In this week’s study, I finish Chapter 20. Before I get into the study, I talk about the effects of the illegal immigrants crossing our southern border I our school system with the overcrowding of students and how effects classroom learning. Also the cost effects that burdens the tax payers.
9 The final defeat of the devil (Revelation 20:9-10) Zechariah 14:16-19 shows clearly that, at this time, the nations should be coming to Jerusalem. That is what Yahweh has commanded them to do.
And they went up on the breadth of the earth = They, those allies with Satan, spread over the earth in extended columns.
And compassed the camp of the saints about = Besieged the camp of the saints considered as engaged in war, or as attacked by an enemy.
And the beloved city = Jerusalem - a city represented as beloved by Yahweh and by his people.
And fire came down from Yahweh out of heaven, and devoured them - Consumed them - fire being represented as devouring or eating. See Rev. 17:16
10 Was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone = In Rev. 19:20, it is said of the beast and the false prophet that they were “cast alive into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.” Satan, on the other hand, instead of being doomed at once to that final ruin, was confined for a season in a dark abyss, Rev. 20:1-3.
We now come to the last of these final five judgment scenes— of the Great White Throne.
11 And I saw a great white throne, = "great," is distinction from the other thrones mentioned in this book, and that of chapter 4:2-6. That was set "in heaven." This is seen in the last Vision "on earth"; as were also the throne in the fourth verse.
From whose face = Or, from whose presence
12 And I saw the dead, small and great = All the dead
Stand before Yahweh = That is, they appear thus to be judged.
And the books were opened = That is, the books containing the record of human deeds.
And another book was opened, which is the book of life = The book containing the record of the names of all who shall enter into life, or into heaven.
And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books = The records which had been made of their deeds.
According to their works = See the notes on 2Corin. 5:10
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it = All that had been buried in the depths of ocean.
14. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire = Death and Hades (hell) are here personified, as they are in the previous verse.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. = The book of life was the registry of the approved of Yahweh. The names not found in it were not a part of Yahweh’s called and chosen people--they belonged to the society opposed to the church/ek-kelsia.
Don’t end up like those in Hosea 4:6 ‘My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God (Elohim), I will also forget thy children.’
But, be like those in 2Timothy 2:15 ‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God (Yahweh), a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.’
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