Participants: Stephen Bohr
Series Code: ASTPP
Program Code: ASTPP000025
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00:15 Well hello everybody.
00:17 Welcome again to Anchor Bible school. 00:19 We're glad you're here. 00:20 Have you been having a good time? 00:22 Praise the Lord. 00:23 It's wonderful to study the Word, isn't it. 00:25 In fact, it's better than eating physical food. 00:29 Because it's food that does not perish. 00:32 Now we are going to study today the importance of 00:36 literary structure in the study of the millennium. 00:41 This is just an example of the importance of seeing the 00:44 sequence of events in the book of Revelation. 00:47 And I would say Daniel also needs to be examined 00:50 very carefully in the light of its structure. 00:54 So let's go to our material that was given out. 00:57 And the first thing that we want to do is ask several questions 01:02 about the millennial passage in Revelation chapter 20. 01:07 We have studied that it is important when we're 01:09 studying a passage of Scripture, particularly prophecy, 01:13 to ask the passage questions. 01:16 So let's ask a few questions about the millennial passage. 01:19 First of all, why does the lake of fire appear three times 01:25 in Revelation 20 verse 1 through 21 verse 8? 01:29 Are there three lakes of fire? 01:32 Or is it perhaps true that Revelation 20 verse 1 01:35 through 21 verse 8 runs in cycles, repetitive cycles? 01:41 We're going to take a look at that. 01:43 The next question, why does the city appear to be on earth 01:47 in one passage when the wicked surround it, 01:51 and in another passage the wicked seem to be destroyed 01:55 before the city descends? 01:58 Another question, in Revelation 20 verse 12 02:02 we are told that the dead stand before God. 02:06 The question is, how can dead people 02:08 stand in the presence of God? 02:11 And the final question we want to ask, 02:13 and as we go along we're going to ask more questions, 02:15 by the way, why do we get the impression 02:18 from Revelation 20 verse 5 that the wicked will 02:22 resurrect in the first resurrection? 02:24 You know, when you read that verse, it gives the impression 02:27 that the wicked are going to resurrect 02:29 in the first resurrection. 02:30 But there's another previous verse that says that the 02:33 righteous will resurrect in the first resurrection. 02:36 So how do we resolve that particular problem? 02:40 Well first of all, let's make some introductory remarks. 02:44 And we will do it by asking another series of questions. 02:49 Will the millennium be spent in heaven 02:51 or will it be spent on earth? 02:54 What will be the condition of the earth during the millennium? 02:59 What will God's people be doing during the millennial period? 03:05 Why is there a white throne judgment after the millennium? 03:09 What does Revelation mean when it speaks about 03:13 the second death? 03:15 What is meant by the binding and unbinding of Satan? 03:19 And finally, is it even important to know 03:23 what will happen during this time? 03:26 Those are the main questions that we are going to try 03:29 and answer as we study about the millennium. 03:33 Now in the handout that you've received, there's some blanks 03:37 that you have to fill in. 03:38 And so this is done kind of like in question and answer form. 03:43 So you're going to help me this morning in our study. 03:48 Now Revelation 19 verses 11 to 21 03:53 describes the second coming of Jesus. 03:55 You've read that passage, right? 03:57 Jesus is sitting on a white horse, 03:59 the armies of heaven are coming with Jesus. 04:01 He comes to trample the winepress, you know, 04:04 and to destroy the dragon, the beast, 04:07 and also the kings of the earth. 04:10 So it's describing the second coming. 04:12 Now, by this time the plagues will have decimated 04:16 the population of the planet. 04:19 In other words, the plagues will destroy most of the 04:21 inhabitants of the earth. 04:23 So the question is, what happens at the very culmination 04:29 of the second coming of Jesus? 04:31 And we have the answer in Revelation 19 verse 21. 04:34 It says, "And the rest..." 04:36 That is, those who survive the plagues. 04:39 The rest were what? 04:40 "...were killed with the sword which proceeded from 04:44 the mouth of Him who sat on the throne." 04:47 So the question is, how many of the wicked 04:50 will be destroyed by the plagues and by the 04:53 second coming of Christ? 04:55 Every single one. 04:57 When Jesus comes on the clouds, the rest will be slain. 05:01 Many will be slain by the seven last plagues. 05:05 Now, let's read the note. 05:08 The millennium is described in Revelation 20 verse 1 05:12 through Revelation 21 and verse 8. 05:14 That's the millennial passage. 05:17 And actually, we're going to notice that chapter 21 05:22 and verses 2 through 8 really should be included 05:25 with the millennial passage even though it's in chapter 21 05:28 and not in chapter 20. 05:30 Now the events in these chapters are not in strict 05:34 chronological order, but they run in cycles. 05:39 In other words, we know this because the identical climax 05:43 is reached four times. 05:45 Though the events are repeated four times, 05:48 each repetition has a different center of focus or emphasis. 05:55 Are you understanding this point? 05:57 In other words, Revelation 20 verse 1 through 21 verse 8 06:02 repeats the same material four times. 06:06 You can't read it in linear fashion. 06:09 You can't say, "Okay, I want to know what happens 06:11 before, during, and after the millennium. 06:13 So I'm going to start in Revelation 20 verse 1, 06:15 and it's going to give me the strict chronological sequence 06:18 through chapter 21 and verse 8." 06:19 It won't work because it goes back and forth. 06:23 You have four repetitive cycles. 06:25 Kind of like Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Daniel 8 and 9, 06:29 and Daniel 10 through 12. 06:31 In other words, you repeat the same material four times, 06:34 but each time it has a different emphasis. 06:37 Now the question is, what are the four repetitive cycles? 06:42 You have them summarized at the bottom of page 1. 06:45 Revelation 20 verses 1 through 3 describes the events 06:50 before, during, and after the millennium. 06:53 And the center of focus is Satan and the condition of the earth. 06:59 That is the central focus of those verses, 07:02 chapter 20 and verses 1 to 3. 07:04 The emphasis, once again, is Satan and what 07:07 the condition of the earth will be. 07:10 The second cycle in Revelation chapter 20 07:15 is found in verses 4 through 10. 07:19 And the central focus in Revelation 20 verse 4 through 10 07:23 is upon the saints, upon God's people. 07:27 What happens with God's people before, during, 07:30 and after the millennium. 07:32 So you have the first cycle. 07:34 The emphasis is upon Satan and the condition of the earth. 