Greetings again Pipripi,
Yes, two phases. The earlier verses of Revelation 20 are speaking about the beginning of the 1000 years and the verses that you are quoting are speaking about the end of the 1000 years.
Hi Trevor! Listen what John saw in Revelation 20.
1. An angel come down.
2. Bound Satan a 1000 years. Where? On earth.
3. So this earth is the bottomless pit. He cannot deceived any people because the wicked are dead, and those faithful are in heaven with Jesus in His Father house. So this is the first dead for those wicked. And when Satan is loose again for a little season? After the 1000 years millennium in heaven.
4. Does this verse say everything? Read Revelation 12:1-17 (behaded),and Revelation 14:6-13 (12-13), don't receive the mark of the beast. What did they do? Living with Christ a thousand years. Where? John 14:1-3.
5. Can you understand this verse? Who is the rest of the dead? Let me write this it is very important for those that are following this debate. Revelation 20:5 ...'But the
rest of the DEAD LIVED NOT AGAIN UNTIL THE THOUSAND YEARS WERE FINISHED. THIS IS THE FIRST, FIRST, FIRST RESURRECTION. How it happened? Revelation 20:12-14.
But your teaching said that Jesus reign on earth with the wicked a 1000 years. Jesus reign on earth. A completely opposite of what the Bible teach.
7. Can you claim this blessing? I think not. Why? Because your teaching is opposite of the Biblical word.
8. Do see that after the millennium reign in heaven start the war again, not by your teaching. Do you understand which city and from where it comes
DOWN? OUT OF HEAVEN.
Now take a look at Revelation 22
Do you have understand verse 10, 11, 12,13?
What about verse 14? Do you have this blessing? Absolutely not! Why? Because you cannot keep His commandments. Romans 8:7-8!
What about verse 18? Are you familiar with it? No! Why? Because verse 19 told exactly what you have done with this prophecy. It is speaking about the holy city!! Are this earthly Jerusalem holy?
Here is a sample from the beginning of the 1000 years:
Revelation 20:6 (KJV): 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.
Revelation 5:9-10 (KJV): 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
This clearly speaks of the 1000 years, and the faithful will be Kings and Priests over the mortal nations for this 1000 years.
Do you see what plucking verses do? What about verse 5? So verse 6 means those in heaven. Can you not understand the word: "
On such the SECOND DEATH HATH NO POWER" and shall
REIGN WITH HIM A THOUSAND YEARS. Where? In John 14:1-3.
These faithful will be upon the earth for the 1000 years.
Read it again.
No complete earth burning, no complete destruction of the nations, but a vision similar to Isaiah 2:1,2,3,4 and Zechariah 14:16.
Are Jesus no sufficient powerful enough to destroy this world completely on fire?
Now you seem to want to bypass Revelation 20:6,7,8,9,10 which clearly speaks about the nations, which you claim have been destroyed.
Now the Bible self has spoken. Shall I believe something that isn't written in the Bible, or following the Bible exactly how it describes the scene of everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen in the future.
It also speaks about the centre where the faithful are most represented, Jerusalem and the Temple, and the Land of Israel.
There will be no more land because there is no sea. Show me where I can read in the Bible after Jesus coming the name Israel?
en we have the verses that you want to use to ignore all the details of verses 1-10. From verse 11 we have another Judgement Seat and this will be the judgement of those mortal individuals who lived and died in the 1000 years. At the end of this process the larger number of these will be given everlasting life, that is immortality and the others will suffer the second death and the earth will then be filled with God's glory. 1 Corinthians 15:24,25,26,27,28 also speak about the end of the 1000 years and the completion of Jesus' rule over the nations for the 1000 years, and then the abolition of death itself, when God become ALL in ALL.
Is time to wake up my friend.