Prayer Initiative : RevelationSample

The events we read about in the previous chapter mark the end of the tribulation, and the beginning of the millennial kingdom. Chapter 20 describes the details of this period of the end times:

An angel comes down from heaven with the key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand. The ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, is bound for 1000 years and thrown back into the Abyss Locked and sealed.

Meanwhile, thrones have been prepared for those who had been given authority to judge. Those who have been beheaded during the Tribulation came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. This was the first resurrection.

When the thousand years are over, Satan gets released from his prison, but only for a short while. He manages to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth – Gog and Magog – and to gather them for battle. In number, they are like the sand on the seashore. They surround the camp of God's people, the city He loves. But, before the battle begins, fire comes down from heaven and devours them. And the devil is thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

The final moment is the judgment of the dead. Great and small, they are standing before Him Who is seated on the White Throne, and whoever is not found in the Book of Life is thrown into the lake of fire. At this point in Revelation, victory over death and evil is complete. What follows in the next chapters is the depiction of the eternity believers will share with Christ.

Take a moment to ponder on what you've read and respond to God in prayer.

PRAYER

• Pray again for spiritual awakening in the world.
• Pray for a powerful move of the Holy Spirit.