Our Day in Bible Prophecy “A Thousand Years of Peace”

Introduction. A. Importance of Bible study. 1.In the Bible, we can find ________. truth

2.“Do Christians go directly to heaven at death?” a._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. b._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. c._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Genesis 2:7

“Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”

2.“Do Christians go directly to heaven at death?” a. Genesis 2:7. b. ________________. c. ___________. Ecclesiastes 12:7_

“And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”

2.“Do Christians go directly to heaven at death?” a. Genesis 2:7. b. Ecclesiastes 12:7. c. ___________. Ezekiel 18:4

“Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine; the soul that sins shall die.”

B.What happens when Jesus comes again?

I.The Second Coming of Jesus: Matthew 24:30, 31. “Then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; and

He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

A.The righteous who are saved: I Thessalonians 4: “But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so,

through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command,

with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

1.Righteous dead are ______________. resurrected 2.Righteous living _______ and meet Jesus __________. ascend in the air

B.The wicked who are lost: Revelation 6: “Then the kings of the earth and the great men and generals and the rich and the strong, and every one, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks,

‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand before it?’”

1.Wicked are destroyed by the ______ of Jesus’ second coming. glory 2.The wicked who are dead remain in the grave.

C. Satan: Revelation 20:1-3. “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him

into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years were ended. After that he must be loosed for a little while.”

1. Bottomless pit = _____________desolate earth 2.Satan is restricted to this earth for a period of ____________. 1,000 years

II. One Thousand Years of Peace. A.What are the righteous doing? Revelation 20:4. “Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom judgment was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded

for their testimony to Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

1. Seated on __________.thrones 2.They do the work of __________. judgment

B. Who is being judged? ____God C. Why should God be judged? 1. To vindicate His character. 2. Philippians 2:9-11.

“Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

III.T h e E n d o f t h e O n e T h o u s a n d Y e a r s. A.Satan and the wicked: Revelation 20:3b, 5, 7; John 5:28, 29. “After that he must be loosed for a little while...

The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended... And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison.”

“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.”

1. Wicked are ___________.resurrected 2. Satan is ________.set free

B. The righteous and the Holy City: Revelation 21:2. “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

C.The final destruction of Satan and the wicked: Revelation 20:7-10. “And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth,

that is, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the broad earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city; but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown

into the lake of fire and sulphur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

1.Satan convinces the wicked to attack the Holy City. 2.Before they do, fire comes down from heaven and _________ them. consumes

3.This fire is intended for ________ _____________: Matthew 25:41. “Then He will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’” the devil and his angels

Conclusion. A.What does God have prepared for us? Revelation 21:3-5. “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be

with them; He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.’ And He who sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ Also, He said,

‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’”

B.The most important question for you to answer.