Satan Loosed After a Thousand Years Revelation 20:7

An “angel” from heaven showed John the apostle many things which will occur in the tribulation time on the earth, and John wrote about commercial Babylon's destruction and the people who were affected by it. John wrote about great worship which occurred in heaven afterward and then shared, “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; That you 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. 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. 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 worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 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. 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. John continued, “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 worshiped 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 has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” In Revelation chapter twenty and verse seven John sees that, “Satan shall be loosed out of his prison” where we read:

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

The verse reads, “And when the thousand years are expired,” John began with the words, “and when” which means “and at the time and moment” “the thousand years” or “the one thousand years” “are expired” which means “are ended, finished, passed and brought to a close”. John provides a reference to the timing of the next event.

The verse continues, “Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.” John added the word, “Satan” which means “the adversary and is the prince of evil spirits and the inveterate adversary of God and Christ” “shall be loosed out” or “unbound, released and set free” “of his prison” which means “from Satan's guard, watch and place of captivity”. At the end of the “millennium”, “Satan” will be set free from his captivity.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we see how God has a time frame for all things. His timing is impeccable, and although this time it relates to “Satan”, we realize He has all things under His control. It is true that “Satan” shall be bound, but it is also true that he shall be released after one thousand years. The “time” for knowing Jesus Christ God's Son as “Savior and Lord” is now, and these things of “Satan” will only concern us in intellectual knowledge. However, should there be one reading these words who refuses to receive Jesus Christ, woe be to you for the havoc he shall cause with his freedom.

Next time John shares how Satan, “shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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