2nd Peter 3:8). A thousand years is a hyperbolic way of speaking of a very long time for men (Eccl 6:3-6). God’s covenant is described in a similar way by this term (Deut 7:9; Ist Chron 16:15; Ps 105:8). We know that God owns the cattle on all hills, not just those on a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10). If we must take 1000 years in this place literally and exactly, what should we do with “one hour” (Rev 17:12; 18:10,17,19)? What about “ten days” (Rev 2:10)?

When was Satan bound and cast down? At the first coming of Jesus Christ the Stronger Man! Why do premillennialists and their stooges forget that Jesus Christ was sent to destroy the works of the devil at His first coming (Hebrews 2:14-17; Ist John 3:8)? And He did it (Col 2:15)! The exact language of binding Satan is used by Jesus of His earthly ministry (Matt 12:22-30)! Jesus described Satan’s fall from heaven under the preaching of His apostles (Luke 10:17-20)! And it was brought to an even greater and more formal defeat by His death (John 12:27-33)! He who had accused the brethren to God could no longer do so (Job 1:7; 2:2 cp Romans 8:33)! In fact, John rehearsed this victory obtained at Christ’s first coming (Rev 12:5-11)! Jesus has been breaking the nations in pieces ever since (Rev 2:26-27), and Satan has been unable to form a world empire and deceive all people into the same darkness, as he once did.

How in the world can we take Revelation 20:2 and apply it to some future date in light of this! No wonder we call it the gospel millennium, because Jesus Christ is the power of the gospel! This does not mean Satan is not active, using fiery darts against us, or capturing individual men according to his will, as the next verse will declare (Ephesians 6:16; 2nd Tim 2:25-26; Ist Peter 5:8).

Symbolism:
Dragon = Serpent with appearance of greatness, Satan
1000 Years = fullness of the building of the Church (reign)
Serpent = The subtle or clever deceiver, Satan

 

[Red Baker]

Revelation 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 part of this verse which gives people the most problems is the understanding of the thousand years. We read that the messenger from heaven bound Satan for 1000 years, and some people tend to think, "since it's been more than 1000 years since Christ went to the cross, that can't be the right conclusion". They say that because they are thinking of this chapter as a strictly literal interpretation even though it is "quite obviously" replete with symbolism. Revelation chapter 20 is not speaking of literal objects or times, it is speaking in symbolic terms of very literal happenings and time. There is a difference! It is using symbolic words which man will recognize as representations of what is happening. i.e., the chain is not a literal chain, it represents or signifies restraint, the key is not a literal key, it represents or signifies authority and ability, etc. set loose, or the bind, etc.

So if we are not talking about strictly literal things here, what would make anyone think that the 1000 years must be a literal number of years anymore than the chain to hold Satan that 1000 years was a literal chain? The answer is Nothing! Nothing except Church tradition or teachings. It's not literal years! We understand this number 1000 to be symbolic to show us that Satan is being restrained so that he cannot bring this great iniquity and deceive the nations "for the fullness of God's time." Likewise, the bottomless pit or Abyss signifies a void place of nothing, as fathomless as can be imagined, to hold a spirit. So why would we pick the 1000 years out of all these symbolic terms and say it must be taken literally or else we are in gross error? It makes no sense! The main reason that some Theologians take this tact is that they have been taught the Jewish tradition that when Christ comes, He's going to free the earthly captivity, bring earthly peace, and reign literally on this earth. Believing this, they seek to discredit any view that Christ won't reign on the earth in literal (the middle east) Jerusalem. They love their Jewish fables more than the word of God.

Nevertheless, this view is contrary to all other clear passages in scripture. When Christ returns, it will be to gather His people in the heavens to meet Him in the air (commonly called the Rapture), raise the unsaved to stand for Judgment, and to cast Satan in the lake of fire. All scripture consistently indicates this takes place at "The Last Day" and at "The Last Trumpet". There is no 1000 year reign on earth at the second advent of Christ. Believers reign with Christ "now" having been translated from the Satan's power of darkness, into this kingdom of Christ. Either that is true, or it is a lie. There is no in between.