07:37 The second cycle is upon what happens with God's people 07:43 before, during, and after the millennium. 07:46 The third cycle is found in Revelation 20 verse 11 07:50 through chapter 21 and verse 1. 07:54 And the center of focus there is upon the wicked. 07:59 In other words, the central focus is what happens 08:01 with the wicked before, during, and after the millennium. 08:05 And then finally, the fourth cycle in the millennium passage 08:10 is found in Revelation 21 and verses 2 through 8 08:16 where the central focus is what life will be like 08:20 in the holy city and what will happen to the wicked finally. 08:25 So there are four centers of focus 08:28 in this millennial passage. 08:29 And unless you understand the structure, 08:33 you're going to misplace events. 08:36 And so the first cycle, the emphasis is Satan and the earth. 08:40 The second center is the saints. 08:43 The third center of focus is the wicked. 08:45 And the last center of focus is upon the holy city. 08:50 So let's go to our first cycle on page 2 and notice 08:55 how Revelation 20:1-3 emphasizes the condition of the earth, 09:01 and what will happen with Satan specifically. 09:05 We have several blank spaces, so you're going to help me 09:08 answer this. 09:09 The angel who comes down from heaven has the key 09:12 to the bottomless pit. 09:16 Now this is not the best translation, "bottomless pit." 09:20 It actually translates one Greek word, 09:23 it's the Greek word, "abussos." 09:26 And the word that we get in English from, "abussos," 09:29 is, the abyss. 09:31 It's translated in Genesis, the equivalent Hebrew word 09:35 in Genesis is translated, the deep. 09:39 So in other words, it says here that an angel comes down 09:43 from heaven and he has the key to the bottomless bit. 09:47 Now what is meant by this expression, "bottomless pit," 09:50 or by the abyss, or by the deep? 09:54 Well, we have to go back to Genesis. 09:57 In Genesis 1 and verse 2, we are told that the earth 10:01 was in what condition before God began creation week? 10:06 "The earth was without form, and void; 10:11 and darkness was on the face of the deep." 10:16 So the earth was without form and void, 10:19 and there was darkness over the face of the deep. 10:23 Now let's read the note, because the note 10:25 is very significant. 10:27 The word, "deep," in the Greek Old Testament... 10:31 Which is called the Septuagint. 10:33 You've heard of the Septuagint, right? 10:36 It's a Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. 10:39 The word, "deep," in the Greek Old Testament 10:41 is the same as the one that is found in Revelation 20 verse 1. 10:46 Is that significant? 10:48 So in other words, in Genesis 1 verse 2, 10:51 it's the word, "abussos." 10:54 So what does the word, "abussos," describe? 10:57 It describes the earth being empty and in disorder, right? 11:03 As it says, "without form and void." 11:07 Now what does, "without form and void," mean? 11:10 I like the Spanish translation better. 11:12 It says, "Desordenada y vacía." 11:16 Disorderly and empty. 11:18 Void means empty. 11:19 And so the earth was empty and it was in disorder. 11:25 So what condition will the earth be in when this angel 11:29 descends from heaven? 11:31 It will be just like it was in Genesis before creation week. 11:35 Now let's continue reading this note. 11:37 This word describes a planet in a chaotic pre-creative state. 11:43 It is noteworthy that the plagues of Revelation 16 11:48 actually reverse creation and return the earth, 11:52 in some degree, to pre-creation chaos. 11:56 The very things which God made during creation 12:00 are afflicted by the plagues. 12:02 The earth is broken up, 12:04 the sun, moon, and stars are moved out of their places, 12:07 all the vegetation is destroyed by the intense heat of the sun, 12:11 the seas are filled with blood, all the fish die, 12:14 and the planet returns to darkness 12:16 and all human beings die. 12:17 Does that sound like a reversal of creation? 12:20 Absolutely. 12:21 The plagues reverse creation. 12:23 So my question is, how can futurists say that this earth 12:28 is going to be a place where God's people are going to live 12:31 with Jesus sitting in Jerusalem for a thousand years. 12:35 Be real. 12:36 There's no way they could survive. 12:38 Because the plagues return the earth to the condition it was in 12:43 before creation; without form and void, 12:47 disorderly and empty. 12:49 That will be the condition of the earth. 12:50 And so when the angel descends there to the bottomless pit, 12:54 or to the abyss, or to the deep, he's returning to an earth 12:58 that is without form and void, like it 13:01 was before creation week. 13:04 So now we know what the condition of the earth 13:05 is going to be like just by reading the word, "abyss," 13:08 and comparing with Genesis 1 verse 2. 13:12 Now let's go to our next section. 13:14 The prophet Jeremiah was permitted to see the earth 13:18 during the millennium. 13:20 He heard the sound of the what? 13:23 Of the trumpet. 13:25 Is there something in the New Testament 13:27 about a trumpet announcing an important event? 13:31 When Jesus returns, He returns with the sound of the what? 13:36 Of the trumpet. 13:37 And notice, the alarm of what? 13:40 War. 13:41 Is there any passage in Revelation that speaks about 13:43 the coming of Jesus being a war? 13:46 In righteousness He makes war, 13:49 it says in Revelation chapter 19. 13:51 So what event is being described here? 13:53 The second coming of Christ. 13:55 And then we continue. 13:57 He then beheld the earth. 13:59 After the trumpet and the war, he beheld the earth. 14:02 And indeed, it was what? 14:05 Without form and void. 14:06 Is the earth going to return to the same condition 14:10 it was in before creation when the trumpet sounds 14:12 and when this final war takes place? 14:14 Absolutely. 14:16 And notice; and the heavens, and they had no what? 14:19 Light. Was there any light at the beginning before creation? 14:22 No. 14:24 He also saw that the mountains what? 14:26 Quaked. 14:28 Jeremiah beheld, and indeed, there were lots of men. 14:32 There was no man. Why? 14:34 Because they're all destroyed by the brightness of His coming. 14:37 And it says, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 14:41 There's no birds. 14:42 The fruitful land had become a what? 14:45 A wilderness. 14:47 And all of the cities were broken down 14:50 at the presence of the Lord by His fierce anger. 14:54 Are you catching a picture of what this world is going to 14:56 be like as a result of the plagues and the coming of Jesus? 15:00 It is going to return to the condition it was in 15:04 before creation week? 15:06 Whether the earth was here for millions of years 15:08 without any life on it, or whether Jesus 15:11 made the earth and then immediately began creation week, 15:14 you know, that's not the point that we want to cover right now. 15:17 And as far as I'm concerned, it's irrelevant. 