•  Key SRB  = Scofield References SRB  = Scofield Margin Notes JFB   = Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary JFB   = Introduction AC    = Adam Clarke Comentary AC    = Chronology by Adam Clarke OU    = OUtline of Revelation  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:2  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, thousand years The duration of the kingdom of heaven in its mediatorial form (See Scofield "1 Corinthians 15:24") .  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:5  But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. first resurrection The "resurrection of the just" is mentioned in Luke 14:13,14 and the resurrection of "life" distinguished from the "resurrection unto damnation" in John 5:29. We here learn for the first time what interval of time separates these two resurrections. (See Scofield "1 Corinthians 15:52")  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:8  And 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. Gog (See Scofield "Ezekiel 38:2") .  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:10  And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. devil Satan, Summary: This fearful being, apparently created one of the cherubim (See Scofield "Ezekiel 1:5") See Scofield "Ezekiel 28:12" and anointed for a position of great authority, perhaps over the primitive creation, (note 3); See Scofield "Genesis 1:2" Ezekiel 28:11-15 fell through pride Isaiah 14:12-14 His "I will" Isaiah 14:13 marks the introduction of sin into the universe. Cast out of heaven Luke 10:18 he makes earth and air the scene of his tireless activity ; Ephesians 2:2; 1 Peter 5:8. After the creation of man he entered into the serpent. See Scofield "Genesis 3:1", and, beguiling Eve by his subtilty, secured the downfall of Adam and through him of the race, and the entrance of sin into the world of men Romans 5:12-14. The Adamic Covenant (See Scofield "Genesis 3:14") promised the ultimate destruction of Satan through the "Seed of the woman." Then began his long warfare against the work of God in behalf of humanity, which still continues. The present world-system Revelation 13:8 organized upon the principle of force, greed, selfishness, ambition, and sinful pleasure, is his work and was the bribe which he offered to Christ Matthew 4:8,9. Of that world-system he is prince ; John 14:30; 16:11 and god 2 Corinthians 4:4. As "prince of the power of the air" Ephesians 2:2 he is at the head of vast host of demons. See Scofield "Matthew 7:22". To him, under God, was committed upon earth the power of death Hebrews 2:14. Cast out of heaven as his proper sphere and "first estate," he still has access to God as the "accuser of the brethren" Revelation 12:10 and is permitted a certain power of sifting or testing the self-confident and carnal among believers ; Job 1:6-11; Luke 22:31,32; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Timothy 1:20 but this is strictly permissive and limited power, and believers so sifted are kept in faith through the advocacy of Christ Luke 22:31,32. See Scofield "1 John 2:1". At the beginning of the great tribulation Satan's privilege of access to God as accuser will be withdrawn Revelation 12:7-12. At the return of Christ in glory Satan will be bound for one thousand years Revelation 20:2 after which he will be "loosed for a little season" Revelation 20:3,7,8 and will become the head of final effort to overthrow the kingdom. Defeated in this, he will be finally cast into the lake of fire, his final doom. The notion that he reigns in hell is Miltonic, not biblical. He is prince of this present world-system, but will be tormented in the lake of fire.  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:11  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw great white throne The expressions, "the judgment," or, "day of judgment," as the passages and their context show, refer to the final judgment of Revelation 20:11-15. there was found no place for him The "day of destruction" is that aspect of the day of Jehovah Isaiah 2:12. (See Scofield "Revelation 19:19") (Summary) which visits final and eternal judgment upon the wicked. Three such "days" are included in the "day" of Jehovah, and are described in the references beginning with Isaiah 34:1-9. See Scofield "Matthew 25:32". And I saw (See Scofield "Revelation 20:12") .  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:12  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. judged The final judgment. The subjects are the "dead." As the redeemed were raised from among the dead one thousand years before Revelation 20:5 and have been in glory with Christ during that period, the "dead" can only be the wicked dead, from the beginning to the setting up of the great white throne in space. As there are degrees of punishment Luke 12:27,48 the dead are judged according to their works. The book of life is there to answer such as plead their works for justification, e.g. Matthew 7:22,23 an awful blank where the name might have been. The Judgments, Summary: Among the many judgments mentioned in Scripture, seven are invested with especial significance. These are: (1) The judgment of the Believer's sins in the cross of Christ (See Scofield "John 12:31") . (2) the believer's self-judgment (See Scofield "1 Corinthians 11:31") . (3) the judgment of the believers' works (See Scofield "2 Corinthians 5:10") (4) the judgment of the nations at the return of Christ (See Scofield "Matthew 25:32") (5) the judgment of Israel at the return of Christ (See Scofield "Ezekiel 20:37") (6) the judgment of angels after the one thousand years (See Scofield "Jude 1:6") , and (7) the judgment of the wicked dead with which the history of the present earth ends.  