2. Satan and Sinners are judged. 20:7-15 V.7 a) Last chance to deceive - I. Expiration of the Millennium. After the Millennium the end has not come yet. II. Evil Creature and Cherub released. The Devil with his evil and deception will be released from the bottomless pit. V.8-9 b) Last battle ever - I. Going out to deceive. A. Some of those who didn’ t know anything else but Christ’ s rule and His peace on earth will be deceived and follow the Devil. B. That man is deceived after the Millennium proofs that Perfect environment does not create a Pure heart. II. Gog and Magog. A. Magog is a people, the former Russian union. B. Gog is the leader of this region of Russia. C. This war is not the war referred to in Ezekiel Ch.38-39, the war of Ch.38-39 can happen any time and will happen before the Millennium period. III. Gathering of the army. A. This battle is the last battle of man against God, which happens after the Millennium. B. The great army comes up against all the saints in Jerusalem. C. Christ will dwell in Jerusalem during the Millennium. Isaiah 24:23; Jer.3:17; Ezek.43:7; Mic.4:7 D. God destroys the great army with fire. E. Man has not learned anything from history. Rev.19:11-21 IV. Great number of the army. A. It’ s not a small number but great in size because of Christ reign and the paradise condition on the earth. B. There will be borne many children during the Millennium period. Isaiah 11:6; 65:20 C. There will be a population explosion during the Millennium, for very few dies during this period. If a generation starts with 4 children: it takes 5 generations to reach 96 people, it takes 10 generations to reach 3070 people, it takes 20 generations to reach 3.12.000 people, it takes 30 generations to reach 3 billion and 220.000 people. V.10 c) Lake of fire receives the Devil - I. The Deceiving Devil Dethroned and Damned forever. A. The Devil is Fallen, his plan to dethrone God Isaiah 14:12-15 has Failed. Gen.3:15 B. The Devil is thrown eternally down into the lake of fire, not to cause man to suffer but the Devil will suffer everlasting punishment. Matt.25:41; Mark 9:48 C. The Devil will never be released from the lake of fire, there is no exit in this place and there is no second chance, when a creature first is thrown into the lake of fire he will never come out again. D. The Devil ruled in Hades, he was imprisoned in the bottomless pit and released again, but he will never leave the lake of fire. II. The Devil joins the Destination of the 2 Deceivers. The beast and the false prophet has been suffering in the lake of fire for 1000 years already, now the Devil joins and receives what he deserves. V.11 d) Last and only Big Bang - I. Positioning of the great white throne. A. The Throne - The great white throne is a throne of judgment prepared at the end. Dan.7:9-10 B. The Judge - Jesus will be the Judge on the throne. John 5:22-23, 26-29; Acts 10:42; 17:31 C. The Judged - Unbelievers will appear before this throne. Rev.20:12-15; D. Christ will judge from 2 different seats: 1. The great white throne (Gr. megas leukos thronos) The judgment seat of unbelievers. Rev.20:12-15 2. The judgment seat of Christ (Gr. Bema) The judgment seat of believers. Rom.14:10; 2.Cor.5:10 E. Christians will appear before the (Gr. Bema) seat of Christ. 1. The ancient “Bema” seat was a place where man received rewards or judgments. 2. The (Gr. Bema) seat of Christ is a place where believers receive rewards and not judgment. John 5:24; 1.Cor.3:8-15 II. Perishing of the universe. A. The universe is burned with a fervent heat and totally destroyed; it does not exist anymore. 2.Peter 3:7, 10-12 B. Because the whole universe is corrupted by sin and rebellion God will destroy it, there will be no more contamination and memories of it. V.12-13e) Last judgment - I. The dead Enter before the Judge. All man stands before God, no one can run away for its judgment time. A. Dragged up from the Sea Place. All man died in the water is dragged up to receive their judgment. B. Delivered from the Spiritual Prison. All man captured by Death and Hades was released from this prison place. II. The dead Experience judgment from: A. Books. There are different kinds of books of God in heaven: Rev.20:12 1. Book of life. Dan.12:1; Luke 10:20; Phil.4:3; Heb.12:23; Rev. 13:5,8; 17:8; 20:15; 21:27 Those that will inherit eternal life. 2. Book of the living. Ex.32:32-33; Deut.29:20; Psalm.69:28; Isaiah.4:3 Those that is alive on earth, the saved and the lost. 3. Book of the lost. Rev.20:12 A book that contain the names of the lost and their deeds. 4. Book of remembrance. Mal.3:16 Those who fears and meditate on God’ s name. 5. Book of works. All whatever man has done in their lifetime. 6. The Holy Scripture will eternally exist in heaven. 1.Pet.1:25; John 12:48 B. Book of Life. Certain facts concerning the Book of life: 1. The Book belongs to the Lamb and connected to His death. Rev.13:8 2. All the names in the Book were written in it before creation. Rev.17:8 3. No one can enter the city of God without their name in the Book. Rev.21:27 4. All those whose names are not in the Book are thrown into the lake of fire. Rev.20:15 C. The unbeliever’ s punishment varies according to what they have done. Their Deeds Determines their Degree of Destruction. Matt.11:20-24; 1.Peter 1:17 D. There will be a judge, but no jury. There will be a prosecution, but no defence. There will be a sentence, but no appeal. E. Christians has a defence; His name is Jesus Christ, who sacrificed His life for our pardon, unbelievers have no defence and no pardon. V.14 f) Lake of fire receives Death and Hades - The killer and receiver is judged. I. Death experiences the 2nd Dead. A. The chief spirit of death is thrown into the lake of fire. 1.Cor.15:26, 54-55 B. The lake of fire is the 2nd death; it is to eternally die. Matt.10:28 C. No Believer will ever die anymore. II. The Prison of the dead experiences the Perishing Power of the 2nd dead. Hades either as a spirit or the place itself is thrown into the lake of fire. Rev.6:8 III. 1st death is a physical death, which is a separation of the body and soul. 2nd death is a spiritual death, which is a separation of the soul from God. V.15 g) Lake of fire receives all unbelievers - I. Faith in Christ determines who is not Found in the Book of life. The only way to escape the lake of fire is by believing in Christ and be washed cleaned by His blood, that will cause our name to be in the Book of Life. II. Everlasting Farewell into the lake of Fire. A. The Greek word “hades” and the Hebrew word “ Sheol” are called hell in many English translations and is the temporary prison place of the dead. B. The Hebrew word “Gehenna” or the Aramaic word “Gehinnom” is the valley of Hinnom Joshua 15:8 and a place were children were burned to false gods. Jeremiah 7:31 This place is a picture used in Scripture to describe the Lake of fire. C. All man that has not received Christ goes into the lake of fire; man will never come out from this suffering again, they suffer eternally in a lake that is full of fire. D. Believers receives the greater life and unbelievers the greater death. Believers never experience death anymore and unbelievers never experience life anymore. Believers lives eternally and unbelievers dies eternally.