Revelation 20:1-21:8

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*(From IV. REVELATION 12:1-22:20)*


 *J. REVELATION 20:1-10 THE FATE OF SATAN AND THE SAINTS*

*1. 20:1-3 SATAN BOUND IN THE ABYSS 1000 YEARS*

*a. 20:1 THE KEY TO THE ABYSS*

Kai EIdon AGge-lon ka-taBAInon-ta ek tou ou-raNOU,

*And I saw an angel coming down out of the heaven,*

Echon-ta t*e*n klein [2807] t*e*s aBUSsou [12] kai HAlu-sin [254] meGAl*e*n
ePI t*e*n CHEIra auTOU.

*having the key of the abyss and a great chain over his :hand.*


 *b. 10:2-3 THE 1000 YEAR BINDING OF SATAN*

kai eKRAt*e*-sen [2902] ton DRAkon-ta [1404], ho Ophis [3789] ho arCHAIos,

*And he laid hold on the dragon, the old :serpent,*

HOS es-tin diAbo-los [1228] kai ho Sa-taNAS [4567], kai Ed*e*-sen
[1210]auTON CHIli-a Et
*e*,

*who is the Devil and :Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,*

kai Eba-len auTON eis t*e*n Abus-son, kai Eklei-sen [2808],

*3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut it,*

kai esPHRAgi-sen [4972] ePAn*o* auTOU, HIna m*e* plaN*E*s*e* [4105] Eti ta
ETHn*e*,

*and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more,*

Achri te-lesTH*E* [5505] ta CHli-a Et*e*:

*until the thousand years should be finished:*

meTA TAUta dei luTH*E*nai [3089] auTON miKRON CHROnon.

*thereafter he must be loosed for a little time.*


 *2. 20:4-6 THE FIRST RESURRECTION*

*a. 20:4 THE REWARD OF SAINTS FOR RESISTING THE BEAST*

Kai EIdon THROnous, kai eKAthi-san ep' auTOUS, kai KRIma [2917] eDOth*e*auTOIS:

*And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them:*

kai tas psuCHAS [5590] t*o*n pe-pe-le-kisMEn*o*n [3990]

*and I saw the souls of those beheaded*

diA t*e*n mar-tuRIan 'I*e*SOU, kai diA ton LOgon tou TheOU,

*for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of :God,*

kai HOIti-nes ou pro-seKUn*e*-san to th*e*RIon, ouDE t*e*n eiKOna [1504]auTOU,

*and such as worshiped not the beast, neither his :image,*

kai ouk Ela-bon to CHArag-ma [5480] ePI to MEt*o*-pon [3359] kai ePI t*e*n
CHEIra auT*O*N;

*and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their :hand;*

kai Ez*e*-san [2198], kai e-baSIleu-san [936] meTA tou ChrisTOU CHIli-a Et*e
*.

*and they lived, and reigned with the Christ a thousand years.*


 *b. 20:5a THE RESURRECTION FOLLOWING THE MILLENNIUM*

hoi loiPOI t*o*n neKR*O*N ouk Ez*e*-san Achri te-lesTH*E* [5065] ta CHIli-a
Et*e*.

*The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished.
*


 *c. 20:5b This is the first :resurrection.*

HAUt*e* h*e* aNAsta-sis [396] h*e* PR*O*t*e*.


 *d. 20:6 THE FIRST RESURRECTION: ITS BLESSEDNESS*

maKAri-os [3107] kai HAgi-os ho Ech*o*n MEros [3313] en t*e* a-naSTAses t*e*PR
*O*t*e*:

*Blessed and holy who has part in the first :resurrection:*

ePI TOUt*o*n ho DEUte-ros THAna-tos [2288] ouk Echei e-xouSIan [1849];

*over these the second death has no authority;*

all' Eson-tai hi-eREIS [2409] tou TheOU kai tou ChrisTOU,

*but they shall be priests of :God and of the Christ,*

kai ba-siLEUsou-sin [936] met' auTOU ta CHIli-a Et*e*.