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:13  And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. hell (See Scofield "Luke 16:23") .  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. second death Second death, Summary: "The second death" and the "lake of fire" are identical terms Revelation 20:14 and are used of the eternal state of the wicked. It is "second" relative to the preceding physical death of the wicked in unbelief and rejection of God; their eternal state is one of eternal "death" (i.e. separation from God) in sins John 8:21,24. That the second death is not annihilation is shown by a comparison of ; Revelation 19:20; 20:10. After one thousand years in the lake of fire the Beast and False Prophet are still there, undestroyed. The words "forever and forever" ("to the ages of the ages") are used in Hebrews 1:8 for the duration of the throne of God, eternal in the sense of unending. 1349_l  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 2, which is the Devil, and Satan and bound him Satan. Revelation 20:2, 7, 10. (Genesis 3:1.) 1349_3;  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:2; bount him a thousand years The duration of the kingdom of heaven in its mediatorial form (1 Corinthians 15:24; See Note Page 1226_3). 1349_m  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 3, that he should deceive the nations no more Revelation 20:8; 2 Corinthians 4:4. 1350_a  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 4, and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded Remnant. Romans 11:1-5. (Isaiah 1:9; Romans 11:5.) 1350_b  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 4, and which had not worshipped the beast Revelation 13:15-17; Revelation 14:9-13. 1350_c  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 4, and they lived and reigned with Christ Christ (Second Advent). Revelation 20:4-6; Revelation 22:12. (Deuteronomy 30:3; Acts 1:9-11.) 1350_1  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index ; Revelation 20:5, This is the first resurrection Resurrection The "resurrection of the just" is mentioned in Luke 14:13, 14, and the resurrection of "life" distinguished from the "resurrection unto damnation" in John 5:29. We here leam for the first time what interval of time separates these two resurrections. 1 Corinthians 15:52; See Note Page See 1 Corinthians 15:52; See note page 1228_1 1350_d  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 5, This is the first resurrection Resurrection. Revelation 20:4-5; 1 Corinthians 15:1-52. (John 19:25; 1 Corinthians 15:52.) 1350_e  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 6, Blessed and holy is he that hath part in Revelation 14:13. 1350_f  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 6, but they shall be priests of God Revelation 1:6. 1350_g  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 6, priests of God and of Christ Jehovah. Isaiah 61:6. 1350_h  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 7, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison Revelation 20:3. 1350_i  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 8, four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog Ezekiel 38:2; See Note Page 883_1. 1350_j  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 8, gather them together to battle the war. 1350_k  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 10, And the devil that deceived them Satan. Revelation 20:2, 7, 10. (Genesis 3:1.) 1350_2  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 10, And the devil that deceived them Satan Satan. Summary: This fearful being, apparently created one of the cherubim Ezekiel 1:5, Ezekiel 1:5; see Ezekiel 1:5; Ref. note; Ezekiel 28:12-14, Ezekiel 28:12-14; See Ezekiel 28:12-14, note and anointed for a position of great authority, perhaps over the primitive creation Genesis 1:2, see Genesis 1:2, note 3; Ezekiel 28:11-15), fell through pride (Isaiah 14:12-14). His "I will" (Isaiah 14:13) marks the introduction of sin into the universe. Cast out of heaven (Luke 10:18), he makes earth and air the scene of his tireless activity (Ephesians 2:2; 1 Peter 5:8). After the creation of man he entered into the serpent (Genesis 3:1; Genesis 3:1; see Genesis 3:1, note), and, beguiling Eve by his subtilty, secured the downfall of Adam and through him of the race, and the entrance of sin into the world of men (Romans 5. 