Hi Steve,

Christ is reigning now, but only for the believers.  I don't know about 
where you live, but satan definitely is loose in Tennessee.

 He will not be bound and placed into the pit until after the rapture of the 
church and the tribulation is over.

Mike



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven G. Rockhill" <revrock@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] understand the Millennium.


> Mike Tittle wrote:
>
>> Hi Jerry,
>>  Perhaps the scripture is Rev. 20:1-10.  Of course the millennium is not 
>> so named, but it does say a thousand years. It begins when the devil is 
>> bound and put in the bottomless pit.
>
> So what exactly happened here:  Mark 3:23-27   23 And He called them to 
> Himself and began speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out 
> Satan?  24 "And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom 
> cannot stand.  25 "And if a house is divided against itself, that house 
> will not be able to stand.  26 "And if Satan has risen up against himself 
> and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!  27 "But no one can 
> enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first 
> binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
>
> Did not Christ 'bind' the strong man (Satan) at His coming when he was 
> actively casting out demons and plundering the house of the 'strong man' 
> i.e. delivering those who were captive to sin?  Satan is bound now as 
> Christ is reigning now -
> Mark 16:19   19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was 
> received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
> Acts 2:33  33 "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and 
> having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has 
> poured forth this which you both see and hear.
> Acts 5:31   31 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a 
> Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of 
> sins.
>
> If He is on the throne, seated at God's right hand - he is in a position 
> of rule and authority.  Just some more thoughts.
>
> Peace,
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>>  At the end of the thousand years, the devil will be loosed for a little 
>> while.  This is to allow him to tempt those who have never been tempted 
>> by him at this point.  This is one more opportunity for the devil to try 
>> to cause someone to go to hell.  Those who came through the great 
>> tribulation have never died.  At Armegeddon, only the wicked were 
>> destroyed.  These who remain are still humans. The curse upon man will be 
>> lifted and people will live without fear of death, until satan is loosed 
>> and tempts them.
>>  "All people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an 
>> everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that 
>> which shall not be destroyed" (Dan. 7:13-14,
>>
>>  Those alive at this time will be all the saints.  Both those who have 
>> come through the great tribulation as well as those who came back to the 
>> earth with Christ. They are all born again, as they have not been 
>> destroyed.
>>  It will end when God sits on the White Throne of judgment.  This is a 
>> very interesting portion of scripture to study. Hope this helps.
>>  Mike Tittle
>>
>
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