The Spiritual number 1000 years signifies until "the fulness of time." Consider carefully:

When we study scripture we will find that God often uses certain number relationships to signify things. For example the number 3 for the purpose or will of God, as in the 3 times Christ prayed, the 3 times the sheet was let down and God said kill and eat, the 3 times Paul sought the Lord that the thorn in the flesh would be removed from him, the 3 times God came seeking fruit on the fig tree, or the 3 days till the Temple was raised up, etc., etc. Likewise, the number 12 representing the congregation, as in the 12 stars, the 12 tribes of Israel, the 12 Apostles, the 12 gates of the city, etc., or the number 7 and it's multiples, 70, 700, 7000 as the "Totality" of whatever is in view. And in this same way the number 10, 100, 1000 is likewise used in a spiritual sense to signifies the fullness of whatever is being spoken about. As an example, as you might say to your wife, "I'll love you for a thousand years". You're not literally putting a number on the time, rather, you're expressing the "fullness" of your Love for her. The 1000 is a symbolic length of time to indicate you'll love her from now till the fullness of time. Whatever that time may literally be, whether it be 10 years, 30 years 63 years, whatever it may be is symbolized by the use of the term a thousand years. And God uses this number in that way in scripture.

Symbolism: 1000 years=fulness of time. Seal=God's security. Bottomless pit=symbol of authoritative and inescapable incarceration.

This verse 3 of Revelation chapter 20 is illustrating that when The Messenger came from Heaven, He bound Satan, and cast him into a bottomless pit so that he would not be allowed to deceive the nations as he was doing at the first advent of Christ. Now is come salvation and strength, because the accuser of the nations has been cast down, and we are free from the death that hung over us as a result of his having us in bondage. God has sealed him, or literally "secured" him that he cannot be loosed upon the Church until all those who are to be sealed of the nations have been sealed (secured) in their foreheads. The Purpose is clearly that God keep him bound till the appointed time after the testimony of the saints is finished and all true Israel is saved. When the Lord sets His seal upon something, you can be sure that it won't get out until "the time" the Lord alone releases him. So like everything else here, this seal is "symbolic" of something being "secured of God". No one secured or sealed of God can loose themselves. And my friends, that includes us, the believers. We are eternally secure (sealed) by God. And since it wasn't by our own good that we were secured, it cannot be by our own good we are held secured. Grace!

The question is often asked, "but why is Satan loosed a little season in the future?" It's because this loosing is a prelude to the second advent of Christ and rapture of His Church. At this set time God judges the unfaithful Church by the release of Satan. Satan marshals his army near the time of the Lord's return and comes against the Church (The camp of the saints). The Saints are overcome by Satan and his false prophets, and the Word trampled under foot, and the "true" gospel is silenced in the Holy Temple. There is a famine of hearing the Word of God, for the lawless man, the man of sin, (man who won't obey the laws of God) is seated there refusing to accept God's authority (the scriptures) and thus ruling himself, "as if" he was his own god. The faithful who brought the truth are a torment to these people, (Revelation 11) so that at this time of falling away, the unrighteous rejoice because they control the churches and their voice there is the rule. The true Witness (two witnesses=Jews and Gentiles) ) of the truth is silenced. But their rejoicing only lasts a short while, a little season, because Our Lord will come. That's what happens after the 1000 years after Satan is loosed.

When we look at Revelations Chapter 20 where it says Satan is bound for 1000 years, the question should be, when will this take place? Not when our teachers told us it will take place, but what does the scripture have to say about the time of Satan's binding? And the answer is found clearly in God's Word. It has already taken place. Maybe not according to preacher Bob, but according to the Word of God it has. Jesus bound Satan at the cross so that He could free his captives and Build His Church. All Israel (The Lord's People) were held captive by Satan, and in order for Christ to free the captives He first had to "Bind" Him.

Matthew 12:20~"Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except He first BIND the STRONG MAN? and THEN He will spoil his house."

Anyone who has the wisdom to understand this parable "knows" that the Strong man is Satan, Christ is the one who we read had to bind him before he could spoil his Goods, and the believers are the Goods Satan held which Christ came to spoil (take by conquest). He who hath eyes to see let him see. Here is Wisdom! To deny this, is to deny the Word of God, and frankly, "why" would any Christian do that? ..tradition is what makes man do that.

Isaiah 49:24~"Shall the prey be taken from the Mighty, or the lawful captive Delivered? But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be DELIVERED: For I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."

Prophesy fulfilled at the cross with Jesus taking the captives from the strong or mighty. But as He said, How could this be done except He first bind this strong man (Satan), then He could plunder his house and free his captivity.

