![]() Alas, there is great confusion over what should be obvious.The reader may recall the introductory material which we studied prior to our verse-by-verse exposition. 20:4 +) would follow upon His physical return. It would seem most natural that if His Second Coming occurs in Revelation 19 +, then the rule described here (Rev. ![]() 19:16 +) is to take up His promised earthly reign (Mat. Now, the “ KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” (Rev. The striking took place during the Campaign of Armageddon. ![]() In the previous chapter we saw Christ ride forth under the declaration that he would (1) strike the nations, and (2) rule them with a rod of iron (Rev. Is the thousand year reign described here that of a literal kingdom on earth? And is it a future reign-or is it already in progress? Are the two resurrections which bracket the thousand years to be understood as literal, physical raisings from the dead? Or are they spiritual resurrections, related to faith? Or are they some combination of the two? When Satan is bound for the duration of this period, how complete is his binding? Who binds him and how is he bound? Is he bound even now? These are just some of the questions which confront the reader of Revelation 20 +.That a kingdom would be the subject of this chapter is not unexpected. As with any roadway, along the route we meet with numerous forks in the road which head off in different directions-leading to varied destinations.The fork in the road which looms before us in Revelation 20 + is the thousand years: the Millennial Kingdom. This is because interpreting the book of Revelation is like traveling along a series of roads from a point of origin to a destination. As we have continued in our study of the book of Revelation, we have observed how the number of fellow saints who share our understanding of the text dwindles ever more as we proceed.
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