Lesson 6 - The Judgment upon the Antichrist
Note:
These are the physical notes that were given for the bible study. I was absent
and did not transcribe the lesson itself.
The Great Tribulation is a time of
unparalleled distress and suffering in human history. This 7- year period is a
time when the wrath of God being poured out upon the whole earth (Rev 6:17) and
the permission of God for the ripening of evil results in unprecedented
persecution of Christians and upheavals in nature with intense human suffering.
At the end of this period ,as the armies of the Antichrist and the nations
gather at Armageddon, Christ Jesus descends from heaven with the armies of
heaven (Rev 19:14) to engage the armies of the earth in the great battle of
Armageddon. The battle will be swift and the total victory of the heavenly armies is a foregone
conclusion. The death toll from the battle is unprecedented (Rev 19:21) as the
judgment of God falls upon the armies of the earth. The beast and the false
prophet are both captured and thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning
sulfur (Rev 19:20). However ,another fate awaits the Devil. He is seized by an
angel and bound for a thousand years. He is thrown into the Abyss , locked and
sealed to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years
was ended (Rev 20:1-3). Then follows the Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat
(Valley of Decision)(Joel 3:12). Those survivors of the earth after the great
battle of Armageddon are then judged. The separation between the sheep and the
goats is effected (Mat 25:31,32). The surviving believers enter into the
millennial kingdom of God (Mat 25:34,46) while the surviving unbelievers are
judged and sent into eternal punishment (Mat 25:46). The visible kingdom of God
is established with Jesus and the glorified saints ruling for a thousand
years(Rev 20:4).
Rev 19:20
But the beast was captured, and with him the false who had performed the
miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had
received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were
thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Rev 20:2-3
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,
and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and
sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the
thousand years are ended. After that he must be set free for a short time.
Questions
- Who is the great harlot of Rev 17:1 ?
- Compare and contrast The First Coming with the Second Coming of Christ.
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