Unfortunately some Theologians seem to want to pick and choose what is literal and what is symbolic in scripture. But that is unsound hermeneutics, for we must let God's Word itself determine this, not our teachers. We know, by scripture that the beast and it's 10 horns and 10 crowns on the 10 horns are symbolical. We couldn't arbitrarily say, "well, because God is consistent these 10 horns and 10 crowns are literally 10 horns and 10 crowns". No Way! We have to look at scripture, compare scripture with scripture, doing as 2nd Timothy 2:15 instructs us. Study to show ourselves approved a workman that needeth not to be ashamed "rightly" discerning the word of truth. That is how we know the 10 horns are symbolical, and that is how we know the 7 days of creation is literal, and that is how we know that the 1000 years of Revelation 20 is symbolical. By being a workman to study and rightly understand as God illuminates the subject by the light of His Word.

I am well aware that the 1000 years being symbolical goes contrary to the thinking of a lot of people brought up in the premillennialist traditions, and therefore it is "very hard" for many to turn away from those teachings, but we should be interested in truth, not man's tradition. Belief based on scripture is one thing, but indoctrination based on our teachers theories is another. If someone shows me (by Scripture) where I hold a wrong interpretation, I'd like to think that I will check those verses and gladly change my doctrine, giving thanks to the Lord for his giving me the eyes to see. Never will I blindly hold onto doctrine simply because it is what I have been taught. For one simple reason. I understand that The Holy Spirit is the teacher and I am simply the vessel. I must obey God rather than men. Be true to God rather than be true to my ideas, or my teacher's ideas. Faithfulness, is to God, not theologians. Whosoever is our authority, that is who we serve. Likewise, I would hope that all Christians take that very same philosophy in their study of scripture.

Btw, I once held on to the Premillennialists teaching when I first came to Christ over fifty years ago, but as soon as I begin to search the scriptures, I let go of that which I could not find support from God's words, It took me about six years to totally get free of that false teaching~but free I did!

verse four later....

 

[Selah]

“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”

The one thousand years is called “The Day of the Lord” and is the very day that Christ returns to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords. This event takes place at the 7th trump and at this time, the Millennium begins. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. (Zechariah 14:9)

This is future; it’s prophecy. It hasn’t happened yet.

Revelation 19:16-21 (NKJV) 16 And He has on [His] robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 “that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all [people,] free and slave, both small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

—selah

 

[armylngst]

There are some sources that highlight that the word 1000 in the Greek is plural. this then can be an indefinite long time but definitely not a strict number.
What is more important here is that Revelation 20 basically provides an explanation of loose ends regarding Daniel 12:2-3, where the wicked are raised after the 1000s years. However, the point about Satan being released and trying to lead the nations against the church appears to be completely new prophecy to answer the question whether Satan can cause all this trouble without end and without consequences. This is despite the fact that Satan's release is by the hand of God and would likely be to expose the evil people on the earth so as to bring forth their demise. Consequently, Rev 20:7-10 is God's final purpose for Satan.

Strongs:
5507 xílioi – properly, a thousand; the product of 10 x 10 x 10 (103, ten cubed)

 

[Red Baker]

@Selah​

The one thousand years is called “The Day of the Lord” and is the very day that Christ returns to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Wrong, so wrong. Prove what you are saying with scriptures that the Day of the Lord is the thousand years, You are very confused and have it all backwards.

The day of the LORD ends the the little season after the thousand years are finished! I will provide all scriptural proofs with all that I teach, or else, I will not teach a doctrine that I cannot prove with God's testimony backing me ~ and you must to the same; making statements without biblical proof is worthless, and even worse, most likely corrupt and false teaching, we both must to better than that ~ and by God's help, I will.

—selah

Trust me, I thought long and hard on these very truths back in the mid seventies and saw through what you are now trusting in, and got the victory over Scofieldism! The C. I. Scofield study bible played a big part of making this false doctrine popular over 125 years ago ~ Zionism, a Jewish fables promising the Jews a future blessings, pushed very hard by the Fundamentalist of the Independent Baptist movement and the evangelicals among the Assemblies of God and all Pentecostals, and full gospel, etc., have all been dupes into believing this false teaching ....a false teaching it is. Allow me to finish Revelation 20 down to verse nine and then we can truly get into this debate. Selah!

 

[Selah]

@Selah​

Wrong, so wrong. Prove what you are saying with scriptures that the Day of the Lord is the thousand years, You are very confused and have it all backwards.