12-14). The Adamic Covenant (Genesis 3:14-19; Genesis 3:14-19; See Genesis 3. 14-19, note) promised the ultimate destruction of Satan through the "Seed of the woman." Then began his long warfare against the work of God in behalf of humanity, which still continues. The present world-system (Revelation 13. 8), organized upon the principles of force, greed, selfishness, ambition, and sinful pleasure, is his work and was the bribe which he offered to Christ (Matthew 4. 8-9). Of that world-system he is prince (John 14:30; 16:11), and god (2 Corinthians 4. 4). As "prince of the power of the air" (Ephesians 2. 2) he is at the head of a vast host of demons (Matthew 7:22; See Matthew 7. 22, note 1004_1). To him, under God, was committed upon earth the power of death (Hebrews 2. 14). Cast out of heaven as his proper sphere and "first estate," he still has access to God as the "accuser of the brethren" (Revelation 12. 10), and is permitted a certain power of sifting or testing the self-confident and carnal among believers (Gateway References; Cf. Job 1. 6-11; Luke 22:31, 32; 1 Corinthians 5. 5; 1 Tim. 1. 20), but this is a strictly permissive and limited power, and believers so sifted are kept in faith through the advocacy of Christ (Gateway Refs.; Luke 22:31, 32; 1 John 2:1; See 1 John 2:1; Ref. Note Page 1322_1.). At the beginning of the great tribulation Satan's privilege of access to God as accuser will be withdrawn (Revelation 12. 7-12). At the return of Christ in glory Satan will be bound for one thousand years (Revelation 20. 2); after which he will be "loosed for a little season" (Revelation 20:3, 7, 8), and will become the head of a final effort to overthrow the kingdom. Defeated in this, he will be finally cast into the lake of fire, his final doom. The notion that he reigns in hell is Miltonic, not biblical. He is prince of this present world-system, but will be tormented in the lake of fire. 1350_3  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 11, And I saw a great white throne The expressions, "the judgment," or, "day of judgment," as the passages and their contexts show, refer to the final judgment of Revelation 20:11-15. 1350_4  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 11, and there was found no place for them Day Of Destruction The "day of destruction" is that aspect of the day of Jehovah (Isaiah 2:12; Revelation 19:19. See Summary on Note Page 1349_1) which visits final and eternal judgment upon the wicked. 1350_l  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 10, lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet Revelation 19:20. 1350_m  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 10, and shall be tormented day and night they shall. 1350_n  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 11, And I saw agreat white throne Revelation 20:12, See Note Page 1351_1 1351_1;  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:12, the dead were judged every man Judgment and the dead were judged out of those things The final judgment. The subjects are the "dead." As the redeemed were raised from among the dead one thousand years before (Revelation 20:5), and have been in glory with Christ during that period, the "dead" can only be the wicked dead, from the beginning to the setting up of the great white throne in space. As there are degrees in punishment (Luke 12. 47, 48), the dead are judged according to their works. The book of life is there to answer such as plead their works for justification, e.g. Matthew 7:22-23; an awful blank where the name might have been. The Judgments, Summary: Among the many judgments mentioned in Scripture, seven are invested with especial significance. These are: (1) The judgment of the believers' sins in the cross of Christ (John 12:31; See Note page 1133_2); (2) the believers' self-judgment (1 Corinthians 11:31; See Note Page 1222_1); (3) the judgment of the believers' works (2 Corinthians 5:10; See Note page 1233_1); (4) the judgment of the nations at the return of Christ (Matthew 25:32; See Note page 1036_1); (5) the judgment of Israel at the return of Christ (Ezekiel 20:37; See Note Page 861_1); (6) the judgment of angels after the one thousand years (Jude 1:6; See Ref. Note Page 1328_2); and (7) the judgment of the wicked dead with which the history of the present earth ends. 1351_2  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 14, This is the second death Second death. Summary: "The second death" and the "lake of fire" are identical terms (Revelation 20;14) and are used of the eternal state of the wicked. It is "second" relatively to the preceding physical death of the wicked in unbelief and rejection of God; their eternal state is one of eternal "death" (i.e. separation from God) in sins (John 8;21, 24). That the second death is not annihilation is shown by a comparison of Revelation 19:20 with Revelation 20. 10. After one thousand years in the lake of fire the Beast and False Prophet are still there, undestroyed. The words 1350_o  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 11, And I saw a great white throne Day of judgment. (Matthew 10:15.) 