The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 20)

During this time his influence will not have any effect on the Tribulation Saints who have lived through the seven years of Tribulation.

These tribulation saints have been through tribulations like the world has ever seen before!!!

But during this time on earth they will experience PEACE ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TOWARD MAN like God intended for it to be at the beginning.

• Can you imagine a life where Satan isn't around to temp anyone?

• Do you think that the 1000 year millennium will be a time of paradise?

No one will enter into the 1000 year millennium unless they are a believer.

All of the ungodly during the tribulation period will be killed during the Battle of Aamageddon. Most believers will live for the entire one thousand years and will produce and have children.

Yes, even the curse on the animals is lifted and the wolf will lie down with the lamb and will live in peace with each other.

Look at Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

But human nature is what it is!!!

The children of those Saints will still have to be taught about Jesus, even though He will be with them constantly, sadly, many of them will not accept Him as their Savior.

Many of those children will be rebel and with a tremendous population explosion during those one thousand years, there will be probably billions of people at the end much like it is now. However, the unbelievers at that point will be as "the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea" (verse 8).

Verses 1-3: The “bottomless pit” is simply the the abode of evil spirits.

During the Millennium (Latin for “one thousand years”), Satan will not be able to tempt or “deceive the nations”. Any temptation to sin during the Millennium must come from within those people who are born after the kingdom begins.

It must be assumed that all of Satan’s demons or fallen angels are also imprisoned at that time (compare Isa. 24:21-23).

Christ will reign on earth without opposition, and His kingdom will be characterized by righteousness, peace, and love.

However, after the thousand years, Satan will be released for a short time (verses 7-9).

Let’s get started in studying Revelation chapter twenty.

Revelation 20:1 "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand."

This "angel" is not Jesus Himself but is a ministering spirit that Jesus has given authority to. This angel comes from heaven.

The Bible does not tell us this angel is a mighty angel, he appears to be an ordinary angel.

But this ordinary angel become satan’s jailor that leads him to his prison cell.

We can assume from this that Jesus has turned the key to the bottomless pit over to this angel and has given him power and authority for this job.

This "great chain" in this angel's hand, shows the power God has given him over the devil for this task, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended.

“Key of the bottomless pit”: The place where demons are incarcerated pending their final sentencing to the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:2 "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,"

“Laid hold”: These words imply force. This includes not only Satan; but the demons as well. Their imprisonment will dramatically alter the world during the kingdom, since their destructive influence in all areas of human thought and life will be removed.

“Dragon”: Likening Satan to a dragon emphasizes his violence, and cruelty.

The devil will not be here on the earth to harass the Christians until the millennial 1000 year reign of Jesus is over.

When he bound the devil for the 1000 years, the angel put him in the abyss, not in the burning hell. This burning hell was reserved for his final punishment.

Revelation 20:3 "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."

“The bottomless pit”: All 7 times that this appears in Revelation, it refers to the place where fallen angels and evil spirits are kept captive, waiting to be sent to the lake of fire, the final hell prepared for them (Matt. 25:41).

“Be loosed a little season”: Satan will be released so God can make a permanent end of sin before establishing the new heaven and earth.