Teacher: Pastor Chet Lowe

Main Scriptures: Revelation 20, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 65

Date of Teaching: December 22, 2022

• Review
  • There is both a spiritual and physical kingdom
    • There is a spiritual kingdom right now (John 18:36, 2 Timothy 4:18, Colossians 1, 1 Peter 2:9-10)
    • There will be a physical kingdom on the earth in the future (Psalm 2:8, Zechariah 2:10-11, Psalm 72:8, 16, 19)
  • Pre-Millennial Timeline
    • The church age of grace (Ephesians 3:1-7)
    • The rapture (1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 4)
    • Underdetermined amount of time…
    • The 7-year tribulation begins with the signing of the peace treaty between the Antichrist and Israel (Daniel 9:27)
      • 3.5 years of tribulation (on a lunar calendar)
      • Abomination of desolation is when the Antichrist sits on the throne of God at the midpoint of the 7-year tribulation
      • 3.5 years of great tribulation (on a lunar calendar)
        • The 3 woes occur and the wrath of God is poured out on earth to get man’s attention
    • Jesus’ 2nd coming on the Mount of Olives when Jerusalem is attacked
    • 30 days of the purification of the temple (Daniel 12)
    • 45 days of the separation of the sheep and goats (Daniel 12, Matthew 25)
    • Jesus reigns with the Church in the millennial kingdom
      • The Church will rule over the sheep
    • Satan is defeated at the end of the millennial kingdom
• Revelation 20
  • v. 7-10
    • Satan is not omnipresent (all-present), omnipotent (all-powerful) or omniscient (all-knowing)
    • Satan is bound for the millennial kingdom and is then released and allowed to tempt the nations at the end of it
      • The children born in the millennial kingdom will be led astray
        • This reveals that even apart from Satan’s presence, the human heart loves darkness (Jeremiah 17:9)
          • Even after Jesus ruling as King (Isaiah 11)
          • Even after the environment being healed (Isaiah 35)
          • Even after true peace (Isaiah 2)
          • Even with long life (Isaiah 65:19-23)
    • We don’t know what this temptation looks like or how long he’s allowed to tempt
      • But we do know 1 John 2:15-16 and that he is a deceiver
  • v. 11-15
    • All sin is eradicated once and for all at the final judgment
      • Hell and Hades are a temporary holding place for the lake of fire
        • In the lake of fire, there is weeping and gnashing of teeth for eternity for everyone who has not believed
      • The alternative is the wedding feast of the Lamb, and the invitation is available for everyone who would believe!