The 1000 Year Reign
- Satan bound a 1000 years, after the so-called battle of Armageddon, Satan is supposed to be bound a 1000 years.
First of all Satan cannot be bound with a literal chain as some may suppose, for he is a spirit. Luke 24:39; Rev. 16:13, 14; Rev. 20:1-3; Matt. 16:18,19 and Rev.12:1-17.
- The 1000 year Reign: It is said after the battle of Armageddon and the binding of Satan, that the Kingdom of God will be established over there in Israel, where Christ will reign in Jerusalem for 1000 years.
First of all the Kingdom of God is already established in the hearts of men. Matt 4:17; Mark 1:14,15; Luke 17:20,21; Matt. 11:11,12; Rev. 1:9.
Second, this kingdom is not a literal one filled with carnal delights. Rom. 14: 17 Acts 1:1-8;
Third, The Kingdom is not where a literal lamb and lion shall lay down together. Isa. 11:1-16, but this is spiritually speaking to us where once we had animal like natures, shall be changed to be partakers of his divine nature, through holiness and shall dwell so that we can all dwell together.
Fourth The Kingdom was prophesied by Daniel in Dan. Chapter 2, and was established A.D. 33. This Kingdom started at the preaching of John the Baptist. Lu. 16:16, Mark 1:15. Note: There is no transitional period, and the believers received the spirit life before the day of Pentecost. (John 3:3)
Fifth, there will never be a kingdom on earth, from the fact that at his second coming, there will be no earth to stand on, for the earth and all of the works therein shall be burned up, that is destroyed at his coming. (2 Pet. 3:7-13)
