Satan Unchained When the
One Thousand Years End

At the close of the 1,000 years the curtain lifts on the final act in the judgment drama.

“I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.”
—Revelation 21:2.

This wonderful city, whose streets of gold and pearly gates have echoed with our exultant shouts of praise, has been our home for a thousand years. Now the Holy City—with Christ and all the people He’s redeemed inside—descends from heaven to our world.

What happens to the wicked at that time?

“The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.”
—Revelation 20:5.

The “rest of the dead” must refer to the wicked dead, because the righteous dead came to life in the first resurrection at the beginning of the 1,000 years. So it is the wicked who are resurrected in the second resurrection at the close of the 1,000 years.

What does Satan do at the close of the 1,000 years?

“When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth . . . to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city He loves.”
—Revelation 20:7-9.