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Satan Is Destroyed Forever. 7 When the 1,000 years are finished, Satan will be free to leave his prison. 8 He will go out and fool the nations who are over all the world. They are Gog and Magog. He will gather them all together for war. There will be as many as the sand along the sea-shore.
May 3, 2020 · Satan will be captured, bound, and cast into the bottomless pit (Revelation 20:3); and he will eventually be "cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever" (Revelation 20:10).
- What Is The War in Heaven?
- What Is The Context of Revelation 12?
- Who Are The Dragon, Woman, and Child in Revelation 12?
- Who Is The Dragon in Revelation 12?
- Why Does The War in Heaven Happen?
- What Does Revelation 12 Tell Us About Satan?
- What Becomes of The Great Dragon in Revelation 12?
In Revelation 12:7-10, John tells us about a pre-ordained war in Heaven at the end of the age. In this war, the archangel Michael and his angelic troops contend against Satan and his fallen angels. Lacking the strengthand power to defend their territory, Satan and his evil horde are “hurled” to the earth and forever evicted from Heaven.
Although Scripture only provides a three-verse view of the war in Heaven, the surrounding Biblical text points to an overriding theme of war in this chapter. Revelation 12begins by describing Satan’s original war of rebellion and ends with details about his final Tribulation period rampage. Because John uses vivid, symbolic language to describe the...
To fully understand the context of this passage, we first need to identify three symbolic characters. The chapter begins with John describing a “great sign” in heaven. In this sign, our first two characters come to life: The pregnant woman represents Israel (Genesis 37:9-11, Jeremiah 2:32). The child represents Jesus (Romans 9:5). Some scholars bel...
The woman’s appearance gives us further evidence that she represents Israel. She’s clothed in light, has been given authority and honor, and the twelve stars that crown her head represent Israel’s twelve tribes (Genesis 37: 9–11, Revelation 7:5-8). Another sign is revealed to John, immediately following the first. This sign introduces us to the ene...
After Satan’s original fall and his treacherous dealings in the Garden of Eden, God promised that He would put enmity between Satan and man and that man would eventually produce offspring that would “crush” Satan’s head (Genesis 3:15). Since then, Satan’s fury has focused on one goal: destroy the human race. He specifically targeted the Nation of I...
These verses also provide the full scope of Satan’s identity. The Great Dragon is called by three specific identifiers that have unique meanings: “that ancient serpent” This term echoes back to Satan’s sin in the Garden (Genesis 3:14-15). “The devil,” diabolosin Greek – means slanderer or accuser. “Satan” is a Hebrew word that means “adversary." He...
After Michael and his angels defeat Satan, he knows his days are numbered. No longer given access to the Heavenly realm, the Great Dragon unleashes his wrath upon “the woman” and the “remainder of her offspring” (Revelation 12:17). This includes the remnant of Israel and those who remain on earth and “keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimo...
Nov 25, 2013 · Revelation 20:1–3 says that a mighty angel from God binds the Devil for a thousand years. Specifically, verse 3 relates that he is bound from deceiving the nations during this period. Something happens to Satan's ability to keep the nations of earth blinded from seeing who God is, and what His gospel means for them.
(Luke 8:31; Rev 9:1 –3). For this reason, Satan can either be locked away in the abyss or he can be engaging in the various activities ascribed to him in the present age, but he cannot be both. The description of Satan’s imprisonment in Revelation 20 is in-compatible with the New Testament’s portrayal of his influence during the church
Instead, Revelation 12–18 tells more about the battle between good and evil, the growth of the kingdoms of Satan in opposition to the kingdom of God, and the eventual destruction of the kingdoms of Satan in preparation for the Millennium.
Book of. Revelation. Key Information and Helpful Resources. In the opening paragraph, the author identifies himself as John, which could refer to the author of the Gospel and letters of John, or it could be another leader in the early Church. Whichever John it was, he makes it clear in the opening paragraph that this book is a “revelation.”.