15:20 Because the important thing is, how long ago 15:22 did creation week take place? 15:25 That's the key. 15:26 How long ago did creation week take place? 15:29 And we know that it was about six thousand years ago 15:32 that the week of creation took place. 15:35 So the earth will return to the condition it was in 15:39 before creation week. 15:42 Now let's read the note. 15:44 In spite of the incredible desolation caused by the 15:47 wrath of God, we are told that at this time 15:51 God would not make a full end. 15:54 Why does it say that God would not make a full end? 15:58 Is this the end when the world returns to the condition 16:01 it was in before creation? 16:03 Is this the end of all things? 16:04 Is this the last word? 16:05 No, there are events that are going to take place 16:08 after the thousand years, right? 16:11 So very interesting that Jeremiah would say 16:14 there in chapter 4 and verse 27 that even though the earth 16:18 is without form and void, this is not the full end. 16:22 Now let's go to our next section. 16:23 In Jeremiah 25:30-38, we have a powerful description 16:29 of the coming of Jesus. 16:31 We are told that the Lord will roar from on high 16:36 and utter His voice from His holy habitation. 16:41 And by the way, He does utter His voice 16:44 in Revelation 16 verse 17 at the moment of the seventh plague. 16:48 And in other places in Revelation as well. 16:50 So we are told that He will roar from on high 16:52 and utter His voice from His holy habitation. 16:55 He will give a what? 16:57 A shout. 16:59 Can you think of another passage that speaks about a shout? 17:03 "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven 17:06 with a shout, with the voice of the archangel..." 17:10 And the what? "...and the trumpet of God." 17:12 See, Jeremiah and Isaiah saw this day. 17:15 Now let's continue here. 17:18 He will give a shout as those who tread the what? 17:22 The grapes. 17:23 Do we find anywhere in the New Testament that speaks about 17:26 Jesus coming to tread the grapes? 17:28 Revelation 19. 17:30 When He comes on the white horse and the armies of heaven come. 17:33 It says He comes to tread the winepress. 17:36 And the winepress is where the grapes are. 17:39 So this is the second coming of Jesus Christ. 17:42 Now what's going to happen on that day? 17:44 Notice, on that day, the what? 17:46 The slain of the Lord will be from one end of the earth 17:51 even to the other. 17:52 They shall be buried... 17:56 Very good, very good. You're still with me. 17:58 They shall not be buried or gathered or lamented. 18:05 Why will they not be lamented? 18:08 Because there is no one to lament them. 18:10 Hello. 18:12 Because they're all dead. 18:14 All of the wicked are destroyed when Jesus comes, 18:17 in other words. 18:19 Now Isaiah also saw this. 18:22 Notice what we find in Isaiah 24 and some verses of 1 through 6. 18:29 It says, Isaiah adds that when Jesus comes, 18:32 He will make the earth what? 18:35 Empty, and make it waste. 18:37 Does that sound like without form and void? 18:40 Absolutely. 18:42 The land will be utterly emptied and utterly plundered. 18:48 The inhabitants of the earth are burned and few men are left. 18:54 Now didn't we just read that all men are destroyed? 18:56 So how can it say a few men are left? 18:59 Well the fact is, the left ones are the righteous that survive. 19:05 It's the only way that you can really interpret this verse, 19:07 because we know there will be no one alive 19:10 after the second coming of Christ on planet earth. 19:13 So this must be the remnant. 19:15 And the word, "left," I repeat once again, 19:17 is a remnant word. 19:20 So when it says that one will be taken 19:22 and the other one will be left, if we allow the Bible to 19:25 interpret itself, the one who is left is the 19:28 one who is left alive. 19:29 It's the remnant that remains when Jesus comes. 19:33 Now let's continue. 19:36 The powerful angel from heaven binds Satan 19:40 and casts him into the abyss. 19:43 What is the abyss again? 19:46 The earth without form and void, folks. 19:49 He casts him into the abyss for 1000 years. 19:53 The result of His binding is that he can deceive the nations 19:58 no more until the thousand years are what? 20:01 Until the thousand years are ended. 20:03 So at the beginning of the thousand years, 20:06 what happens with Satan? 20:07 He is bound. 20:08 At the end of the thousand years, what happens with Satan? 20:12 He is able to deceive again. 20:14 He is unbound. 20:17 Now let's read the note. 20:18 Satan is bound to an earth which has returned 20:22 to pre-creation chaos. 20:25 How could human beings live on planet earth 20:28 when the seas and the fresh waters are all blood, 20:31 the air has the stench of the dead, 20:33 the planet is in total darkness, 20:35 and there is no plant or animal life. 20:38 The binding of Satan means that he cannot deceive the nations, 20:42 because there are no nations left to deceive. 20:46 That is the binding of Satan. 20:49 He cannot deceive the nations. 20:50 If there are no nations, how is he going to deceive the nations? 20:54 In other words, his binding has to do with the fact 20:57 that the wicked are dead. 20:59 So what would his unbinding be? 21:02 That the wicked live again. 21:04 And we're going to see that Revelation 20 says that. 21:07 Now, but after the millennium, Satan will be loosed 21:11 for a little while. 21:13 The punishment of Satan reminds us of the fate of the scapegoat 21:17 on the Day of Atonement. 21:19 He was bound by the high priest and then taken to the wilderness 21:23 where there were no inhabitants. 21:27 Are you catching the connection between Revelation 20 21:30 and Leviticus 16? 21:32 Very clear. 21:33 You see, the devil's punishment has two stages. 21:35 The first stage of the punishment... 21:37 We studied Isaiah 24, remember? 21:39 The first stage is that they are bound, imprisoned. 21:44 The second stage is after the thousand years 21:47 when they are destroyed. 21:48 So what is the emphasis of verses 1 through 3? 21:51 What is the central focus? 21:54 The earth and Satan. 21:56 Right? 21:58 Now, we are left with some questions after 22:01 this first outline, this first cycle, in verses 1 to 3. 22:05 These are the questions that I found and I wanted to answer 22:09 after reading this first cycle. 22:12 What happened with the righteous during this period? 22:15 Do we have anything in this outline about what happened 22:18 to the righteous? 22:19 No. 22:21 Were they on earth or in heaven? 22:23 Anything that tells us where they were? 22:26 No. 22:27 What did the righteous do during the thousand years? 22:30 Anything on that? 22:32 No. 22:33 What do, "bind," and, "unbind," mean? 22:37 Not directly it doesn't say. 22:39 We need more information. 