The day of the LORD ends the the little season after the thousand years are finished! I will provide all scriptural proofs with all that I teach, or else, I will not teach a doctrine that I cannot prove with God's testimony backing me ~ and you must to the same; making statements without biblical proof is worthless, and even worse, most likely corrupt and false teaching, we both must to better than that ~ and by God's help, I will.

Trust me, I thought long and hard on these very truths back in the mid seventies and saw through what you are now trusting in, and got the victory over Scofieldism! The C. I. Scofield study bible played a big part of making this false doctrine popular over 125 years ago ~ Zionism, a Jewish fables promising the Jews a future blessings, pushed very hard by the Fundamentalist of the Independent Baptist movement and the evangelicals among the Assemblies of God and all Pentecostals, and full gospel, etc., have all been dupes into believing this false teaching ....a false teaching it is. Allow me to finish Revelation 20 down to verse nine and then we can truly get into this debate. Selah!

Well, I’ve provided proof many times, but it seems you “see” and interpret Scripture much differently than I do.

 

[Red Baker]

Revelation 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.”

"And I saw thrones, and they set upon them, and judgment was given unto them"~ reading ahead to verse five you'll see that this (the souls of these martyrs up on thrones) is called The First Resurrection. It's now a simple matter of Biblical deduction to discover exactly when and what was "The First Resurrection?" The scriptures will guide us to explain the first resurrection, according to God's testimony of this truth.

Again, fitting perfectly into place we see that it was at the cross! These Souls were raised up to reign with Christ because of the work at the cross and Christ's resurrection thereafter. Christ is the "First" Resurrection. Those who have part in the first resurrection are all the true believers who have part in Christ's First Resurrection. They are the First Resurrection (the second being at Christ's return). Those who have died in Christ have gone to be with the Lord, having been raised with Christ to reign. That's the First Resurrection these martyrs have part in, which precludes the second death.

Let us say this here lest any gets confused. When we are born again, we are spiritual raised from the dead by the power of God, this is us personally experiencing the FIRST resurrection, even though being in Christ from eternity past ~ when he lived in this world, we being members of his elect body, lived with him. What he did, was as though we did it. When he died, we died with him, when he arose, we arose with him, where he now sits in the heavenly, legally before God's law, we sit there with by being IN HIM. listen carefully to Ephesians 2:5,6:

Ephesians 2:5,6.............​

“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"

The very fact a first resurrection is spoken about, indicates that there is a second. And the second resurrection is at Christ's return. This is at the time of the Rapture when when the rest of the dead will be raised to stand for Judgment. And then there will be the second death, of which those who have part in the First Resurrection (raised with Christ) have no need to worry about. Likewise, the very fact that a second death is spoken about, implies that there is a first death.

Romans 5:12-14~"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come."

The first death is our death in Adam. For in him we are all dead in tresspass and sin. As God told Adam, "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." And in Adam, we all die, which means that we are all dead in trespass and sin. This is that first death.

1st Corinthians 15:21-22~"For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
Did Adam die when he ate of the tree? Yes, but not physically, he died spiritually. Therefore the first resurrection from the dead is not physical, but spiritual. It is in Christ, the firstfruit. And we shall 'realize' that eternal life resurrection at his coming.

Do not be confused by this First and Second Resurrection, and the First and Second Death. This is the way the Lord writes things that His sheep "alone" will receive it. Just as in the parables He told. If we look at these verses carefully and objectively, we can see that the thousand years are not literal. These souls are those of the martyrs in heaven. It says these are those beheaded because of the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and are those who didn't receive the mark of the beast in their foreheads, or right hand~(sign of bondage to Mystery Babylon, being the false religion and the anti-Christian kingdom of this world).

And we read the rest of the dead lived not again for 1000 years (verse 5). This also illustrates that this is not speaking about a future first resurrection, for there is one future resurrection of the just and the unjust. And it is not (nor can it be) the first. If this were indeed a literal number of years, then even all of the "rest of those who died" would have all had to die on the same year. Else they could not have died and not lived again for that literal thousand years. Did everybody (the rest of the dead) all die the same year? ..see how convoluted this gets? Likewise in the 1000 years the believers who died lived and reigned with Christ, is it the same thousand years satan is bound? If so, how can the souls of the dead be reigning with Christ in heaven when Christ is (supposedly) reigning with men here on earth in literal jerusalem in the middle east? Moreover, if the rest of the dead for a thousand years refers to the same thousand literal years Satan is bound, then when Satan is loosed after the thousand years, these "rest of the dead" must also live again, and we have a world with dead people walking around, because scripture emphatically says they lived again after the thousand years? Does Satan have an army of "literal" dead people helping him deceive the nations and coming against the camp of the Saints? For the rest of these dead live after this thousand years, and Satan is loosed after a thousand years. On and on this inconsistency and torture of scripture is endless in the premillennialist doctrine. If we just bother to look at it carefully we understand that it simply cannot be literally a thousand years.

