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AK4:
Hi all,

I am absolutely stuck.  I cant figure out scripturally why satan is loosed after the 1000 years are finished.

Rev 20:7-15
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

I have my own thoughts but nothing that is concrete with scripture.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

hillsbororiver:

--- Quote from: AK4 on September 04, 2008, 04:18:07 PM ---Hi all,

I am absolutely stuck.  I cant figure out scripturally why satan is loosed after the 1000 years are finished.


--- End quote ---

Hi Anthony,

Perhaps for the same reason the serpent was placed in the original Garden of Eden.  ;)

Peace,

Joe

AK4:
Thats pretty much what i am coming up with to Joe.  Scripturally (if im on the right track) this is where i get stuck--

Only to be deceived once more by satan, and God will put His judgements in the world, so all who didnt rise to life in the first resurrection, will learn righteousness.

Isa 26:9 -My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

Thats all i can come up with so far

In Jesus,

Anthony

legoman:
Does Ray cover this in one of his papers somewhere?

Kevin

AK4:
i dont think so. I think in one of his emails or something he says he doesnt understand it yet.  Something where he said he was trying to figure out about the resurrection.  then about the spurious Rev 20:5 part (The rest of the dead didnt come back to life until the 1000 yrs was finished).  Actually that was one of his papers--I think it was the one on How we got the Bible.

I dont know. Im just stuck right there.  Actually when trying to study this i came across a verse in Psalms that was pretty interesting about satan.  I'll start a new thread on it to see what you guys think.

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