22:42 What happened to the wicked persons who were destroyed 22:45 at the second coming? 22:48 What did Satan deceive the nations to do 22:51 after the thousand years? 22:53 It says he went out to deceive the nations, 22:54 but deceive them to do what? 22:57 It doesn't say. 22:58 What happened to Satan after he was released for a little while? 23:02 He was released and he was released forever? 23:06 How long was he released? 23:08 We don't have that information. 23:09 So are we left with questions after the first outline? 23:13 All we know is a lot about what is going to happen with the 23:16 devil at the beginning, during, and after the millennium. 23:18 And we know what the condition of the earth is when Jesus 23:21 comes, and during the millennium. 23:23 But we're left with a series of questions. 23:27 And so now we have a second cycle. 23:29 Revelation chapter 20 and verses 4 through 10. 23:33 The same millennial events are going to be repeated again. 23:38 We're going to start at the beginning 23:39 of the millennium again. 23:41 We're going to talk about the millennium again. 23:43 And we're going to talk about events at the 23:45 end of the millennium again. 23:47 But the center of focus now is not primarily on Satan 23:51 and the condition of the earth. 23:52 The focus now is upon what happens with the saints 23:55 at the beginning, during, and at the end of the millennium. 23:58 Are you following me? 24:00 Now, let's pursue this. 24:03 When Revelation 20:1-3 ends, we are left with several questions. 24:09 What happened to the righteous as the millennium began? 24:12 What do the words, "bind," and, "unbind," mean? 24:14 What happened to the wicked persons who were destroyed 24:16 at the second coming? 24:17 Do they remain destroyed forever? 24:19 What did Satan deceive the nations to do 24:21 after the thousand years? 24:23 What happened to Satan after he was released for a little while? 24:26 These questions will be answered in this second cycle. 24:32 Now let's answer the questions. 24:35 At the beginning of the thousand years, 24:38 the righteous dead are what? 24:40 Raised to life. 24:43 We know this because Revelation 20 verse 4 24:45 says that they what? 24:47 That they lived. 24:49 And were they dead? 24:51 Of course. 24:52 Because John says, "I saw those that had been beheaded 24:57 because they didn't worship the beast and his image." 24:59 I would assume that if they were beheaded, they died. 25:05 And so it says that those who had been beheaded lived. 25:09 So it must be that they what? 25:11 That they resurrect. 25:13 And so Revelation 20 verse 4 says that they lived. 25:17 And what did they do? 25:19 They reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 25:23 On earth, right? 25:26 Be real. 25:28 How could they enjoy living on earth for a thousand years 25:33 the way the earth is? 25:36 This resurrection is called the what? 25:40 The first resurrection. 25:42 And the righteous and holy are resurrected 25:45 in the first resurrection. 25:47 It says in verse 6 that righteous and holy people 25:50 will resurrect in the first resurrection. 25:53 Now, the apostle Paul explained that the dead in Christ 25:58 would rise what? 26:00 Interesting, the dead in Christ would rise first. 26:05 That's the first resurrection, right? 26:07 Then those who are alive and remain will be what? 26:11 Caught up. 26:15 Does that give us an inkling of where the righteous 26:18 are going to be? 26:20 See, Jesus doesn't come down. 26:23 The righteous go up. 26:26 And you have other text in Scripture that indicate this. 26:29 For example, Matthew chapter 24. 26:31 It says, "He shall send His angels, and they shall 26:33 gather His elect from the four winds." 26:36 See, Jesus doesn't come to be here with the elect. 26:39 The elect are gathered by the angels to be taken to Jesus 26:42 in the clouds. 26:43 And what are the clouds? Angels. 26:46 So Matthew 24:30-31 is connected with this. 26:51 The apostle Paul says in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, 26:54 he speaks about our gathering to Jesus. 26:57 Jesus said, "I'm going to take you to my Father's house." 27:01 Clearly Scripture teaches that Jesus is not 27:05 coming to set up His kingdom here. 27:07 God's people are caught up to meet Jesus in the air. 27:11 So let's finish this here. 27:13 The apostle Paul explained that the dead in Christ 27:16 would rise first. 27:17 Then those who are alive and remain shall be caught up 27:20 together with them in the clouds. 27:22 What are the clouds? 27:24 The clouds are the angels. 27:26 To meet the Lord where? 27:28 In the air. 27:29 Jesus does not come all the way down to the earth. 27:33 Jesus promised to take His people to His Father's house. 27:39 The Father's house is where? 27:41 In heaven. 27:42 Because Jesus taught us to pray, 27:44 "Our Father, which art in heaven." 27:48 And by the way, God the Father is not going to come 27:52 at the second coming. 27:54 You know, there's this another one of those myths 27:58 that we develop, you know, that because it says that 28:00 Jesus is going to come in the glory of His Father. 28:04 But Jesus was on earth and His Father was in heaven, 28:06 and Jesus still had the glory of the Father. 28:10 So the expression, "in the glory of His Father," 28:12 doesn't mean that the Father is coming. 28:13 It means that He has the glory of His Father. 28:16 The glory of the Father is in the face of Jesus 28:19 all the time. 28:21 Are you following me or not? 28:23 It says in Acts chapter 3 that He shall send forth Jesus. 28:28 He's going to send Jesus to get the people of God. 28:31 And then the people will ascend to heaven with Jesus, 28:34 and the Father and the cherubim and the seraphim 28:37 and the representatives of the worlds 28:39 will all be waiting to receive us, just like they were 28:41 waiting to receive Jesus at His ascension. 28:46 So Jesus promised to take His people to His Father's house. 28:49 The Father's house is in heaven, because Jesus taught us 28:52 to pray, "Our Father, which art in heaven." 28:54 A strict reading of Revelation 20 verse 4 through 10 28:59 does not reveal that the saints will be in heaven 29:01 during the thousand years. 29:05 However, we will see that Revelation 21 verse 2 29:09 points out this fact very clearly. 29:13 Because Revelation 21 verse 2 says that the New Jerusalem 29:16 descends from heaven and it is the camp of the saints. 29:20 So if it descends from heaven and it's the camp of the saints, 29:23 the saints must be in it. 29:26 Are you following me or not? 29:28 Now, the saints were given what? 29:32 Thrones. 29:34 And the reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 29:39 Before this, they were the scum of the earth. 29:43 The kings of the earth ruled over them and mistreated them 29:46 and trampled upon them. 29:48 But now they will be royalty. 