1351_a  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 12, And I saw the dead, small and great Judgments (the seven). 2 Samuel 7:14. 1351_b  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 12, small and great, stand before God; the throne. 1351_c  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 12, and the book was opened Daniel 7:10; Matthew 12:36. 1351_d  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 12, and another book was opened Luke 10:20; Philippians 4:3. 1351_e  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 13, death and hell were delivered up Luke 16:23; See note page 1098_1. 1351_f  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 14, And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire hades. 1351_g  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 14, This is the second death Death (the second). Revelation 20:6, 14-15; Revelation 21:8. (John 8:21-24; Revelation 21:8.) 1351_h  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 14, This is the second death. second death. 1351_i  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 15, And whosoever was ot found written Kingdom (N.T.). Revelation 20:1-15; Revelation 21:1-6. (Luke 1:31-33; 1 Corinthians 15:24.) 1351_j  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 15, not found written in the book of life Life (eternal). Revelation 20:12, 15; Revelation 21:6, 27. (Matthew 7:14; Revelation 22:19.) 1351_k  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index verse 15, was cast into the lake of fire Day (of destruction). (Job 21:30.) 1226_3; Reference:  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:2, and ound him a thousand years. 1 Corinthians 15:24 The New Testament Kingdom Kingdom (N.T.), Summary: See "Kingdom (O.T.)" (Genesis 1. 26-28; Zechariah 12:8, note). Kingdom truth is developed in the N.T. in the following order: (1) The promise of the kingdom to David and his seed, and described in the prophets (2 Samuel 7. 8-17, refs.; Zechariah 12. 8), enters the N.T. absolutely unchanged (Luke 1. 31-33). The King was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2. l; Micah 5. 2), of a virgin (Matthew 1. 18-25; Isaiah 7. 14). (2) The kingdom announced as "at hand" (Matthew 4. 17, note) by John the Baptist, by the King, and by the Twelve, was rejected by the Jews, first morally (Matthew 11. 20, note), and afterward officially (Matthew 21. 42, 43), and the King, crowned with thorns, was crucified. (3) In anticipation of His official rejection and crucifixion, the King revealed the "mysteries" of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 13. 11, note) to be fulfilled in the interval between His rejection and His return in glory (Matthew 13. 1-50). (4) Afterward He announced His purpose to "build" His church (Matthew 16. 18, refs.), another "mystery" revealed through Paul which is being fulfilled contemporaneously with the mysteries of the kingdom. The "mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" and the "mystery" of the church (Ephesians 3. 9-ll) occupy, historically, the same period, i.e. this present age. (5) The mysteries of the kingdom will be brought to an end by the "harvest" (Matthew 13. 39-43, 49, 50) at the return of the King in glory, the church having previously been caught up to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4. 14-17). (6) Upon His return the King will restore the Davidic monarchy in His own person, re-gather dispersed Israel, establish His power over all the earth, and reign one thousand years (Matthew 24. 27-30; Luke 1. 31-33; Acts 15. 14-17; Revelation 20. 1-10). (7) The kingdom of heaven (Matthew 3. 2, note), thus established under David's divine Son, has for its object the restoration of the divine authority in the earth, which may be regarded as a revolted province of the great kingdom of God (Matthew 6. 33, note). When this is done (verses 24, 25) the Son will deliver up the kingdom (of heaven, Matthew 3. 2) to "God, even the Father," that "God" (i.e. the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) "may be all in all" (verse 28). The eternal throne is that "of God, and of the Lamb" (Revelation 22:1). The kingdom-age constitutes the seventh Dispensation Ephesians 1:10; (Ephesians 1:10, note). 