Last Judgment
The Last Judgment occurs at the end of the 1000 years. It is also known as the Lake of Fire Judgment, Revelation 20:15.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
At the beginning of the millennium in Revelation 19:20:
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
The Beast and the False Prophet are thrown into the Lake of Fire. This will prevent them from deceiving anyone in the future. Then in Revelation 20:1-3:
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
The Devil is thrown into the bottomless pit so that he is not roaming about. This will prevent him from deceiving the nations. However, Revelation 20:3B states
3Btill the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
At the end of the 1000 years, the Devil is set free, Revelation 20:7-9.
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
So once again, the devil is wondering around deceiving the nations. Why would God allow this to happen? For a 1000 years, Satan was unable to affect the people, why go and ruin it by allowing him to run loose? This the final test.
However, it is not a test for us who believe in this lifetime. It if for those that were part of the Resurrection of the Just and Unjust. Those that were a part of that 3rd group in John 9:39-41. (Refer to 3 Conditions of Man.) It is for those that never had a chance to honestly hear and respond to the gospel until the millennium. This is a time of testing for them. In all dispensations, there is a time of testing.
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