29:51 They will reign with Jesus, they will sit on His throne. 29:53 Remember Jesus promised that whoever overcomes 29:56 will sit with Him on His throne? 29:59 And so this is the fulfillment. 30:01 The saints will sit, they will reign will Christ 30:04 for a thousand years. 30:06 Something else was done with the saints. 30:08 Something else they're going to do during the thousand years. 30:10 What is it? 30:11 Judgment was committed to them. 30:16 In other words, the saints are going to have 30:18 a working vacation. 30:22 The thousand years will be a celebration in heaven. 30:24 But it will be a working vacation because God 30:27 has a task for them to perform. 30:29 The task to perform is a work of judgment. 30:33 Now let's read the note. 30:35 The question is, who are the righteous going to judge? 30:39 It is obvious that they will not judge the righteous, 30:43 because they will all be in heaven. 30:46 And it cannot be the holy angels because they don't 30:48 need to be judged. 30:51 This must mean that they will judge Satan and his angels, 30:55 and the wicked which were left behind dead on earth. 30:59 That's the only group that they could judge. 31:02 Let me ask you, have all of the righteous been judged 31:04 before the second coming? 31:06 Yeah, in the pre-advent judgment. 31:08 All the righteous have been judged. 31:11 You don't have to judge the loyal angels. 31:12 They don't need any judgment. 31:13 They're loyal to God. 31:16 And the righteous, they're all in heaven. 31:19 They're performing the work of judgment. 31:20 They're not judging themselves. 31:23 So the only groups that are left are the devil and his angels, 31:26 and the wicked. 31:28 Now the apostle Paul had this straight. 31:32 The apostle Paul told the Corinthians... 31:35 Now listen carefully. 31:36 You know, you read Revelation 20 and it says that those who were 31:42 beheaded because they worshiped not the beast, 31:43 his image, nor received the mark, and so on, 31:46 they are going to be the ones that judge. 31:49 But they are not exclusively the only ones that will perform 31:52 this work of judgment. 31:54 It's just that Revelation is emphasizing that those 31:57 who lived in the end time and they were killed for their 32:00 faithfulness to God, they're going to judge. 32:03 In other words, they're going to judge those who judged them. 32:06 But the judgment is going to be performed 32:08 by all of God's people. 32:10 Not only by those who refuse to worship the beast and his image 32:13 and receive the mark. 32:15 You say, "How do we know that?" 32:16 Well, let's notice what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 6:1-3. 32:22 "Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?" 32:30 Who will judge the world? 32:32 The saints will judge the world. 32:33 What does the word, "world," mean? 32:37 "Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world." 32:42 "He that is a friend of the world is an enemy of God." 32:45 So the word, "world," is not referring to the 32:48 geographical territory. 32:49 It is referring to the wicked inhabitants of the world 32:52 whose focus is this world. 32:57 "Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?" 33:01 And then he says, "Do you not know..." 33:03 Now listen carefully. 33:04 "Do you not know that we shall judge angels?" 33:09 Are the Corinthians going to judge angels? 33:13 So are only those who were beheaded by the end time 33:18 enemies of God's people being the only ones 33:20 that are going to judge? 33:21 No, because the apostle Paul says we're going to. 33:24 So this judgment will be performed 33:26 by all of God's saints. 33:28 Not only by those who were beheaded because they were 33:31 faithful to the Lord in the end time. 33:33 Now the question is, who are the angels 33:35 that are going to be judged? 33:38 Just, just, just... 33:40 I mean, all you have to do is use common sense. 33:45 They can't be loyal angels. 33:48 They can't be faithful angels. 33:50 Because the faithful angels need no judgment. 33:53 So they must be what? 33:55 They must be Satan and his angels. 33:58 There's no other explanation. 34:00 So the saints are going to judge the world, the wicked, 34:04 and they are going to judge angels, the wicked angels. 34:10 Now, let's notice what it continues saying. 34:15 The righteous will not be subject to the second death. 34:22 So the righteous don't suffer second death. 34:25 Let's read the next line. 34:27 The rest of the dead will not come to life again 34:30 until the thousand years are ended. 34:33 Now the question is, who are the rest of the dead? 34:38 Who resurrects at the beginning of the millennium, 34:40 according to what we just noticed? 34:42 The righteous. 34:43 Righteous and holy is he who resurrects 34:46 at the beginning of the millennium; 34:47 reigns and judges. 34:49 So just use the grey matter that God gave you, 34:55 and say, "Who then would be those who will resurrect 35:01 after the thousand years, when the thousand years are ended?" 35:05 The wicked. 35:07 Of course. 35:08 It's not conjecture, it's simple reading of the text. 35:13 It is the wicked. 35:15 Now, let's notice the note. 35:16 This is very important. 35:18 All beings in this world experience a first birth 35:21 and a first life, correct? 35:25 When the millennium begins, those who died in Christ 35:28 will resurrect to their second life, 35:30 or to the second stage of life. 35:32 Right? 35:34 And they will not die anymore. 35:37 Correct? 35:38 The wicked, on the other hand, will resurrect to their 35:42 second life after the thousand years, will be judged, 35:46 and then they will suffer what? 35:49 They will suffer second death. 35:51 So you'll notice that the righteous, you know, 35:54 were born from their mothers, they lived. 35:57 If they died before Jesus came, they died their first death. 36:01 Then they resurrected and they live again, 36:03 and they don't die anymore. 36:05 The wicked, on the other hand, they were born 36:08 from their mothers. 36:09 They lived their life. 36:10 They died. 36:12 They resurrect. 36:13 And then they're going to die the second death. 36:15 So who is it that suffers the second death? 36:17 The wicked. 36:19 The righteous suffer only the first death. 36:22 And they go through the first resurrection. 36:24 Now, let's notice the next page. 36:28 There is a punctuation problem in Revelation 20 verse 5. 36:32 The original New Testament manuscripts did not 36:35 have punctuation marks. 36:37 So the translators placed them where they felt they belonged. 36:41 The New King James translators should have placed parentheses 36:44 around the following phrase: 36:47 "But the rest of the dead did not live again 36:49 until the thousand years were finished." 36:52 There should be parentheses there. 36:55 You say, "Well, aren't you adding to Scripture?" 36:57 No. 36:59 Because punctuation marks were not in Scripture. 