But here is the truth of the matter. We should understand that everything in this Revelations chapter 20 is going along in a logical chronological progression. Christ, The Messenger of the Covenant, Comes down from heaven with this Key (Christ is the one with the Keys to Hell and death -Rev. 1:18) and great chain and lays hold on Satan and bounds him 1000 year (the fullness time for the Lords purpose) so that He can free Satan's prisoners and populate Christ's Kingdom with the spoil. He shuts Satan up in this spiritual prison symbolized of authoritative and inescapable incarceration where he can't deceive the world and prevent the Lord's plan to build His Temple by spoiling Satan's house! God sets a seal on him (indicating that He assures this). This is God's "signification" of security that no one can loose Satan but God who bound him. He will not be not loosed until the fullness of time is accomplished (spiritually, 1000 years). So after Satan is bound, John sees the souls of the martyrs then living and reigning on thrones. This is consistent with scripture of the binding of Satan, and the work of Christ on the cross which allows these souls to have been raised up from the dead to "live" and reign with Christ! They are kings and Priests unto their God having had part in Christ's Resurrection. These are those who are not servants of Satan (received his mark of agreement and fellowship in Mystery Babylon ), but they are/were martyred because of their witness and for the Word of God they brought. And they all live and reign (spiritually) 1000 years with Christ. And it is by the work of this messenger of the Covenant that they can be translated into the Kingdom and live and reign with Christ.

Ephesians 2:5,6 ~ “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"

What raising up or resurrection from the dead is this? If it's not the "first" then all scripture is untrustworthy and nothing to be believed! Because God says Christ is the First born from the dead, that in all things he might have preeminence. Is that true or not? These souls reigning with Christ reign because they were in Christ when He went to the cross and they were raised up with Him (The First Resurrection) to be seated in heavenly places having the Judgment of God with Power, because God dwelleth within them. Anyone who tries to tell you that the first resurrection hasn't happened yet, either doesn't know the scriptures very well, or is deliberately ignoring them.

If you recall when Mary's brother Lazarus died, Jesus came to her and she said, I know he will be raised at "The Last Day". Well, the last day is the day of the Rapture, but it's the second resurrection, not the first! But Jesus made it perfectly clear to her of another Resurrection. The First! Consider wisely..

John 11:25~"Jesus said unto her, I Am The Resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever that liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believeth thou this?"

Perhaps we should ask the Theologians of the Premillennialist Churches today if Jesus indeed was the Resurrection, because it doesn't appear that they believe this is true. Jesus was telling her, the first Resurrection unto Life is in Me, it's right here! I Am the Resurrection! He that liveth and believeth in Me shall never die! In other words, neither Lazarus nor you have have to die physically and wait until the end of the world (The resurrection at the Last Day as Martha says) to be Resurrected. In fact, if you do wait till that time to be resurrected, you won't see life! The First resurrection is right here and now and without it, you are subject to the second death! But if you have part in this First Resurrection (in Christ) the second death hath no power over you. And that is exactly what Revelation 20 said about the First Resurrection.

He that liveth and believeth is Resurrected in Christ so that he'll never die (physical death yes, the second death, No). And he that is dead (as these martyred souls John saw), don't really die, because they had part in that 1st Resurrection in Christ. i.e., as Christ said, the true Believer will never die! That scenario is only possible if they have part in the First Resurrection, which is in Christ. When a believer is martyred, his soul leaves the body, and he goes to live and reign with Christ forever (Symbolized by the number 1000 years). Because He had part in the First Resurrection. And that of course is what John was talking about in Revelation 20. Souls of the Martyrs, not people reigning on earth. John, seeing those souls in heaven, sees the First Resurrection.