1228_1  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:5, This is the first resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:52 Resurrection, Summary: (1) The resurrection of the dead was believed by the patriarchs (Cf. Genesis 22:5; Hebrews 11:19; Job 19:25-2?), and revealed through the prophets (Isaiah 26:19; Dan. 12:2, 13; Hosea 13:14), and miracles of the dead restored to life are recorded in the O.T. (2 Kings 4:32-35; 13:21). (2) Jesus Christ restored life to the dead (Matthew 9:25; Luke 7:12-15; John 11:43, 44), and predicted His own resurrection (John 10:18; Luke 24:1-8). (3) A resurrection of bodies followed the resur- rection of Christ (Matthew 27:52, 53); and the apostles raised the dead (Acts 9:36-41; 20:9-10). (4) Two resurrections are yet future, which are inclusive of "all that are in the graves" (John 5:28). These are distinguished as "of life" (1 Corinthians 15:22, 23; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17; Revelation 20:4), and "of judgment" (John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:11-13). They are separated by a period of one thousand years (Revelation 20:5). The "first resurrection," that "unto life," will occur at the second coming of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:23), the saints of the O.T. and church ages meeting Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17); while the martyrs of the tribulation, who also have part in the first resurrection (Revelation 20:4), are raised at the end of the great tribulation. (5) The mortal body will be related to the resurrection body as grain sown is related to the harvest (1 Corinthians 15:37-38); that body will be incorruptible, glorious, powerful, and spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 49). (6) The bodies of living believers will, at the same time, be instantaneously changed (1 Corinthians 15:50-53; Philippians 3:20-21). This "change" of the living, and resurrection of the dead in Christ, is called the "redemption of the body" (Romans 8:23; Ephesians 1:13-14). (7) After the thousand years the "resurrection unto judgment" (John 5:29) occurs. The resurrection-body of the wicked dead is not described. They are judged according to their works, and cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7-15). 24_3;  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:1-15; Genesis 15:18, covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land Genesis 15:18 The Abrahamic Covenant as formed (Genesis 12:1-4) and confirmed (Genesis 13:14-17; Genesis 15:1-7; Genesis 17:1-8) is in seven distinct parts: (1) "I will make of thee a great nation." Fulfilled in a threefold way: (a) In a natural posterity?"as the dust of the earth" (Genesis 13:16; John 8:37), viz. the Hebrew people. (b) In a spiritual posterity?"look now toward heaven ... so shall thy seed be" (John 8:39; Romans 4:16, 17; Romans 9:7, 8; Galatians 3:6, 7, 29), viz. all men of faith, whether Jew or Gentile, (c) Fulfilled also through Ishmael (Genesis 17:18-20). (2) "I will bless thee." Fulfilled in two ways: (a) temporally (Genesis 13:14, 15, 17; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 24:34, 35); (b) spiritually (Genesis 15:6; John 8:56). (3) "And make thy name great." Abraham's is one of the universal names. (4) "And thou shalt be a blessing" (Galatians 3:13, 14). (5) "I will bless them that bless thee." In fulfilment closely related to the next clause. (6) "And curse him that curseth thee." Wonderfully fulfilled in the history of the dispersion. It has invariably fared ill with the people who have persecuted the Jew?well with those who have protected him. The future will still more remarkably prove this principle (Deuteronomy 30:7; Isaiah 14:1, 2; Joel 3:1-8; Micah 5:7-9; Haggai 2:22; Zechariah 14:1-3; Matthew 25:40, 45). (7) "In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed." This is the great evangelic promise fulfilled in Abraham's Seed, Christ (Galatians 3:16; John 8:56-58). It brings into greater definiteness the promise of the Adamic Covenant concerning the Seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15). NOTE:?The gift of the land is modified by prophecies of three dispossessions and restorations (Genesis 15:13, 14, 16; Jeremiah 25:11, 12; Deuteronomy 28:62-65; Deuteronomy 30:1-3). Two dispossessions and restorations have been accomplished. Israel is now in the third dispersion, from which she will be restored at the return of the Lord as King under the Davidic Covenant (Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 23:5-8; Ezekiel 37:21-25; Luke 1:30-33; Acts 15:14-17). See, for the other seven covenants: Edenic (Genesis 1. 28); Adamic (Genesis 3. 15); Noahic, (Genesis 9. 1) Abrahamic (Genesis 15. 18); Mosaic (Exodus 19. 25); Palestinian (Deuteronomy 30. 3); Davidic (2 Samuel 7. 16); And The New (Hebrews 8. 8). 250_1;  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:1-15; Deuteronomy 30:3, the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity Deuteronomy 30:3 The Palestinian Covenant gives the conditions under which Israel entered the land of promise. It is important to see that the nation has never as yet taken tht land under the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant, nor has it ever possessed tht whole land (cf. Genesis 15:18, with Numbers 34:1-12). The Palestinian Covenant is inl seven parts: (1) Dispersion for disobedience, Deuteronomy 30:1 (Deuteronomy 28:63-68. See Genesis 15:18, note),] (2) The future repentance of Israel while in the dispersion, Deuteronomy 30:2. (3) The return of the Lord, Deuteronomy 30:3 (Amos 9:9-14; Acts 15:14-17). (4) Restoration to the land, Deuteronomy 30:5 (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:3-8; Ezekiel 37:21-25). (5 National conversion, Deuteronomy 30:6 (Romans 11:26, 27; Hosea 2:14-16). (6) The judgment of Israel's oppressors, Deuteronomy 30:7 (Isaiah 14:1, 2; Joel 3:1-8; Matthew 25:31-46). (7) National prosperity, Deuteronomy 30:9; Amos 9:11-14. 