Bible Study Notes for Lord’s Day,
January 10, 2010
Revelation 20:1-6
The Millennial Reign
Introduction The Revelation is the Apocalypse, the sudden unveiling
of Jesus in His full glory, as the rightful Heir and King of the
Universe.
Ch 1 - the introduction to the unveiling of Jesus.
Ch 2-3 Jesus’ messages to His churches in the meantime.
Ch 4-5 John’s first glimpse of the Throne Room in Heaven, and
the praise and worship going on there, for Creation and Redemption.
Ch 6-7 God’s judgment on the evil world system begins. But
first His people are sealed and protected.
Ch 8-9 The Prayers of the Saints are vindicated.
Ch 10-11 The Words of the Prophets are vindicated.
Ch 12-14 At the sounding of the 7th Trumpet, before the 7 last plagues,
the story of Jesus is told, from His birth, to His final victory
and the harvest at the end of the age.
Ch 15-18 The Kingdom of God casts down the kingdom of Babylon.
Ch 19:1-10 God’s people are safe at home with Him, become one
with Him.
Ch 19:11-21 We take our planet back, Jesus becomes King of kings
and Lord of lords, begins to reign for 1000 years.
Ch 20:1-6 The Millennial Kingdom - the initial 1000 year reign of
Christ
1. Evil is Put Down
2 Thessalonians 2
8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will
consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness
of His coming.
Revelation 19
19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and
against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the
false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived
those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped
his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning
with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which
proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the
birds were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 20
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to
the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold
of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan,
and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive
the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after
these things he must be released for a little while.
2. Christ Reigns from Jerusalem
Revelation 19
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who
sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He
judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and
on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one
knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood,
and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should
strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of
iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath
of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name
written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Isaiah 9
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will beno end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Luke 1
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a
Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32 He will be great, and will
be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house
of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
3. Christians Reign With Him
Revelation 20
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed
to them. Then I saw 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 his mark on their foreheads
or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a
thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until
the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests
of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
2 Timothy 2
11 This is a faithful saying:
For if we died with Him,We shall also live with Him.
12 If we endure, We shall also reign with Him.
4. There Will Be Great Joy
Isaiah 65
17 “ For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
5. Even Non-Christians Can Be Blessed
Isaiah 65
20 “ No more shall an infant from there live but a few days,
Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days;
For the child shall die one hundred years old,
But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
6. Life on Earth is Blessed and Peaceful
Isaiah 65
21 They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
They shall not plant and another eat;
For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain,
Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD,
And their offspring with them.
24 “ It shall come to pass
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox,
And dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”
Says the LORD.
7. The Nations Must Submit to Christ to be Blessed
Zechariah 14
16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the
nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year
to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of
Tabernacles. 17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of
the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD
of hosts, on them there will be no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt
will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall
receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do
not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This shall be the
punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do
not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
8. Even Common Things Are Holy
Zechariah 14
20 In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved
on the bells of the horses. The pots in the LORD’s house shall
be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yes, every pot in Jerusalem
and Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices
shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall
no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
Conclusion
Revelation 20
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests
of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Pastor Steve Boggan
Living Waters Christian Fellowship
Heritage Ranch by Lake Nacimiento, CA
Website - livingwaters.cc
