Category: Millennium

ONE GLORIOUS APPEARING, DIFFERENT VISIONS Rev. 20:7–15 read together with Rev. 19:11–2

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How should the respective “battles” described in Revelation 19 and Revelation 20 be interpreted in relation to the Second Coming?

Are these distinct “battles,” or do they refer to the same events?

To answer this question, one must first clarify how the Book of Revelation is structured and how it relates to the rest of Scripture, as there are differing opinions on the matter.

By carefully and systematically following the information presented in this document, the reader should gain insight into the composition of the Book of Revelation.

Through John, the Spirit has revealed the Second Coming to us in all its facets.

It manifests as a thunderous natural event (the Seals/Trumpets), the destruction of world systems (Armageddon), a ripe harvest being gathered (Chapter 14), a triumphant military victory over the Beast (Chapter 19), and finally, the total destruction of Satan (Chapter 20).

The book is literally: the “Revelation of the Second Coming of YaHUsha our Messiah.”

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THE FIRST RESURRECTION AND SECOND DEATH OF REV. 20

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The exact phrase “first resurrection” occurs word-for-word in the entire Bible only in Rev. 20:4 – 6. This is accompanied by a Second Death and a Final Judgment .

As with the ‘thousand years’ in Rev. 20 which we have already looked at, there are two different views in relation to the ‘first resurrection’ of verses 5 and 6, namely …

  1. The literal (physical) view of Premillennialism (Chiliasm),
  2. The symbolic (spiritual) view of Amillennialism and Postmillennialism (Anti-Chiliasm)

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REFLECTION ON THE THOUSAND YEARS

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We get the idea of ​​a period of a thousand years from Revelation 20.  This is accompanied by:

1.  the binding and loosing of the devil (verses 1 – 3),

2.  the reign of YaHUsha as Messiah with the martyrs (verses 4 – 6),

3.  the first resurrection (verses 5 – 6),

4.  Gog and Magog (verses 7 – 10) and

5.  the Second Death (verses 6, 11 – 15).

INTRODUCTION

To interpret the thousand years, one must understand how the background of the book of Revelation relates to the rest of Scripture.  The first and last books of Scripture (Genesis and Revelation) are often described as the two “bookends” of the Bible.  Like bookends at the beginning and end of a series of books, these two books hold together the whole of biblical truth.

Therefore, there are many direct aspects from Genesis that appear again in Revelation as mirror images.  Genesis shows us how everything was created and then “broke”, while Revelation depicts how YaHUaH Elohim restores everything.  One can then summarise the entire Bible in a nutshell as follows:

1.  Genesis:  Creation and the Fall

2.  Rest of the Bible:  YaHUaH Elohim’s plan of salvation

3.  Revelation:  Restoration of all

Revelation as the last book then involves the end and final restoration of all after a long preceding struggle.  However, it is an apocalyptic writing and therefore it is extremely symbolic due to the much imagery.  The meaning of this imagery must then be obtained from the preceding rest of Scripture, because as seen above, it is not independent.

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BESINNING OOR DIE DUISEND JAAR

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Ons kry die idee van ‘n tydperk van ‘n duisend jaar vanuit Openbaring 20.  Dit gaan gepaard met:

1) die bind en ontbind van die duiwel (vers 2 – 3),

2) die heerskappy van JaHUsha as Messias saam met die martelare (vers 4 – 6),

3) die eerste opstanding (vers 5 – 6),

4) Gog en Magog (vers 7 – 10) en

5) die Tweede dood (vers 6, 11 – 15)

INLEIDING

Om die duisend jaar te kan interpreteer moet mens verstaan hoe die agtergrond van die boek van Openbaring verband hou met die res van die Skrif.  Die eerste en laaste boeke van die Skrif (Genesis en Openbaring) word dikwels beskryf as die twee“boekstutte”van die Bybel.  Soos boekstutte aan die begin en einde van ’n ry boeke, hou hierdie twee boeke die hele Bybelse waarheid bymekaar.   

Daarom is daar vele direkte aspekte uit Genesis wat weer in Openbaring verskyn as spieëlbeelde.  Genesis wys vir ons hoe alles geskape was en toe “gebreek het”, terwyl Openbaring uitbeeld hoedat JaHUaH Elohiem alles weer herstel.  Mens kan die hele Bybel dan in ‘n neutedop sò opsom:

  1. Genesis:  Skepping en die sondeval
  2. Res van die Bybel:  JaHUaH Elohiem se plan van verlossing
  3. Openbaring:  Herstelling van alles

Openbaring as die laaste boekstut behels dan die einde en finale herstelvan alles nà ‘n lang voorafgaande stryd.  Dis egter ‘n apokaliptiese skrywe en daarom is dit uiters simbolies weens die baie beeldspraak.  Hierdie beeldspraak se betekenis moet dan vanuit die voorafgaande res van die Skrif gekry word, want soos hierbo gesien is dit nie losstaande nie.  

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