Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Alleluia we have finally made to our eternal hope, just remember this only for the bride of Christ and those that believed Him to be their savior. What John beholds now is is a new heaven and new earth because the old one is now gone along with the sea. Then John beheld one of greatest sights he had ever seen, the Holy City the new Jerusalem, adorned as bride for her husband.John then heard a voice from heaven telling him that this is God’s tabernacle and it will be with man and God will dwell with them because they are His people, and God will dwell with them because He is their God. This is how it was in the Garden of Eden before the fall of man. Now God will wipe away every tear because their is need for them anymore, their will be no more death, sorrow, pain, or sickness of any kind to cause anyone to cry. In verse 4 and 5 God says He will make all things new, that means he will put things back the way they were at the beginning in the Garden of Eden with one difference, there will no more Satan to temp anyone any more. God told John to write because what he has seen is true and what he is about to see is the faithfulness of God to do what He said He would do.
Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
We now come to the final judgement, what is known as the White Throne Judgement.As God looked on the earth it and the heavens fled away because there is no more need of this heaven and earth it is time for a new one after the judgement of all those that failed to put their faith in Jesus. Their are probably Billions that now stand before God as He open the books of life. These books contain everything that everyone did good or bad, but if their name is not found in the book of life it does not matter and it does not matter if you are a king or a beggar, you will cast into the lake of fire that was prepared for Satan and his fallen angels, not for man.This is also known as the second death,so named because it is total separation from God for eternity. Verse 15 state it again that those who are not found in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire. Let us look back for a moment, today we have the choice to accept Christ as our savior and never have the see the seven years of tribulation, or go through the seven years of tribulation and take every ounce of strength one has to accept Christ and hold on to it in an almost impossible situation, or continue to live in sin and not accept Christ and be cast into the lake of fire for eternity, instead of spending eternity in in the new heaven earth with our Lord And Savior. Now is the time to make the decision, make an effort today to find a church that teaches the true word God.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 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.
9 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.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Now the 1000 year reign is coming to an end when Satan is released to deceive as many as he can. You ask how can the people now be deceived that have lived under the reign of Christ and the saints for 1000 years and how many will be deceived? When Joseph’s family came to Egypt they were 70 people, in 400 years that tuned in to over two million people, now more than 70 people go in to the millennium and have children for 1000 years years so there could be billions of people on the earth now. Also you have to realize that man still has a sinful nature and even though Christ reigns Satan’s temptation can still turn people so the army he gathers this time is more than the sands of the sea. Satan went world wide gathering the people to fight with him and they came and encircled the city of God, Jerusalem, but as the first battle it was no contest, God breathed fired down from Heaven and destroyed them all and the devil was cast into the lake of fire where the beast and the false prophet has been waiting for him 1000 years.They will be tormented day and night forever in the lake of fire never to deceive man again.
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.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 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.
As we continue with the end of Satan’s reign John saw the souls of all those that were martyred for our lord and savior Jesus. They stayed true to their faith in Him and refused to worship or take the mark of the beast. Judgment was given to them immediately and that included living and reigning Christ for 1000 years on this earth. The rest of the dead, the ones killed in the war that were against Jesus, would not be judged until the 1000 year reign is over. When it says this is the first resurrection it means it is a resurrection to life, and on such the second death has no power. Again these in the first resurrection will reign Christ for 1000 years because they are priests of God an Christ. The other dead will be resurrected at the end of the millennial reign just to be judged and face the second death and spend eternity in hell.
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.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
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.
