The Thousand Years

Written By Betty Predmore

REVELATION 20: 1-15

(December 29)

Imagine being bound in chains and thrown into a bottomless pit. Imagine being in that pit for a thousand years. There are numerous things I would prefer over that situation, but that is just what happened to Satan when an angel came down from heaven.

This thousand year period has also been referred to as the millennium. There are three differing ideas about how and when this will actually happen.

Postmillennialism describes a literal thousand-year period of time where there is peace on earth ushered in by the church. At the end of that thousand years, Satan will be released to reap havoc once more, but Christ will defeat him and reign for eternity.

Premillennialism also looks at the thousand years as literal time, but believes that Christ's second coming is what starts his thousand-year reign, but it occurs before the final removal of Satan.

Amillennialism sees the thousand years as a symbolism of time between when Christ ascends and his return. It is the reign of Christ in believers' hearts and in his church. This period ends with the second coming of Christ.

These are all different views about that particular time frame. While they differ, the great thing is that each view shows what is most crucial to Christianity ... that Christ will return, defeat Satand, and reign forever! The rest of the details are insignificant in the scope of things.

Once Satan was securely chained in for his thousand years of darkness, the souls of all who had been persecuted came back to life. This was their great reward for standing strong in their faith and not giving in to the temptations and deceit of the evil one. This is known as the first resurrection.

After the thousand years, Satan is released to gather up his armies for battle. But those armies will be consumed by fires coming from heaven, and Satan will be thrown into the fiery pit for eternity, where he will join the beast and the false prophet.

That is when all the rest of the believers will be resurrected and all whose names are found in the Book of Life will live in eternity with Jesus. Those whose names are missing from that book will spend their eternity in the lake of fire.

Where do you think you will go?

Betty Predmore

Betty Predmore is a writer, blogger, speaker and ministry leaders. She is the founder of Mom-Sense, Inc., a ministry designed for mentorship, connection and service to women of all life circumstances. Through this ministry, women are encouraged and supported with scripture and life application. Mom-Sense helps women overcome life struggles through small group classes with biblical curriculum, individual counseling, bible studies, and other areas of support.

Betty also directs the Imperial Valley Life Center, which is a non-profit faith-based pro life women’s resource center. She has a passion for saving the unborn and supporting mothers through pregnancy and motherhood.

Betty loves to speak at events, sharing the love of Jesus with other women. She does this through practical life application mingled with God’s word, and sprinkled with humor. Having experienced a broken home, divorce, abuse, grief, single motherhood, blended families, and adoption, she uses the broken places and movement of God in her own life to share His word in an inspiring way. She enjoys sharing her blogs on social media as a way of reaching out on a broader spectrum. Betty has many speaking topics which can be found on her website: www.bettypredmore.com

As an author, she has had the opportunity to impact women and reach deep into their hearts with her words of inspiration and encouragement. Through Pondering Virtue and Whispered Grace, she has created wonderful tools for the woman who is seeking direction in her spiritual walk.

Betty serves on the writing team of A Wife Like Me, and is also a contributor to Moms Encouraging Moms and Gift of Thorns. Her blogs have appeared in several magazine publications throughout the years including Southern Faith Magazine, Purposeful Life, and Aspiring Woman Magazine.

While Betty thrives on her ministry opportunities, her greatest blessings come from being a wife to Jim and a mama to their wonderful collection of children, who bring joy, laughter, and an occasional tear to her days.


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