THE APOCALYPSE AND THE TEMPLE CODE

d. Rev. 20:1, there is an endless chamber with no ending (7 x) Satan e. Rev. 20:10, the lake of fire (4 x) – Rev. 19:20; 20:10, 14, 15), burns with brimstone

3. Some teach annihilation at this point

a. Beginning of the 1000 years - The beast and false prophet are in the lake of fire (19:20) b. At the end of the 1000 year, Satan is cast where the beast and false prophet are (20:10) c. They are tormented day and night forever and ever (ages upon ages)

4. The lake of fire is on earth

Main verses : Isa. 66:23-24

a. Jerusalem will be the capital and the gates will be closed then opened (Ezek. 46:1) b. The area may be an opening in the Dead Sea where this region will be c. This will be a reminder of the penalty of sin and disobedience

THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

Main verses: Revelation 20:11-15

A. This resurrection and judgment is predicted in Daniel 12:2

1. There is a resurrection of the just (Luke 14:14) 2. There is a resurrection of the unjust (Acts 24:15) 3. The sea and hell gave up the dead that were in it (Rev. 20:13)

B. The Throne is mentioned in both Testaments

1. The throne was like a fiery flame in Dan. 7:9 2. The t hrone is in Ezekiel’s vision – a sapphire stone in Ezek. 1:26; 10:1 3. The throne had thunder, lightning, and voices coming from it Rev. 4:5 4. The throne here is the Great White Throne in Rev. 20:11

a. Fiery throne is his earthly judgment b. The sapphire throne is God in His glory c. The white throne is his heavenly judgment

THE BIBLICAL JUDGMENTS

 1 Cor. 11:31 - The church judges itself at the Lord’s Table  1 Cor. 14:29 - Believers are to judge one another’s prophetic words  Heb. 13:4 - Individuals are judged on earth for their sin and iniquity  Rev. 11:18 - Nations are judged for their sins and shedding innocent blood  Rev. 6:10 - The tribulation judgments released in the apocalypse  Rev. 11:18 - The bema, or Judgment Seat of Christ – the judgment of the saints  Joel 3:2 - The judgment of the nations at the end of the tribulation

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