883_l; Ezekiel 38:2, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog Who & Where is Gog & Magog? That the primary reference is to the northern (European) powers, headed up by Russia, all agree. The whole passage should be read in connection with Zechariah 12:1-4; Zechariah 14:1-9; Matthew 24:14-30; Revelation 14:14-20; Revelation 19:17-21. "Gog" is the prince, "Magog," his land. The reference to Meshech and Tubal (Moscow and Tobolsk) is a clear mark of identification. Russia and the northern powers have been the latest persecutors of dispersed Israel, and it is congruous both with divine justice and with the covenants (e.g. Genesis 15:18; See note page 24_3; Deuteronomy 30:3; See Note Page 250_1 ) that destruction should fall at the climax of the last mad attempt to exterminate the remnant of Israel in Jerusalem. The whole prophecy belongs to the yet future "day of Jehovah" (Isaiah 2:10-22; Revelation 19:11-21), and to the battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:19; See Note Page 1349_1), but includes also the final revolt of the nations at the close of the kingdom-age (Revelation 20:7-9). 1098_1;  â€¢ SRB Top â € ¢ AC  JFB  OU  OU Index Revelation 20:13; cf. Luke 16:23, And in hell he lifted up his eyes Hades Greek hades, "the unseen world," is revealed as the place of departed human spirits between death and resurrection. The word occurs, Matthew 11. 23; Matthew 16. 18; Luke 10:15; Acts 2:27, 31; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 6:8; Revelation 20:13, 14, and is the equivalent of the Old Testament sheol (Habakkuk 2:5). The Septuagint invariably renders sheol by hades. Hades Summary: (1) Hades before the ascension of Christ. The passages in which the word occurs make it clear that hades was formerly in two divisions, the abodes respectively of the saved and of the lost. The former was called "paradise" and "Abraham's bosom." Both designations were Talmudic, but adopted by Christ in Luke 16:22; 23:43. The blessed dead were with Abraham, they were conscious and were "comforted" (Luke 16:25). The believing malefactor was to be, that day, with Christ in "paradise." The lost were separated from the saved by a "great gulf fixed" (Luke 16:26). The representative man of the lost who are now in hades is the rich man of Luke 16:19-31. He was alive, conscious, in the full exercise of his faculties, memory, etc., and in torment. (2) Hades since the ascension of Christ. So far as the unsaved dead are concerned, no change of their place or condition is revealed in Scripture. At the judgment of the great white throne, hades will give them up, they will be judged, and will pass into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:13, 14). But a change has taken place which affects paradise. Paul was "caught up to the third heaven . . . into paradise" (2 Corinthians 12:1-4). Paradise, therefore, is now in the immediate presence of God. It is believed that Ephesians 4:8-10 indicates the time of the change. "When he ascended up on high he led a multitude of captives." It is immediately added that He had previously "descended first into the lower parts of the earth," i.e. the paradise division of hades. During the present church-age the saved who died are "absent from the body, at home with the Lord." The wicked dead in hades, and the righteous dead "at home with the Lord," alike await the resurrection (Job 19:25; 1 Corinthians 15:52). See Matthew 5:22: Ref. Note Page 1000_2. •  Key SRB  = Scofield References SRB  = Scofield Margin Notes JFB   = Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary JFB   = Introduction AC    = Adam Clarke Comentary AC    = Chronology by Adam Clarke OU    = OUtline of Revelation NOTE: If your reference search placed you here it is indication that there are no Outline References for your search on this page. To return . . . click the link on the Key above ~ Or CLICK   - Revelation 20:1. Additional Resources  â€¢ Adam Clark Commentary  â€¢ Barnes' New Testament  â€¢ Darby's Synopsis  â€¢ Gill's Exposition  â€¢ Geneva Study Bible  â€¢ David Guzik's Commentaries  â€¢ Jamieson, Fausset, Brown  â€¢ Matthew Henry Complete  â€¢ Matthew Henry Concise  â€¢ People's New Testament  â€¢ Robertson's Word Pictures  â€¢ The Fourfold Gospel  â€¢ Treasury of Scripture  â€¢ Wesley's Explanatory Notes SRB References ^ JFB Comentary ^ Adam Clarke Commentary ^ Outline Of Chapter ^ Copyright Statement These files are considered public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available in the Online Bible Software Library. Bibliography Information Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Revelation 20". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". <http://www.studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=re&chapter=020>. 1917.

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