37:02 Now, in effect, the New International Version 37:06 does this very thing. 37:09 The NIV does put the parentheses there. 37:12 The parenthetical statement breaks the flow of thought 37:16 in order to explain what will happen with the wicked 37:19 which were left behind at the beginning of the thousand years. 37:22 Now let's go there to Revelation 20 37:24 because I want you to see this. 37:26 Revelation chapter 20. 37:29 This is a very important point. 37:33 You know, the much maligned NIV... 37:37 ...has the parentheses; and they belong. 37:39 That's why I say, you need to be eclectic in your way 37:42 of using Bible versions. 37:44 You can't say exclusively, "The King James, and no more," 37:48 and that it's a blasphemy to read the NIV. 37:51 There are things in the NIV that are better 37:53 than the King James translation. 37:55 I'm not saying the manuscripts that were used were better. 37:59 I'm saying that the translation sometimes is better. 38:01 Are you understanding the distinction? 38:03 We have to be practical. 38:05 Now, notice Revelation chapter 20 38:08 and let's go to verse 6. 38:11 Actually, verse 4. 38:12 "And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, 38:14 and judgment was committed to them. 38:16 Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded 38:18 for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, 38:21 who had not worshiped the beast or his image, 38:23 and had not received his mark on their foreheads 38:25 or on their hands. 38:26 And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 38:31 But the rest of the dead did not live again 38:33 until the thousand years were finished. 38:35 This is the first resurrection." 38:36 Wow, there you have... See the problem? 38:40 So those who resurrect after the thousand years, 38:42 that's the first resurrection, right? 38:44 No, because we already noticed that those who resurrected 38:47 in the first resurrection are the righteous. 38:49 So what do you do? 38:50 If you put parentheses around the portion of verse 5 38:55 that says, "But the rest of the dead did not live again 38:59 until the thousand years were finished," if you put paren... 39:01 What is a parenthesis? 39:02 What is the purpose of parentheses? 39:05 It is to break the flow of thought to add an explanation. 39:08 And so if you put parentheses there, and you read verse 4, 39:14 and you connect it with verse 6 and leave 5 in parentheses, 39:19 this is the way it would read: 39:21 Verse 4 again, "And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, 39:24 and judgment was committed to them. 39:26 Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded 39:28 for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, 39:30 who had not worshiped the beast or his image, 39:32 and had not received his mark on their foreheads 39:34 or on their hands. 39:35 And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 39:38 Blessed and holy... 39:40 This is the first resurrection." 39:42 Are you with me? 39:44 So you skip what is in parentheses. 39:46 It's an explanatory note about the rest of the dead. 39:50 Okay, I see you nodding. So that's good. 39:54 Now at the end of the thousand years, 39:56 going back to our material, 39:58 at the end of the thousand years, Satan will be what? 40:01 Released from his prison. 40:03 And he will go out to deceive the nations once again. 40:08 What does it mean that he's unbound? 40:12 The rest of the dead live again. 40:14 Notice, if all the wicked are dead during the thousand years, 40:19 then Satan will have no one to deceive. 40:23 When the wicked resurrect at the end of the thousand years, 40:26 Satan will have his power base back 40:29 and will be able to deceive once again. 40:31 Thus, the binding and unbinding of Satan is explained by 40:35 the condition of the wicked. 40:37 When they are dead, Satan is bound. 40:39 When they resurrect, Satan is unbound. 40:43 Revelation 20 verse 5 contains the key that explains 40:47 the binding and unbinding of Satan. 40:49 How much power does Satan have if he doesn't 40:52 have any followers? 40:54 None, he is bound. 40:57 And when his wicked followers resurrect, 41:00 he has his power base back. 41:02 And so he is unbound. 41:05 Notice that the host of the wicked will be innumerable, 41:09 like the sand of the sea, and they will come from the 41:12 four corners of the earth. 41:14 The cards seem to be stacked in favor of the wicked, 41:17 and the righteous appear to be in jeopardy. 41:21 Now before we go to the next point, 41:23 I want to say that the judgment that takes place 41:26 during the thousand years is not going to change anything. 41:31 There's not going to be anybody that when you open the books 41:35 you say, "Oh Lord, this one should have been up here." 41:38 The judgment during the thousand years 41:40 is God's great audit. 41:43 What does an auditor do? 41:45 He cooks the books, right? 41:48 No, an auditor checks the books to see if the accounting 41:52 was done correctly. 41:54 And so during the thousand years, 41:56 God is going to do an audit. 41:58 And by the way, when you examine the audit, you will say, 42:00 "Wow, the books were kept just right." 42:05 So the thousand year judgment is God's audit. 42:09 I also like to compare it with an instant replay. 42:13 You know, when a baseball game is going on 42:16 and there's a close play at first base, 42:19 and the umpire calls the individual safe 42:21 and everybody is booing, what do you want to see? 42:24 You want to see the replay to see if the umpire got it right. 42:29 And so the purpose of the millennial judgment 42:32 is, you see, God has called the wicked out. 42:38 He says, "You're out of here." 42:41 And so the purpose of the judgment is to examine 42:44 if the umpire got it right. 42:46 And we're going to discover that He got it right 42:48 in every single case. 42:51 The purpose is not to reverse any case. 42:53 The purpose is to show that God did everything right. 42:59 Now let's continue here. 43:00 The wicked surround the what? 43:03 The camp of the saints and the beloved city. 43:06 Let me ask you, who is the center of focus here? 43:10 Is it the wicked or is it the righteous? 43:13 It's still the righteous. 43:15 What is the purpose of saying that the wicked 43:18 surrounded the city? 43:19 Well, they put the righteous in jeopardy, right? 43:22 So the center of focus is still the righteous. 43:25 Because they're in the city and the wicked surround it, 43:27 and it looks like the righteous are going to be destroyed. 43:30 The center of focus is still the righteous. 43:33 Now, let's read the note. 43:35 They surround the camp of the saints. 43:37 What happened to God's people all over the earth 43:39 before the millennium now happens to God's people 43:42 all gathered in one place. 43:45 See, before the millennium, Jerusalem is what? 43:49 Worldwide. Jerusalem is global. 