Symbolism
Thrones = Reigning
Beheaded = Martyrdom for Christ
Beast =A.K.A. Mystery Babylon
Mark of the Beast = Signifies coming into Mystery Babylon which is two fold: this world system of its false religion and the anti-Christian kingdoms of this world, both make up Mystery Babylon.
Forehead = The Mind=agreement
Hand = The Will = living in fellowship in order to move freely within Mystery Babylon, buying and selling, in a spiritual sense by moving freely within the churches, with true believer not being welcome!

Because this messenger came and bound Satan, these souls of believers can go to live and Reign with Christ, "because" He has made them the First Resurrection, that they would never truly die.

..Which brings us perfectly to the next verse,

 

[Red Baker]

@Selah

Well, I’ve provided proof many times, but it seems you “see” and interpret Scripture much differently than I do.

Not to me you have not, but are more than welcome to do so, and we shall carefully consider them. But, most likely we have dealt with any point you may present many times over, but, we can see.

 

[Keiw1]

Thanks for sharing a Jehovah Witness view. That way I know for sure it is a view to reject. I do not even see that anywhere in scripture, which makes it all the worse.

If you knew God and the bible you would know its fact--Gods justice is perfect--He already judged sin=death. Thus one cannot be rejudged on past sin once dead and resurrected.

 

[Keiw1]

@Keiw1

What a confused mess of events, that can only come from a cult void of ,the Spirit of God.

"By Jesus' side during that reign are his anointed bride= 144,000 bought from the Earth( Rev 14:3) To rule as kings and priests on thrones( Rev 1:6, Rev 20:6)-- The great crowd remain on Earth forever( Matt 5:5,, Psalm 37:11,29,, Prov 2:21-22-- bible truth. " Corruption!

Later...

I backed my words with scripture--thus you are calling God confused.
A cult to Gods view= A house divided( hundreds of confused trinity based religions) will not stand---The blind lead by them believe their words that Gods religion is a cult= darkness.
Lets back it with scripture= 1 Cor 1:10= a true mark--- Unity of thought( all of Gods 1 truth) no division.)-Easy to see who is who by using Gods word.

 

[Keiw1]

@praise_yeshsa

What does this have to do with what I said to @Keiw1 ~ who seems to be a Jehovah Witnesses, of which I'm not part of the church he is part of ~ not today, not tomorrow, never shall be.

Before God, I truly desire it to be, but, the false cult of JW's deny the most essential doctrine of the Christian faith...Jesus Christ was God manifest in human flesh, the only God man shall ever see with his eyes, for His father is a Spirit, alwasy has been, always will be, that can never change, no not ever.

Jehovah Witness are void of the Spirit of God, period. I'm NOT allow to bid them God's speed.

2nd John 1:7
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”

Learn the bible--Only the little flock( Luke 12:32 are these-Rev 14:3= numbered=144,000--The only other ones that belong to Jesus = the great crowd( Rev 7:9=no man can number--these are the only other sheep( John 10:16) who are not of that (fold( little flock)

We teach Jesus came in the flesh--the bible is 100% clear--God sent Jesus( John 3:16-17)= God did not come himself.

If Jesus were God--he would have all authority, judging already but it had to be given to him.( Matt 28:18) A kingship was given to him.( Dan 7:13-15)( Jehovah was already king(1Chron 16:31)--But Here at Rev 21:1-Jesus must hand back the kingdom to his God and Father and subject himself( 1Cor 15:24-28)= forever)

I hope this helps you see truth.
You won't believe Jesus over the darkness= The Father is greater than i.

 

[mikesw]

If you knew God and the bible you would know its fact--Gods justice is perfect--He already judged sin=death. Thus one cannot be rejudged on past sin once dead and resurrected.

I have no idea what you are saying about people having died and been resurrected as being rejudged. So far you just seem to add confusion to more confusion. I'm not much interested in the JW view though.

 

[Red Baker]

@Keiw1

I backed my words with scripture-

Your "New" (1950) World translation of the scriptures is not the word of God, period. Your source is corrupted, which will make your doctrine not of God.

If you knew God and the bible you would know its fact--Gods justice is perfect--He already judged sin=death. Thus one cannot be rejudged on past sin once dead and resurrected.

But, you and your religion are the blind leading the blind, and we all know the end of that sad ending! Both will fall into the ditch.
God is perfect in every sense of the word, and in every acts of His holy will. You think that only the false cult of the JW's will be raised.