*and shall reign with him the thousand years.*


 *3. 20:7-10 EARTH'S LAST REBELLION*

*a. 20:7-8 SATAN'S LAST OPPORTUNITY*

Kai HOtan te-lesTH*E* [5055] ta CHIli-a Et*e*,

*And when the thousand years are finished,*

luTH*E*se-tai [3089] ho Sa-taNAS ek t*e*s phu-laK*E*S [5438] auTOU,

*:Satan shall be loosed out of his :prison,*

kai e-xeLEUse-tai plaN*E*sai [4105] ta ETHn*e*,

*8 and shall come forth to deceive the nations,*

ta en tais TESsa-roi g*o*NIais [1137] t*e*s g*e*s, ton G*o*g kai MaG*O*G,

*those in the four corners of the earth, :Gog and Magog,*

su-na-gaGEIN [4863] auTOUS eis ton POle-mon [4171]:

*to gather them together to the war;*

h*o*n ho a-rithMOS [706] auT*O*N h*o*s h*e* AMmos [285] t*e*s thaLASs*e*s.

*the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.*


 *b. 20:9 HIS FINAL WAR AND DEMISE*

kai aNEb*e*-san ePI to PLAtos [4114] t*e*s g*e*s,

*And they went up over the breadth of the earth,*

kai eKUKleu-san [2944] t*e*n pa-rem-boL*E*N [3925] t*o*n haGI*o*n [40],

*and surrounded the camp of the saints, *

kai t*e*n POlin t*e*n *e*-ga-p*e*MEn*e*n [25]:

*and the beloved :city:*

kai kaTEb*e* pur [4442] ek tou ou-raNOU, kai kaTEpha-gen [2719] auTOUS.

*and fire came down out of the heaven, and devoured them.*


 *c. 20:10 A DREADFUL BUT FITTING CONCLUSION*

kai ho diAbo-los [1228] ho plaN*O*N [4105] auTOUS eBL*E*th*e* [906]

*And the devil that deceived them was cast*

eis t*e*n LIMn*e*n [3041] tou puROS kai THEIou [2303],

*into the lake of :fire and :brimstone,*

HOpou kai to th*e*RIon [2342] kai ho pseu-do-proPH*E*t*e*s [5578];

*where are also the beast and the false prophet;*

kai ba-sa-nisTH*E*son-tai [928] h*e*MEras kai nukTOS eis tous ai*O*nas [165]t
*o*n ai*O*n*o*n.

*and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages. *



 *K. 20:11-21:8 GREAT WHITE THRONE USHERS IN NEW HEAVENS AND EARTH*

*1. 20:11-15 GREAT WHITE THRONE USHERS IN THE SECOND DEATH*

*a. 20:11 THE TOTAL AWESOMENESS OF THIS FINAL JUDGMENT*

Kai EIdon THROnon MEgan leuKON [3022], kai ton kaTH*E*me-non ep' auTON,

*And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it,*

hou aPO tou proS*O*pou [4383] Ephu-gen [5343] h*e* g*e* kai ho ou-raNOS;

*from whose :face the earth and the heaven fled away;*

kai TOpos [5117] ouch heuREth*e* auTOIS.

*and no place was found for them.*


 *b. 20:12 THE NATURE OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT*

kai EIdon tous neKROUS, tous meGAlous kai tous miKROUS,

*And I saw the dead, the great and the small,*

heST*O*tas eN*O*pi-on tou THROnou; kai bibLIa [975] *e*NOICHth*e*-san [455]:

*standing before the throne; and booklets were opened:*

kai ALlo bibLIon *e*NOICHth*e*, HO es-tin t*e*s z*o*-*E*S [2222]:

*and another booklet was opened, which is that of :life:*

kai eKRIth*e*-san [2919 hoi neKROI ek t*o*n

*and the dead were judged out of the things *

ge-gramMEn*o*n en tois bibLIois, kaTA ta ERga [2041] auT*O*N.

*written in the booklets, according to their :works.*


 *c. 20:13 THE SOURCES PROVIDING THOSE TO BE JUDGED*

kai Ed*o*-ken h*e* THAlas-sa tous neKROUS tous en auT*E*;

*And the sea gave up the dead that were in it;*

kai ho THAna-tos kai ho HAd*e*s [86] Ed*o*-kan tous neKROUS tous en auTOIS:

*and :death and :Hades gave up the dead :in them:*

kai eKRIth*e*-san [2919] HEka-stos kaTA ta ERga auT*O*N.