43:51 So when the wicked gather around Jerusalem 43:54 before the second coming, they're gathering around 43:57 Jerusalem worldwide. 43:59 Are you following me? 44:01 After the second coming and the millennium, 44:04 things become literal. 44:06 God's people are literally within the literal city, 44:09 and the wicked literally gather around the city. 44:12 Do you see the principle? 44:14 And so, you know, futurists have it wrong. 44:18 They say, "Oh, the wicked are going to gather around 44:20 little Jerusalem in the Middle East before the second coming." 44:22 No. 44:23 It violates the principle. 44:25 The principle is that before the second coming 44:28 Jerusalem is global. 44:31 And therefore, the enemies are global. 44:32 And the gathering of the enemies is a global gathering 44:35 against global Jerusalem. 44:37 And then when Jesus comes, after the millennium He comes down. 44:41 Then you will deal with the literal. 44:42 It'll be a literal city with all of God's literal saints inside. 44:45 The wicked will literally gather around the city. 44:47 Are you understanding the principle? 44:50 Now, forgive me for getting so excited. 44:56 What happened to God's people all over the earth 44:58 before the millennium now happens to God's people 45:01 all gathered in one place. 45:02 Jerusalem, before the millennium, is worldwide; 45:04 where two or three are gathered in Christ's name. 45:07 But after the millennium, all God's people are gathered 45:09 in a literal place in the literal Jerusalem. 45:12 They are gathered there at the second coming of Jesus. 45:16 Satan, his angels, and the wicked will be unable to 45:19 conquer the city. 45:20 They will all be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone 45:25 where the beast and the false prophet had been cast 45:29 before the millennium. 45:33 So what happens with God's people? 45:35 Are the wicked able to destroy them? No. 45:38 So let me ask you, what is the focus 45:40 of the second passage here? 45:42 Do you see that it took you full circle again? 45:45 What happens with the righteous at the beginning, 45:47 during, what they did during the millennium, 45:50 and what happened at the end of the millennium. 45:52 But now we don't know much about the wicked 45:55 except that they surrounded the city to destroy the saints. 45:57 So we need to know, did God show the wicked their cases? 46:01 I mean, did God do a judgment so that the wicked 46:04 could see the judgment that the righteous performed 46:06 during the thousand years? 46:07 Are you understanding me? 46:09 So we go to the third cycle. 46:11 Revelation 20:11 to 21 verse 1. 46:15 Revelation 20:11 through 21:1 goes over the same ground 46:20 as the previous two outlines. 46:22 But the central concern is with the judgment of the wicked 46:25 after the millennium. 46:27 After the thousand years, the rest of the dead live again. 46:34 Now, this is important. 46:37 At the second coming of Jesus, what appears? 46:41 A white throne. 46:43 See, Revelation 20 verse 11, folks, is not describing 46:48 something that happens after the millennium. 46:51 Revelation 20 verse 11 is speaking about an event 46:54 that takes place at the second coming. 46:57 Because it's taking you back to the beginning 46:58 of the millennium again. 47:01 And you're going to see that in a minute. 47:04 At the second coming of Jesus, a white throne appears. 47:06 We are told in Revelation 20 verse 11, 47:08 "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, 47:12 from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. 47:15 And there was found no place for them." 47:21 Now let's read the note. 47:24 The events of Revelation 20 verse 11 47:26 take place at the second coming at the beginning 47:29 of the millennium. 47:31 Notice this event as described in Revelation 6:14-17. 47:34 You say, "Now wait a minute. 47:36 Does Jesus at His second coming come seated on a throne?" 47:39 Yes He does. 47:41 He's depicted as coming on a horse; He's a conqueror, 47:44 but He also comes on a throne because He's a King. 47:47 Different emphases. 47:51 Notice this event as described in Revelation 6:14-17. 47:55 It says, "Then the sky receded as a scroll 47:58 when it is rolled up..." 47:59 Does the sky disappear then? 48:01 Yes. 48:03 "...and every mountain and island was moved 48:05 out of its place. 48:07 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, 48:10 the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, 48:12 hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 48:15 and said to the mountains and the rocks, 48:17 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him 48:19 who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 48:23 For the great day of His wrath has come, 48:24 and who is able to stand?'" 48:26 Does Jesus sit on a throne at His second coming? 48:29 He most certainly does. 48:30 So Revelation 20 verse 11 is really depicting Jesus 48:34 coming and sitting on that throne. 48:37 Because if you read Revelation 20:11, 48:39 it says the heaven recedes and the earth disappears. 48:43 Very similar description. 48:46 Now notice, Revelation 20 verse 12 then describes... 48:50 This is important. 48:51 Now we're going to go to an event that happens 48:53 during the millennium. 48:54 See, the white throne is at the beginning. 48:57 The second coming. 48:59 Now we're going to deal with what happens 49:01 during the millennium. 49:02 It says, Revelation 20 verse 12 says 49:05 the dead were standing before God. 49:08 Which dead? 49:11 The righteous dead? 49:12 No, the righteous dead are already in heaven, folks. 49:14 So who is standing before God? 49:16 The wicked dead. 49:17 How can wicked dead people stand before God 49:19 if they're dead? 49:21 Nope, not in verse 12 they don't. 49:25 In verse 12 they're not resurrected. 49:30 Yes. 49:32 The dead stand before God through the books. 49:35 Just like the righteous stood before God in the books 49:38 during the investigative judgment. 49:40 Are you with me? 49:42 I'm going to prove it to you. 49:44 So it says, Revelation 20 verse 12 then describes 49:49 the dead standing before God, books are opened. 49:53 "And another book is opened, which is the Book of Life." 49:56 And listen carefully. 49:57 And the dead were judged according to the things 50:00 that were written in the books, according to their works. 50:03 Who was judged? 50:05 Not those were are alive. 50:06 The dead. 50:09 So the white throne is the second coming. 50:12 Then the dead are judged. 50:15 And then comes the resurrection after the millennium. 50:20 Yea, absolutely. It's another cycle. 50:25 Notice, let's read the note here. 50:29 This verse is describing events that take place 50:31 during the millennium. 50:32 It is obvious that dead people cannot stand 50:35 before God personally. 50:36 The text explicitly states that the wicked stood before God 50:39 through the record of their lives. 