Resurrection events at Christ's Coming and beyond:
During Christ's "Coming" (3952 παρουσία Parousia) which spans a period of time culminating with His appearance in Jerusalem---the 1st resurrection/rapture/Gathering occurs. As Paul said the living would not precede the Dead in Christ, the 1st Resurrection and Rapture are the same event (1 Th. 4:14-18; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Rev. 14:14-16). The location of Revelation 20:4-6 doesn't contradict this connection because it is a new scene independent of the previous scene (cp. Καὶ εἶδον Rev. 6:1; 14:1; 15:1). The symbolism of martyrs receiving thrones and reigning as Kings and Priests also fits all in Christ as they also "died and rose with Him" in Baptism (Col. 2:12; Rev. 3:21; 1:6; 5:10).
Just before Armageddon Christ sends out His angels to gather those who repented and believed after the Rapture (Mt. 24:31)
Christ and His army destroys the human and Nephilim army of the Beast and Satan, casting both the Beast and False Prophet Body and Soul into Gehenna Fire:
20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:20-21 NKJ)
After Armageddon Christ and angels enter Jerusalem and angels gather all the wicked Beast followers etc. remaining and cast them into the furnace of fire. During the time the Sheep and Goats of Christendom are also judged:
40 "Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! (Matt. 13:40-43; 25:31-46)
Billions of people survived Armageddon, who had nothing to do with the Beast and his followers, nor were they like the Sheep and Goats of Christendom held liable for the Gospel of Christ they heard, but had failed to act upon in time. Christ mercifully saved the sheep in Kingly pardon, because they had helped believers "my brethren" during the Great tribulation (Mt. 25:34-40). The goats of the church are then cast into the fire because they did nothing to help those being persecuted by the Beast (Mt. 25:41-46).
Whoever is left standing among the earth's population enter the Millennial Kingdom of Christ. They repopulate the earth during the 1,000 reign of Christ. Most remain unsaved and when Satan is let out of prison to tempt the earth once more, many fail the test and are consumed by fire. Then Satan is cast into the Lake of Fire to join the Beast and False prophet:
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison
8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Rev. 20:7-10 NKJ)
Then the survivors of the Millennial Kingdom, still spiritually Dead, are judged. The books are opened and they are judged according to their works:
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. (Rev. 20:11-12 NKJ)
Then Death, Hades and the Sea gave up the dead in them, and they are judged according to their works.
As Christ did with the Sheep, those who vicariously "received Christ" by good deeds are saved by grace, their names added to the book of life.
All the rest whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into the Lake of fire.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:13-15 NKJ)
So, once all the saved were changed in a twinkling of an eye rising to a resurrection of life, God creates the New Heavens and New Earth and death is no more.
21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.
2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
4 "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."
6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." (Rev. 21:1-8 NKJ)
During Christ's "Coming" (3952 παρουσία Parousia) which spans a period of time culminating with His appearance in Jerusalem---the 1st resurrection/rapture/Gathering occurs. As Paul said the living would not precede the Dead in Christ, the 1st Resurrection and Rapture are the same event (1 Th. 4:14-18; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Rev. 14:14-16). The location of Revelation 20:4-6 doesn't contradict this connection because it is a new scene independent of the previous scene (cp. Καὶ εἶδον Rev. 6:1; 14:1; 15:1). The symbolism of martyrs receiving thrones and reigning as Kings and Priests also fits all in Christ as they also "died and rose with Him" in Baptism (Col. 2:12; Rev. 3:21; 1:6; 5:10).
Just before Armageddon Christ sends out His angels to gather those who repented and believed after the Rapture (Mt. 24:31)
Christ and His army destroys the human and Nephilim army of the Beast and Satan, casting both the Beast and False Prophet Body and Soul into Gehenna Fire:
20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:20-21 NKJ)
After Armageddon Christ and angels enter Jerusalem and angels gather all the wicked Beast followers etc. remaining and cast them into the furnace of fire. During the time the Sheep and Goats of Christendom are also judged:
40 "Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! (Matt. 13:40-43; 25:31-46)
Billions of people survived Armageddon, who had nothing to do with the Beast and his followers, nor were they like the Sheep and Goats of Christendom held liable for the Gospel of Christ they heard, but had failed to act upon in time. Christ mercifully saved the sheep in Kingly pardon, because they had helped believers "my brethren" during the Great tribulation (Mt. 25:34-40). The goats of the church are then cast into the fire because they did nothing to help those being persecuted by the Beast (Mt. 25:41-46).
Whoever is left standing among the earth's population enter the Millennial Kingdom of Christ. They repopulate the earth during the 1,000 reign of Christ. Most remain unsaved and when Satan is let out of prison to tempt the earth once more, many fail the test and are consumed by fire. Then Satan is cast into the Lake of Fire to join the Beast and False prophet:
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison
8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Rev. 20:7-10 NKJ)
Then the survivors of the Millennial Kingdom, still spiritually Dead, are judged. The books are opened and they are judged according to their works:
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. (Rev. 20:11-12 NKJ)
Then Death, Hades and the Sea gave up the dead in them, and they are judged according to their works.
As Christ did with the Sheep, those who vicariously "received Christ" by good deeds are saved by grace, their names added to the book of life.
All the rest whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into the Lake of fire.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:13-15 NKJ)
So, once all the saved were changed in a twinkling of an eye rising to a resurrection of life, God creates the New Heavens and New Earth and death is no more.
21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.
2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
4 "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."
6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." (Rev. 21:1-8 NKJ)
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