Chapter 20 continues with a more detailed account of what happened to Satan and his demons, it does not include those who followed him in the tribulation because they were all killed in the war. Another angel was given power over Satan to lock him up in the bottomless pit. The angel had the keys and a great chain to show how much power he had to do God’s will. Satan is going to be bound for 1000 years where he cannot deceive the nation during this period. Wouldn’t it be awesome if today we did not have to worry about being deceived by Satan, but then if we keep our eyes on Jesus we can resist those temptations.After the 100 years Satan will be released along with his demons to temp man again. Now you say Jesus has been reigning for 1000 years with the saints how many people can Satan deceive. There will be millions of people born in the 1000 years and it is up to their parents to help teach them about Jesus and some of these parents could live the full 1000 years. But you have to realize man has the same choice today because Jesus is with us if we allow Him to be and live like He is a part of our lives. We will see later how many and why. Find you a church today that will teach you the truth of God’s word so you do not have to worry about making though the tribulation.
Revelation 19;17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Now comes the final blow to Satan and all his followers but before it starts an angel calls all the fowls of the air to gather to the great supper the great God. It does not matter now what position anyone holds in life now they will all be destroyed, along with the animals they ride on, for the feast that the fowls will eat. As the mighty army of Satan gathers, Jesus and His army was ready. But before this war could begin the beast , Satan, the Antichrist, and the false prophet were cast into the lake of fire and locked away for one thousand years. The ones that remained were slain by the One that sat on the white horse whit the sword that proceeded out of His mouth and all the fouls were filled to the brim with the flesh of those slain.
Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Now a door opens in heaven and instead of someone going in now we see the one called Faithful and True coming out who in righteousness judges the all the unbelievers of the earth along with Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet and makes war with them. His eyes were as fire which signifies wisdom to see the soul of man and the fire also purifies and brings judgement. The crowns simply mean He is the supreme ruler and has a name that no one knows but Him. He has a vesture dipped in the blood of the defeated enemy and His name now is called the Word of God because as we know God’s word tells us His Words cuts as a two edged sword separating the soul the spirit. Even though He does not need it He brings an army with Him which is all the saints from the beginning of time and they are all dressed in fine white linen, signifying righteousness, and riding on white horses. Even though the armies of the earth have gathered to destroy Him, He opens His mouth and out goeth the sharp sword of His word that will smith all the nations and armies and now He shall rule with a rod of iron, which means people will now only follow the law of God because the King of Kings an Lord of Lords has conquered the armies after the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
The praise continues as there are so worshipers now that it is too many to number only to say that because of noise it is likened to that of mighty thundering saying Alleluia to the omnipotent God that reigneth over all.It is now time for marriage of Lamb to His bride. And of course we know that the bride will be arrayed in the finest linen and be clean and white symbolizing the righteousness of the saints. And we know to that blessed are they that are called to marriage supper of the Lamb because these are the redeemed of God. Now John being, so much as we would be today, fell down to worship the angel that had told and showed him this but this angel reminded him that he is just a servant of the most high God and that is where his worship should go because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. This is the testimony that followers of God have had through all time that has brought salvation to all believers and thees are the ones attending the marriage supper. If you are stil not sure if this is for you the rest of this book and a church that teaches the true word of God could help you make the right choice.
Revelation 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great
We now switch scenes from earth to Heaven. It begins with a loud voice praising our Lord God almighty because His judgments are true and righteous. God has judged all the corruption on the earth and avenged the death of His people and the angel continued to praise God. Then remember the four and twenty elders and the four beasts they return an fall down and worship God saying Amen, Alleluia. Then another voice called on all the saints,both small and great, from the beginning of time to praise God for he has finished His work and avenged His people.
Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Verse 20 now tells all that have died or been taken in Christ name can rejoice because God has taken His vengeance on Satan and his demons and followers. As the scripture goes on we see another angel take a great milestone and cast it into the sea to destroy once and for all the Babylon and the the commercial and governmental systems. All things that were done by the people that followed the Antichrist will be no more. Even the ones that were the greatest, even the the great deceivers will be no more. Because of the religious system and the governmental and economic system of the whole seven years prophets and saints were slain, even all the way back to the first Babylon that existed was their blood found.Now we are at the the point where when the angel in chapter 16 said “IT IS DONE” that God’s people are avenged for the torment and death they have been through.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
