Open:
There is the old expression, “If I only knew then what I know now…” Describe this sentiment in your own life. What would you change? How does the reality of the future kingdom of Christ effect how we should live in the present?
Read: Revelation 20
Discuss:
1. In 20:2-7, “thousand years” is used six times in connection with a number of chronologically interrelated events. Should this be understood literally or figuratively? Why? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each view?
2. Why does God release Satan from the Abyss (20:7)? Are there any reasons implied in the text or the whole of Scriptures? Satan is successful in his attempt to “deceive the nations.” What does this tell us about the nature of man?
3. Who is sitting on the “great white throne” (20:11) What is significant about the adjectives “great” and “white?” What characteristic of God does this throne speak to?
4. How should the reality of judgment affect the way we live today?
Pray: Pray that you would live more kingdom mindedly in society.
Meditate/Memorize: Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection.”
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