50:42 Through their works, right? 50:43 In the fourth outline, we will notice what those works were 50:46 that condemned the wicked. 50:48 See, there's no list in this cycle. 50:50 But in the last cycle we're going to see why they were lost. 50:56 In the fourth outline we will notice that those whose works 50:59 condemn them will be deleted from the Book of Life. 51:02 Revelation 20 verse 12 is describing the judgment 51:04 of the wicked dead during the millennium. 51:07 But now notice. 51:09 The first part of Revelation 20 verse 13 51:12 describes the resurrection of the wicked dead 51:15 after the millennium. 51:17 Because we are told that the sea gave up the dead 51:21 who were in it. 51:22 And death and Hades, which is the grave, 51:25 delivered up the dead who were in them. 51:29 What does that mean, that the sea and the grave 51:33 gave up the dead that were in them? 51:35 That is the resurrection. 51:39 In Isaiah 26, it says that the earth will cast forth the dead. 51:44 A very similar expression. 51:46 So, you have the white throne at the second coming. 51:50 You have the judgment of the dead during the thousand years. 51:53 And now you have the resurrection 51:54 after the thousand years. 51:55 Are the wicked going to see the record of their lives 51:58 when they resurrect? 52:00 Notice, it's clear. 52:02 Ellen White was right. 52:05 And she didn't get it from a vision. 52:06 She's getting it from Scripture. 52:10 Notice, the first part of Revelation 20:13 describes 52:14 the resurrection of the wicked dead after the millennium. 52:16 Because we are told that the sea gave up the dead 52:19 who were in it, and death and Hades delivered up the dead 52:21 who were in them. 52:23 According to the second part of Revelation 20 verse 13, 52:26 after the wicked resurrected, what happened? 52:29 They were judged, each one according to his works. 52:33 So are the wicked going to see the record of their lives? 52:37 Yes they are. 52:38 We know that this judgment, listen carefully, 52:41 takes place on earth. 52:43 Because according to verses 7 through 9, 52:45 the wicked surrounded the holy city on earth. 52:50 Now listen, the books, plural, contain the works of the wicked. 52:55 And they are judged according to the things which were written 52:58 in the books. 53:01 Though we are saved by grace through faith, 53:05 our works reveal whether our faith is genuine. 53:09 In the judgment, it will be seen that many of the wicked said, 53:13 "Lord, Lord," but their lives were filled with lawlessness. 53:20 The Book of Life contains what? 53:23 The names of all those who will be saved. 53:30 Now why is the book of life brought out 53:32 in this post millennial judgment? 53:36 Why is the book... 53:37 It says, "books were opened," and then it says, 53:40 another book, the Book of Life, was opened. 53:41 Do you know why? 53:42 Because God is going to show the wicked 53:45 the record of their lives, and then He's going to 53:46 open up the Book of Life and say, "Your name isn't here." 53:52 Because the last verse of Revelation 20 says 53:55 whoever was not found in the Book of Life 53:57 was cast into the lake of fire. 53:59 The purpose of the Book of Life is to show them 54:02 that they are not there. 54:03 And the reason they are not there is because of 54:05 what is in the books. 54:08 Are you with me? 54:09 See, there's so much more in this passage 54:12 than what we've seen as Adventists. 54:16 You know, we just study and read the same old stuff 54:18 that we've read time and again. 54:21 And we preach it over and over again. 54:23 Because we don't go to the text and study for ourselves. 54:25 I don't have any divine enlightenment. 54:27 I'm not more intelligent than any of you. 54:29 I'm probably less intelligent than many of you. 54:32 But you can go to Scripture and you can study 54:34 these things for yourselves. 54:36 But we have to invest the time and the effort, 54:39 and we have to pray, and we have to ask the text questions, 54:42 and we have to search for answers to the questions. 54:45 We have to be inquisitive readers. 54:48 Our mind has to be engaged when we're studying Scripture, 54:52 in other words. 54:54 Don't just be reflectors of what other people have said 54:56 about the millennium. 54:57 Go and study it for yourself and read the spirit of prophecy. 55:00 It's amazing when you read 55:02 the last chapter of, Great Controversy. 55:03 It's all there. 55:07 Anyway. 55:14 Preaching to the choir, I know. 55:18 Now listen, the note. 55:21 The names of the lost will not be found in the Book of Life 55:24 because of the record of their lives, 55:26 which was written in the books. 55:28 At this point, we do not know what those works were. 55:33 But in the next outline we will. 55:35 It is a remarkable fact that God will not destroy the wicked 55:39 until they are convinced that God dealt justly with them. 55:42 They will even see the record. 55:45 After the judgment of the wicked, they will be what? 55:48 They will be cast into the lake of fire, 55:50 and will suffer what? 55:51 Second death. 55:53 Revelation 20 verses 14 and 15 reaches the same climax 55:58 as had previously been reached in Revelation 20 verses 8 and 9 56:02 where it says that the wicked, and the devil, and his angels, 56:04 were thrown into the lake of fire. 56:05 Now you have the same climax again. 56:08 But it's a climax of the third outline. 56:12 After all, there are not two lakes of fire 56:14 where the wicked will be cast. 56:16 There's only one. 56:17 After Satan and his angels and the wicked... 56:21 After Satan, and his angels, the wicked, death, and the grave 56:25 have been cast into the lake of fire, 56:27 God will make what? 56:28 A new heavens and a new earth, because the first heaven 56:32 and the first earth had passed away. 56:33 Let me ask you, does Revelation 21 verse 1 56:36 belong to chapter 20? 56:38 It does. 56:39 After the lake of fire, then we find that God makes what? 56:44 A new heaven and a new earth. 56:46 In other words, the chapter division is in the wrong place. 56:52 Now, our time is just about up. 56:54 So we're going to have to take a little bit of our next session 56:57 to finish outline number four. 56:59 But we're going to notice in our study of the last page 57:05 of this material that you have before you 57:08 that the purpose of the fourth outline 57:11 is to show what was contained in the records of the wicked. 57:15 And it is also going to show us what life will be like 57:22 in the holy city and in the new earth. 57:25 And of course, we have to take a look at that. 57:28 So in our next session, we are going to take a look at 57:32 cycle number four. 57:34 Have you been understanding what we've studied so far? 57:37 We're going to take a look at cycle number four, 57:39 and then we will have a complete picture 57:42 of the millennium. |
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