The truth is this: God judged sin in his Son acting on the behalf of God's elect, and they, and they alone can never be judged since Christ paid for their sins by HIS DEATH, and he was resurrected since death had no rights to him because he lived in perfect obedience to God's law and all of his elect that was part of his chosen body did so IN CHRIST; thereby, they and they alone can never be judged by God law, as matter of fact, they have eternal life NOW and shall never truly die, no never!

John 11:25,26​

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”

Yes, Lord I do believe this is so! But, there's a group of blinded men that denies this is so.

I backed my words with scripture--thus you are calling God confused.

Again, you do not have God's word, you are trusting in a false copy of the scriptures, that denies a great biblical truth: God was manifest in human flesh, in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, when the Word which was form the beginning which WAS GOD, joined Himself to the tabernacle of Jesus of Narareth and lived in this world for about 33 plus years.

Jesus Christ was a complex person, fully man and fully God, and we MUST separate these two natures when teaching on the Sonship of Jesus Christ, who is the TRUE GOD and eternal life;, and to reject his Godhead, is to reject him and leaves one without eternal life.

1st John 5:20​

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”

The ONLY God man or angels will ever see, and truly the angels saw God for the first time when they saw JESUS.

1st Timothy 3:16​

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

For the first time, since God is a invisible Spirit, no angels ever saw Him until Jesus came into the world! Your false cult rejects these great biblical truths, and that is a mark of an antichrist.

Lets back it with scripture= 1 Cor 1:10= a true mark--- Unity of thought( all of Gods 1 truth) no division.)-Easy to see who is who by using Gods word.

I just did, and will always do so, because I'm using the right source...God's word, not a false translation of it. Yes, I agree easy to see who is using GOD'S word.

We teach Jesus came in the flesh--the bible is 100% clear--God sent Jesus( John 3:16-17)= God did not come himself.

Jesus was indeed sent from God, as far as his humanity goes. The Word which was God, period, without any qualifications, joined Himself to the tabernacle of Jesus and did indeed live in this world, and without controversary, it is a great mystery, but a mystery hidden from your eyes totally! Jesus was much more than just a man, he had Godhead attributes that no mortal could ever possess.

John 1:48,49​

“Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.”

He alone could make this statement:

John 3:13​

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”

Jesus was on earth when he made this statement proving that in his divine nature he was God, even though on earth in a human body of flesh and blood, Indeed a complex person, fully man, fully God. With which blood he redeemed the church!

Acts 20:28​

“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

These blessed truths are hidden from false cults like the JW's and others like them.

If Jesus were God--he would have all authority, judging already but it had to be given to him.( Matt 28:18) A kingship was given to him.( Dan 7:13-15)( Jehovah was already king(1Chron 16:31)--But Here at Rev 21:1-Jesus must hand back the kingdom to his God and Father and subject himself( 1Cor 15:24-28)= forever)

Briefly, and then I'm finished ever talking to you again, I have said enough to you.

God is a Spirit, and that can never changed, no not ever. Jesus in his humanity will submit himself to God only as far as his humanity goes, yet Jesus will be the ONLY God we shall ever see, for the Holy Spirit dwells in a light that it is impossible for any one to approach and see, not even angels, much less humanity.

1st Timothy 6:16​

“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”

You need to heed this one scripture:

Psalms 2:12​

“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”

 

[mikesw]

@Keiw1

Your "New" (1950) World translation of the scriptures is not the word of God, period. Your source is corrupted, which will make your doctrine not of God.

But, you and your religion are the blind leading the blind, and we all know the end of that sad ending! Both will fall into the ditch.
God is perfect in every sense of the word, and in every acts of His holy will. You think that only the false cult of the JW's will be raised.

The truth is this: God judged sin in his Son acting on the behalf of God's elect, and they, and they alone can never be judged since Christ paid for their sins by HIS DEATH, and he was resurrected since death had no rights to him because he lived in perfect obedience to God's law and all of his elect that was part of his chosen body did so IN CHRIST; thereby, they and they alone can never be judged by God law, as matter of fact, they have eternal life NOW and shall never truly die, no never!

John 11:25,26​

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”

Yes, Lord I do believe this is so! But, there's a group of blinded men that denies this is so.

Again, you do not have God's word, you are trusting in a false copy of the scriptures, that denies a great biblical truth: God was manifest in human flesh, in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, when the Word which was form the beginning which WAS GOD, joined Himself to the tabernacle of Jesus of Narareth and lived in this world for about 33 plus years.

