The Binding of Satan | Revelation 20:1-6 | Richard Caldwell

Scripture

• Revelation 20:1–6

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Introduction: When Jesus returns from heaven to earth, He will usher in an intermediate kingdom. It will not be the age we know right now. It will not be the eternal age. But a kingdom that exists between the two and will produce a world we have never seen. A world liberated from rebellion against God. A world in which the faith and love of the people of God for Jesus will be vindicated. The antichrist and the false prophet will be thrown alive into the lake of fire. The sheep and the goats will be separated — the sheep entering into the kingdom, the goats entering into judgment — so that THE ENTIRE WORLD OF HUMANITY WILL BE BELIEVING HUMANITY. All rebellion, whether from kings or peasants, free or slave, great or small, will be removed. AND CHRIST WILL REIGN, ON THE EARTH, OVER THAT NEW AGE. THERE WILL BE A THOUSAND YEAR KINGDOM ON EARTH WITH THE SON OF GOD AS ITS RULER. The earth will be renovated — with Jerusalem exalted. The world of humanity will experience peace. It will be a time of unsurpassed prosperity. It will be a time of tremendous worship. It will be a time of tremendous fellowship. It will be a time when every promise that God made regarding Israel, and their land, and their King, is fulfilled. Truth and righteousness will cover the earth. ESV Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. 6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 9 They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT MUST BE DONE FOR THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST TO BE THE KINGDOM THAT GOD HAS PROMISED. God must deal with the greatest and most ancient enemy of our souls. God must deal with Satan. And that is what we meet with as we begin Revelation chapter 20. CHRIST’S KINGDOM MEANS SATAN’S BINDING. I. THE BINDING OF SATAN (vs.1-3) This where the chapter begins, the binding of Satan. This is what follows the judgments of MEN — the judgment of the great enemy of our souls. Christ’s triumph means that the world will see the devil imprisoned for 1,000 years. THERE ARE MANY THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD TO COME THAT YOU AND I HAVE A HARD TIME ENVISIONING. BUT ONE THING THAT IS COMING THAT WE HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH, IS A WORLD IN WHICH SATAN HAS BEEN BOUND. Contrary to what some theologians believe, the devil is not bound right now. BUT HE WILL BE. CAN YOU IMAGINE LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE SATAN IS NOT ACTIVE? And to say that the devil is locked away, is to say that every rebel power is locked away. The entire demonic kingdom is locked away. Satan is very much on the loose right now. He is very much at work deceiving the nations, blinding unbelieving minds, and producing doctrines of demons, looking for ways to devour souls. But the day is coming, OUR TEXT TELLS US, when his kingdom will not be allowed to operate in the world. And something that points to the literal nature of the thousand years is the repetition of it. Verse 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. There are a few things I want us to note about the binding of Satan.

Topics

• Bible Study
• Prophecy & End Times
• Spiritual Warfare