*and they were judged each according to their :works.*


 *d. 20:14a And :death and :Hades were cast into the lake of :fire.*

kai ho THAna-tos kai ho HAd*e*s eBL*E*th*e*-san [906] eis t*e*n LIMn*e*n
[3041] tou puROS.


 *e. 20:14b This is the second :death, the lake of :fire.*

HOUtos ho THAnatos ho DEUteROS es-tin, h*e* LIMn*e* tou puROS.


 *f. 20:15 THE SERIOUSNESS OF LIFE'S CHOICES*
 kai EI tis ouch heuREth*e* en t*e* BIBl*o* [976] t*e*s z*o*-*E*S
[2222]ge-gramMEnos,

*And if any was not found written in the book of :life,*

eBL*E*th*e* eis t*e*n LIMn*e*n tou puROS.

*he was cast into the lake of :fire.*


 *2. 21:1-8 THOSE WHO WILL ENTER THE NEW JERUSALEM*

*a. 21:1 THE NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH*

Kai EIdon ou-raNON kaiNON kai g*e*n kaiN*E*N: ho gar PR*O*tos ou-raNOS

*And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven*

kai h*e* PR*O*t*e* g*e* aP*E*Lthan [2928]; kai h*e* THAlas-sa ouk EStin Eti.

*and the first earth are gone; and the sea is no more.*


 *b. 21:2 THE NEW JERUSALEM: CHRIST'S BRIDE*

kai t*e*n POlin [4172] t*e*n haGIan [40] 'Ie-rou-saL*E*M [2419] kaiN*E*N
[2537] EIdon

*And I saw the holy :city Jerusalem new *

ka-taBAInou-san [2597] ek tou ou-raNOU aPO tou TheOU,

*coming down out of :heaven from :God,*

h*e*-toi-masMEn*e*n [2090] h*o*s NUMph*e*n [3565] ke-kos-m*e*MEn*e*n [2885]t
*o* anDRI [435] auT*E*S.

*made ready as a bride adorned for her :husband.*


 *c. 21:3-4 THE HIGH HEAVENLY CALLING OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD*

kai *E*kou-sa ph*o*N*E*S meGAl*e*s ek tou THROnou leGOUs*e*s,

*And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying,*

I-DOU, h*e* sk*e*N*E* [4633] tou TheOU meTA t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n,

*Lo, the tabernacle of :God is with :men,*

kai sk*e*N*O*sei [4637] met' auT*O*N, kai auTOI laOI auTOU Eson-tai,

*and he shall tabernacle with them, and THEY shall be his peoples,*

kai auTOS ho TheOS met' auT*O*N EStai:

*and :God himself shall be with them:*

kai e-xaLEIpsei [1813] pan DAkru-on [1144] ek t*o*n oph-thalM*O*N auT*O*N;

*4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their :eyes;*

kai ho THAna-tos ouk EStai Eti; OUte PENthos [3997],

*and :death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning,*

OUte krauG*E* [2906], OUte POnos [4192], ouk EStai Eti: ta PR*O*ta aP*E*
Lthan.

*nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are gone.*


 *d. 21:5a A MOST IMPORTANT DECLARATION*

kai EIpen ho kaTH*E*me-nos ePI t*o* THROn*o*, I-DOU, kaiNA [2537] poi*O*PANta.

*And who sits on the throne said, Lo, I make all things new.*


 *e. 21:5b CHRIST EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS WORDS*

kai LEgei, GRApson: HOti HOUtoi hoi LOgoi piSTOI [4103] kai a-l*e*-thiNOI
[228] ei-sin.

*And he says, Write: because these :words are faithful and true.*


 *f. 21:6a And he said to me, They are come to pass.*

kai EI-PEN moi, GEgo-nan [1096].


 *g. 21:6b I am the Alpha and the O, the beginning and the end.*

eG*O* to ALpha kai to *O*, h*e* arCH*E* [746] kai to TElos [5056].


 *h. 21:6c THE PROMISE OF CHRIST EQUIVALENT TO THE PROMISE OF GOD*

eG*O* t*o* diPS*O*Nti [1372] D*O*s*o*

*I will give to the **one** athirst*

ek t*e*s p*e*G*E*S [4077] tou HUda-tos [5204] t*e*s z*o*-*E*S d*o*-reAN
[1432].

