Devotionals

Now, if Christ's Second Coming is "postmillennial" and so on, then that would mean that DEATH is everywhere on earth before He returns. In other words, that's what the "millennium" is about--DEATH.

Indeed, DEATH is the "last" enemy that Christ is currently ruling over as King right NOW during our current age:

I Cor. 15
23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

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Let's look at this scripture very closely:

Rev. 20:4
Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Indeed, the scripture ...

Let's read the following passages:

Jer. 23
3 “Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.
4 “I will also raise up shepherds over them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the LORD.
5 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares

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The following passages below from John 12 and Revelation 12 are explicit in their indication that Satan's destiny has already been set.

What destiny is that?

Well, Satan is going to be put in the Lake of Fire as punishment for all of his deception generally--and specifically because the Kingdom of God HAS COME already in the first century:

John 12
27“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But

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There seems to be much eschatological investigation in our time which excludes routinely any notion that many of the 1st-century Christians experienced these things:

"persecution", "punishment", "imprisonment" and "death"

from the hands of those who are influenced by the beast/false prophet/dragon conglomerate of the Book of Revelation.

Let us observe the following scriptures from the Apostle ...