Jesus Christ was a complex person, fully man and fully God, and we MUST separate these two natures when teaching on the Sonship of Jesus Christ, who is the TRUE GOD and eternal life;, and to reject his Godhead, is to reject him and leaves one without eternal life.

1st John 5:20​

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”

The ONLY God man or angels will ever see, and truly the angels saw God for the first time when they saw JESUS.

1st Timothy 3:16​

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

For the first time, since God is a invisible Spirit, no angels ever saw Him until Jesus came into the world! Your false cult rejects these great biblical truths, and that is a mark of an antichrist.

I just did, and will always do so, because I'm using the right source...God's word, not a false translation of it. Yes, I agree easy to see who is using GOD'S word.

Jesus was indeed sent from God, as far as his humanity goes. The Word which was God, period, without any qualifications, joined Himself to the tabernacle of Jesus and did indeed live in this world, and without controversary, it is a great mystery, but a mystery hidden from your eyes totally! Jesus was much more than just a man, he had Godhead attributes that no mortal could ever possess.

John 1:48,49​

“Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.”

He alone could make this statement:

John 3:13​

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”

Jesus was on earth when he made this statement proving that in his divine nature he was God, even though on earth in a human body of flesh and blood, Indeed a complex person, fully man, fully God. With which blood he redeemed the church!

Acts 20:28​

“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

These blessed truths are hidden from false cults like the JW's and others like them.

Briefly, and then I'm finished ever talking to you again, I have said enough to you.

God is a Spirit, and that can never changed, no not ever. Jesus in his humanity will submit himself to God only as far as his humanity goes, yet Jesus will be the ONLY God we shall ever see, for the Holy Spirit dwells in a light that it is impossible for any one to approach and see, not even angels, much less humanity.

​

I'm just injecting an idea that fits the moment rather than interacting with your response.

It is interesting how we have unitarians and JWs trying to do a reverse apologetics in this forum. They are not coming here to examine or learn Christianity and to grow.

 

[dwight92070]

The Christ "of the bible" has not ret returned as HE and the Prophets Promised. If HE doesn't return, then my Faith and the Faith of Abraham will be in vain. The "Change in the Priesthood" was finished on the Cross, but clearly, one of the most important Prophesies concerning the Lord's Christ concerning this Earth has Yet to be fulfilled.

Those verses in the Old Testament which seem to speak of His 2nd Coming are very likely referring to His 1st coming.

Peter pretty much said that in 1 Peter1:10-11 "As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you (Christ's First coming) made careful searches and inquiries; seeking to know what person of time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ (His crucifixion) and the glories to follow. (His resurrection and ascension to the right hand of God.)
Peter doesn't mention a seven year tribulation or a Millennium.

Jesus Himself said the same thing: "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in ALL that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things (His crucifixion) and to enter into His glory? (His resurrection and ascension to the right hand of God) Luke 24:25-26

Jesus continues in verse 27: "Then beginning with Moses and with ALL the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in ALL the Scriptures."

So any prophecy from the Old Testament that concerned Christ was revealed to them. Apparently, they ALL spoke of His suffering and His being glorifed - that is, His first coming.
Again, there's no mention of a seven year tribulation or a millennium. No surprise there because Jesus said that when He returns, it will be "The Last Day." John 6:39, 40, 44, 54 There will be no more days after that on this earth.

 

[Selah]

Those verses in the Old Testament which seem to speak of His 2nd Coming are very likely referring to His 1st coming.

There are TWO advents of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Zechariah 9:9 prophesied the first coming, and in Matthew 21:5, this prophecy was soon to be fulfilled:

Zechariah 9:9 (NKJV) “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He [is] just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
Matthew 21:4-5 (NKJV) 4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”

In Christ's first coming, Jesus did not come as King of Kings and Lord of lords. He came as a baby and He was born in a manger in Bethlehem. He came as Savior of the world.

Notice now what follows immediately after verse 9:9 of Zechariah. Read carefully.
Zechariah 9:10 (NKJV) I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion [shall be] ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’
This verse is prophesying the second advent of Jesus Christ. This time, our Lord will not be crucified; He will come with a rod of iron.

Revelation 2:25-29 (NKJV) 25 “But hold fast what you have till I come. 26 “And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations-- 27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’-- as I also have received from My Father; 28 “and I will give him the morning star. 29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’

—selah