First evidence: Revelation. Satan bound and Antichrist/False Prophet FIRST to be thrown into hell BODILY. Rest of people KILLED at Armageddon awaiting final judgment. Heavenly City SUSPENDED in Rev. 20; lands on earth in Rev. 21 when final
(White throne) judgment unites NEW bodies with souls of lost; these would include those who died in that time period so wording states IF their name isn't written in the Book of Life. After Armageddon; Satan goes to the lake of fire where the BEAST and FALSE PROPHET ARE. Clearly they have already been in punishment 1000 years at this point. To indicate that Satan is already bound is the most dangerous view of Postmillennialism because all the verses about his warring against us would be a past issue thus Ephesians 6; James (in reference to a roaring lion); gospel verses where he is said to "steal; kill and destroy" are considered irrelevant (some say we are in the 1000 years and the final rebellion brings some freedoms for the enemy at that time (i.e. Armageddon is really the Gog and Magog final conflict in Revelation).
Isaiah: Verses mention a man who lives as the life of a tree; and a man who dies at 100 considered a child. It would seem that with Adam and several others living in their 900's; the 1000 year reign allows those who do not rebel to physically make it into the new heavens and earth (stand before God protected). Other verses correlate with the millennium such as kings of the earth remaining but being "punished after many days" (after the Millenium). Man is said to "learn the art of war no more".
Other verses: Indications that men who do not come up to worship God (Egypt as example) will have NO RAIN. Clearly, such rebellion wouldn't occur after that period when the regenerate will sin NO MORE. There are other verses in Psalms that indicate the highway where FOOLISH men won't walk; and Psalm 48 which discusses kings of the earth FEARING God's dwellingplace in Zion.
Richard, you are ignoring the rest of Revelation, my friend.
Rev. 19 already has the Beast and False Prophet being destroyed, along with ALL the remaining sinners.
Rev. 19:20-21
You can't just pretend that's not there. That, along with many other verses in Revelation 100% contradict the Millennium false doctrine of Rev. 20:1-7.
First evidence: Revelation. Satan bound and Antichrist/False Prophet FIRST to be thrown into hell BODILY. Rest of people KILLED at Armageddon awaiting final judgment. Heavenly City SUSPENDED in Rev. 20; lands on earth in Rev. 21 when final
(White throne) judgment unites NEW bodies with souls of lost; these would include those who died in that time period so wording states IF their name isn't written in the Book of Life. After Armageddon; Satan goes to the lake of fire where the BEAST and FALSE PROPHET ARE. Clearly they have already been in punishment 1000 years at this point. To indicate that Satan is already bound is the most dangerous view of Postmillennialism because all the verses about his warring against us would be a past issue thus Ephesians 6; James (in reference to a roaring lion); gospel verses where he is said to "steal; kill and destroy" are considered irrelevant (some say we are in the 1000 years and the final rebellion brings some freedoms for the enemy at that time (i.e. Armageddon is really the Gog and Magog final conflict in Revelation).
Isaiah: Verses mention a man who lives as the life of a tree; and a man who dies at 100 considered a child. It would seem that with Adam and several others living in their 900's; the 1000 year reign allows those who do not rebel to physically make it into the new heavens and earth (stand before God protected). Other verses correlate with the millennium such as kings of the earth remaining but being "punished after many days" (after the Millenium). Man is said to "learn the art of war no more".
Other verses: Indications that men who do not come up to worship God (Egypt as example) will have NO RAIN. Clearly, such rebellion wouldn't occur after that period when the regenerate will sin NO MORE. There are other verses in Psalms that indicate the highway where FOOLISH men won't walk; and Psalm 48 which discusses kings of the earth FEARING God's dwellingplace in Zion.
Rev. 19 already has the Beast and False Prophet being destroyed, along with ALL the remaining sinners.
Rev. 19:20-21
You can't just pretend that's not there. That, along with many other verses in Revelation 100% contradict the Millennium false doctrine of Rev. 20:1-7.
It is what it is, brother.
And the Bible tells us so.
It's hard to spiritualize all of that.
Christ first coming was literal and his coming to reign here on earth is literal also.
God bless.
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