We continue with, The Millennium and the End of Sin Once again based upon our Seventh Day Adventist friends’ interpretation of Rev 20:1-6 they say: The millennium, begins with Satan being locked up in a pit, along with all the angels who chose to follow him (Revelation 12:4). So where is this pit where Satan is to be locked up so he ‘might not deceive the nations any longer’? Though the Bible doesn’t specifically state it, we can infer this…
We continue with, The Millennium and the End of Sin Having examined Verses 4-6 let us now return to Verses 1-3 and what our Adventist friends have to say concerning these verses. “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he…
We continue with, The Millennium and the End of Sin In our last post it was suggested that only our Lord reigns the whole thousand years, and the Church only for those years following their resurrection. The sleeping saints first from the time they were resurrected in 1878 A.D., and the rest of the saints, those presently alive and remain from the time they have proven themselves faithful unto death (Rev 2:10), and are resurrected. However, there is an alternative…
We continue with, The Millennium and the End of Sin We continue with our examination of Revelation 20:1-6. We were examining Verses 4-6 first and planned to return to Verses 1-3 after. “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them, even the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received…
We continue with, The Millennium and the End of Sin In our previous post we noted that our Adventist friends quote Rev 20:1-6 in explaining the millennial age and what is to occur. The problem however is in how they have interpreted this text and the erroneous conclusions which they have gleamed from it. Therefore, we deem it expedient to reexamine the text for ourselves. We have decided to concentrate on Verses 4-6 first and save 1-3 until later when…
Our next subject under consideration is, The Millennium and the End of Sin Seventh Day Adventist state: “The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resurrections. During this time the wicked dead will be judged; the earth will be utterly desolate, without living human inhabitants, but occupied by Satan and his angels. At its close, Christ with His saints and the Holy City will descend from heaven to earth. The…
We continue once again with our subject, Death and Resurrection Our Adventist friends go on to state: What happens to God’s faithful people? After the final death of the unfaithful, God will create a new earth free of sin and death. God’s people will live free of pain and sorrow. They will enjoy a life of eternal happiness where sin is no more. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth…
We continue once again with our subject, Death and Resurrection Seventh Day Adventist state: What is the Second Death? Those who are raised in the second resurrection will face judgement. They will die a final death that lasts forever. “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:14, ESV). We have already addressed the fact that we agree the “lake of fire” is symbolic of second death,…
We continue once again with our subject, Death and Resurrection Concerning the second resurrection Seventh Day Adventist had the following to say. “The second resurrection happens after the thousand years have passed. This resurrection is for those who were unfaithful to Christ. These are the lost people who decided not to follow Christ during their life on earth. “The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection” (Revelation…
We continue once again with our subject, Death and Resurrection Concerning the second resurrection Seventh Day Adventist have the following to say. “The second resurrection happens after the thousand years have passed. This resurrection is for those who were unfaithful to Christ. These are the lost people who decided not to follow Christ during their life on earth. “The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection” (Revelation…