Insight from Revelation 20:<\/p>\n
In Revelation 20, John presents the churches with four great truths. The first two truths are related to this present time period. The third and fourth truths are related to the days to come. All four of these truths are grace from God.<\/p>\n
The first truth is seen in verses 1-3. In these verses, John describes how God has limited the work of Satan during this present age. Satan is currently bound and cannot do all that he wants to do. This means that the churches can accomplish the tasks God has given them to do.<\/p>\n
The second truth is seen in verses 4-6. In these verses, John describes what happens to those saints who have died during this present age. The saints who have \u201cbeen conquered\u201d are actually the conquerors! They are currently reigning with Christ. Those who die have not \u201cwasted\u201d their lives. Their destiny is to rule with their Lord and King!<\/p>\n
The third truth is seen in verses 7-10. In these verses, John describes Satan\u2019s final defeat. When Satan is unbound, he will finally be able to deceive all the nations and he will gather them to war against Christ and his church. His army will be utterly defeated and he will be cast into the lake of fire.<\/p>\n
The fourth truth is seen in verses 11-15. In these verses, John describes the final judgment. God\u2019s justice is fully seen in this judgment. In this judgment, every enemy, including death, will be cast into the lake of fire. This judgment is described as the second death.<\/p>\n
All four of these truths should give the churches great courage! Truth number one tells the churches that Satan has been limited by God. The churches should work without fear, knowing that God has put a \u201cleash\u201d on the dragon. Truth number two tells the churches that the saints who die because of the dragon haven\u2019t been defeated. Rather, they immediately go to be with the Lord and they rule and reign with Christ. Truth number three tells the churches of Satan\u2019s final defeat. He will be cast into the lake of fire. He will not accomplish his plans. And truth number four tells the churches that the judgment is coming. All wrongs have been seen by God. The saints must persevere until that day and entrust themselves to the perfect Judge.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_crdt_document":""},"class_list":["post-4757","reading-plan","type-reading-plan","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan\/4757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reading-plan"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}