*of the fountain of the water of :life freely.*


 *i. 21:7 DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND THE FULLNESS OF THIS PROMISE*

ho niK*O*N [3528] kl*e*-ro-noM*E*sei [2816] TAUta;

*Who overcomes shall inherit these **things**;*

kai Eso-mai auT*O* TheOS, kai auTOS EStai moi huiOS.

*and I will be God to him, and he shall be son to me.*


 *j. 21:8 A WARNING **NOT** TO BE SKIPPED OVER*

tois de deiLOIS [1169], kai aPIstois [571], kai eb-de-lugMEnois [949], kai
phoNEUsi [5406],

*But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers,*

kai PORnois [4205], kai phar-maKOIS [5332], kai ei-d*o*-loLAtrais [1496],
kai PAsi tois pseuDEsin [5571],

*and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all :liars,*

to MEros auT*O*N en t*e* LIMn*e* t*e* kai-oMEn*e* [2545] purRI kai THEI*o*
[2303];

*their :part **is** in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone;*

HO es-tin ho THAna-tos ho DEUte-ros.

*which is the second death.*



 *NOTE**: *This is an amazing section: not just that Satan gets his just
desserts for 1000 years - but that God releases him once again at the end of
that period. It reminds me of God permitting Satan to test Job on two
occasions, that His Name and character might be vindicated in the light of
His evaluation of Job. And what would God be vindicating in His release of
Satan on this last occasion?


 20:4-6 - Here we see the faithfulness of God vindicated in the light of His
promises to martyred saints. Does it pay for us as saints to be faithful to
God and resist the temptations of Satan through the beast and false prophet?
Indeed it does! - participation in the *first* resurrection, and eternal
service to God and His Christ as reigning priests for 1000 years!


 20:7-10 - Here is Satan's last opportunity - and his failure! Wickedness
and rebellion in the end *always* fails. Note Satan's end with the beast and
false prophet: *the trinity of evil* ends up together in eternal punishment.
Derek Prince wrote an article on “Ultimate Reconciliation”, confirming this.
Does Satan and the wicked in the end join the righteous? I think not. Dr.
Thayer, noted for his Greek Lexicon, pointed out to an inquirer that 4
combinations of Greek words settle this question once and for all. Age;
ages; age of ages; and ages of ages are adjectives describing the eternity
of *God*. These *same* 4 adjectives are used for the description of the
eternity of the Lake of Fire. Dr. Thayer, a Unitarian said that for Bible
believers - *they* have no choice. He as a Unitarian of course did not
accept the infallibility of the Bible, so he excused himself from believing.


 20:11-15 - The Great White Throne Judgment is 1000 years later than the B*E
*ma Judgment for the saints at the beginning of the Millennium. This last is
an awesome judgment for the wicked. The Lake of Fire was prepared for the
devil and his angels; - but for men who choose to side with *them*,
*they*will share with Satan what was prepared for him.


 21:1-8 - The New Jerusalem comes to earth after the Millennium, and is
altogether different from the present earthly Jerusalem, which mistreated
Jesus and all the prophets. It is important to remember that in this book by
John, the New Jerusalem is called “Christ's Bride”! To gain an unusual
insight on this Heavenly Jerusalem, by all means read H. A. Baker's “Visions
Beyond the Veil” - an account of a supernatural visitation of God in the
1920's to a number of Chinese orphans and beggars. The key thought here is
from Jesus who says, *“Lo, I make **all things** new.”* What will follow the
Millennium is not clearly spelled out. We will have to wait and see. The
promises of Jesus to His saints is awesome, but 21:8 as a warning is one of
the most sober in all of Scripture. The 3rd on this list is the
“abominable”. God calls homosexuality among others, an abomination! The
world and these sinners may not accept God's judgment upon them now - but
like Satan - they are sure to find out. Sodom and Gomorrah is but a dim
foretaste of God's coming judgments. Felix was terrified when Paul “*reasoned
of righteousness, and self-control, and the **judgment :to come**” (Acts
24:25). *Fornication (porNEIa) is a comprehensive term covering all sexual
sin, which is a second way to pin-point God's thinking on “abominations”.
The Lake of Fire which burns for eternity is the final position for all
such. J.A.W.













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