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 Sunday, September 28, 2014
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TRUE NATURE OF SIN                                           FBC-PC 9-28-14 AM

Revelation 20:7-16

THE TRUE NATURE OF SIN REVEALED AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM               20:7-9

see Psalm 72 Millennial Glory; Jer. 17:9 heart of all mankind wicked

THE TRUE NATURE OF SIN REVEALED IN SATAN REVOLT    20:7-9

“Four Reasons for the revolt of Satan (by Robert Govett –The Apocalypse Expounded)

  1. to demonstrate that man even under the most favorable circumstances will fall into sin if left to his own choices;
  2. to demonstrate the fore knowledge of God who foretells the acts of men as well as His own acts;
  3. to demonstrate the incurable wickedness of Satan;
  4. to justify eternal punishment, that is to show the unchanged character of wicked people even under the divine jurisdiction for a long period of time.”

THE TRUE NATURE OF SIN REVEALED IN THE NAME OF THE BATTLE

“Gog and Magog” Ezekiel 38:1-18 describe this Battle, Ezekiel 38:19-19:29 describe a Battle during the Tribulation years or before.

(The following notes are from Robert Bowker 9-6-2014 and used by permission)
This side-by-side comparison leads the serious student to several conclusions:

  1. The salient points of Rev. 20:7-8 are found in extremely similar form in Ezek. 38:1-18
  2. Those same points are found, though with less correspondence, in Daniel 11:36-45
  3. Both Ezek. 38:1-18 and Daniel 11:36-45 contain many more details that enhance but do not directly contradict Rev. 20:7-8
  4. The Old Testament passages referenced should be understood as descriptions of events leading up to and including the Final Battle at the end of the Millennium.

HOWEVER: It is also apparent that Ezekiel 38:19ff. and all of chapter 39 DO NOT correspond to Rev. 20:8, and in fact would contradict it if the two passages were compared.   In addition, many aspects of Daniel 11:36-45 seem to refer to events not well understood in light of the Final Battle of the Millennium. As a result, the serious Bible student must realize that “Gog and Magog” refers not only to one event in time, but to more than one, according to the accepted pattern that many prophecies had both near and distant fulfillments.

The primary fulfillment of Gog and Magog as found in Ezekiel 38:1-18 is the distant battle for Jerusalem at the end of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ. Rev. 20:7-8

THE TRUE NATURE OF SIN REVEALED IN SATAN’S DOOM               Rev. 20:10

THE TRUE NATURE OF SIN REVEALED IN THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT                          Rev. 20:11-15

Who sits on this Throne? Possible different Throne than the Fathers Throne which is mentioned many times in scripture Matt. 19:28; 25:31; II Cor. 5:21; John 5:22; Rev. 3:21; 4&5

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