Revelation Lesson-41: The Thousand Years - Part I

Today we are in Lesson-41 in the series “Come Lord Jesus!” from the book of Revelation.
 
This lesson is titled “The Thousand Years - Part I” and our focus passage is Revelation 20:1-6.
 
Please find your way in your Bible to that passage.

In our previous episode, we concluded our study of Revelation 19, “The Return of the King”.
 
In Rev. 19, John witnessed the Wedding of the Lamb and His victory over Antichrist.
 
The primary focus of this chapter is on the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. This means, His physical, visible return to this earth to complete the work of restoration.
 
Jesus made a promise to His people (cf. Matthew 24:29-31; John 14:1-3; I Thess 4:13-17), and this is the moment in which that promise is fulfilled.

We should always remember that Jesus Christ, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, will return to reunite with His people and to rule the nations.

In today’s lesson we begin our study of Revelation 20.
 
As we get towards the end of Revelation, today we encounter what it is one of the most hotly debated passages in all of the study of prophecy:
 
The Thousand-Year Reign of Christ or the Millennium

There are several views on this concept of the Millennium. And I have a spoiler alert for you: We won’t arrive to a single unified view in this lesson.
 
Why? We have not been able to agree on the subject in over 2K years of Christendom.

So, what we are going to do? What we always do in this Bible Study Ministry.
 
We’ll work our way through the passage. We’ll see what Scripture has to say and then we will find ways to apply that knowledge.
 
We will look at what honest Bible scholars and teachers have to say about the subject.
 
We won’t answer every question and we won’t agree on every point. And guess what?
 
That’s ok! The church fathers, the reformers, and past and present well-meaning bible scholars hold different views on the Millennium.
 
Let’s get started.