1000 year reign/judgment

--- ### *The 1000 Year Reign, the Second Resurrection, and Why Satan Deceives Again* *A First-Fruits / Latter-Fruits Understanding of Revelation 19-20* #### *1. The Timeline in Revelation 19-20* 1. *Messiah returns* — Rev 19:11-21. The beast + false prophet judged. 2. *Satan bound 1000 years* — Rev 20:1-3. No deception of nations during the reign. 3. *First resurrection* — Rev 20:4-6. These reign with Messiah 1000 years. They are “blessed and holy.” Second death has no power over them. 4. *After 1000 years*: Satan loosed — Rev 20:7. He deceives the nations again, Gog and Magog. Fire comes down. 5. *Rest of the dead raised* — Rev 20:5, 12-13. This is the second resurrection. 6. *Great White Throne Judgment* — Rev 20:11-15. Happens on earth. Books opened. Sea, Death, and Sheol give up their dead. #### *2. Who Goes Up and Who Waits* *First-Fruits = The Elect, The Called Now* - *“No man comes to Me unless the Father draws him”* — John 6:44 - *“Many are called, few are chosen”* — Matt 22:14 - Not all are called in this age. The calling now is upon the elect who become *first-fruits*. James 1:18, Rev 14:4. - These are resurrected/glorified at Messiah’s return. 1 Thess 4:16-17, 1 Cor 15:23 “Messiah the first-fruits, afterward those who are Messiah’s at His coming.” - *Their job for 1000 years*: Teach Torah — the Instructions of *יהוה Yehowah* — to the nations in glorified, immortal bodies. Isa 2:3 “Out of Zion shall go forth Torah,” Zech 14:16-19, Ezek 44:23-24. *All Others Wait in Sheol Until After the 1000 Years* Sheol/Hades has two compartments — Luke 16:19-31: 1. *Good side*: Paradise, Eden, Abraham’s bosom, “the Sea” in Rev 20:13. The righteous dead comforted. 2. *Bad side*: Torments, “hell” as commonly used. The unrighteous reserved. Both are raised in the _second resurrection_ after the 1000 years. John 5:28-29, Dan 12:2. Death and Sheol give up the dead — Rev 20:13. #### *3. Why Would Anyone Rebel After 1000 Years of Perfect Rule?* This is the hardest part for most teachers, and why common explanations fall short. *Consider who’s on earth after 1000 years:* 1. *Nations of flesh and blood*: During the 1000 years, people are still born. Isa 65:20, Zech 14:16. They live long — many close to 1000 years old — but they are not yet glorified. They have children. They remember pain, suffering, and man’s failed self-governance before the Kingdom. 2. *The resurrected unrighteous*: Just raised from Sheol. They never experienced the Kingdom. Their last memory was death under man’s rule or their own sin. *So when Satan is loosed, he finds two groups:* - People who lived under perfect Torah instruction but never fully submitted from the heart. Zech 14:17-19 shows some nations refuse to come up even during the reign. - The newly resurrected who side with their old nature immediately. *Why does יהוה allow it? Because the final deception IS the judgment.* This is not a “heavenly courtroom” scene. The judgment happens here on earth. Rev 20:9 “fire came down from Elohim out of heaven and consumed them.” The loosing of Satan _reveals the heart_. After 1000 years of truth, with no Satanic influence, with glorified first-fruits teaching Torah daily, the rebellion proves who would never submit even in perfect conditions. *It answers the question*: “Were people just products of bad environment + Satan?” No. The rebellion shows the rebellion was in them. So the final judgment is righteous: every mouth stopped, Rom 3:19. #### *4. “So Some Are Created for Barbecue?”* No. Scripture says יהוה is “not willing that any should perish” — 2 Pet 3:9. But He also will not force love or obedience. *The calling now*: Only the Father calls people to Yeshua in this age. John 6:44. Those who respond become first-fruits. They are the *former rain*. *The second resurrection*: The rest of humanity gets resurrected. They will stand before the Throne with full knowledge. The books are opened — including the Book of Life. Rev 20:12, 15. The first-fruits are chosen now to rule and teach. Rom 8:17, Rev 2:26-27. The *latter rain* is the harvest at the end — the great multitude from the second resurrection who repent at the judgment. Many _will_ enter life then. Matt 25:31-46, Isa 65:20-25. So not all are called _now_. But all will have a genuine opportunity with full understanding. That’s why the 1000 year reign matters: it establishes the standard of Torah so no one can claim ignorance at the judgment. #### *5. Summary: The Order* 1. *Now*: Father calls the elect → they come to Yeshua → they become first-fruits through obedience and testing. 2. *Messiah returns*: First resurrection. First-fruits glorified. They reign and *teach Torah/Instructions of יהוה Yehowah for 1000 years in glorified bodies*. 3. *During 1000 years*: Nations of flesh learn righteousness. Children born. Death still exists but lifespan long. Isa 65:20. 4. *After 1000 years*: Satan loosed → final rebellion → fire judges rebels on earth. 5. *Second resurrection*: All in Sheol raised. Sea/Paradise side + Torments side. Judgment on earth. Book of Life opened. 6. *New Heaven/Earth*: Only those written in Book of Life enter. Rev 21:1-8. The rest, second death. *We await the latter rain* — the great harvest of those who were not called now, but will be faced with the Truth at the second resurrection. ---