Read: Zechariah 14:1-21; Revelation 20:1-15; Psalm 148:1-14; Proverbs 31:8-9
Zechariah and Revelation are both talking about he same time. Zechariah sees the day when Jesus comes back and splits the Mt. of Olives with an earthquake giving his people a valley of escape much like the parting of the Red Sea gave them an escape from the bondage of slavery. This will be the ultimate escape from the bondage of sin. God will be the king over the whole earth and the wealth of the nations will be given to his kingdom. Everyone on the earth will be commanded to worship the Lord at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus will set up his kingdom on the earth on the Feast of Tabernacles and all who oppose his kingdom will have no rain and be afflicted with plagues.
In Revelation the devil is seized and thrown into the Abyss where he is locked up for a thousand years. The martyrs of the Lord will come back to life and reign with Christ a thousand years. This is the first resurrection.
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released and be able to try to deceive the nations to fight against the Lord. They will wage war against the Lord and his people. Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire along with the false prophet and the beast and be tortured forever.
Then John saw a great white throne. All the people who have lived throughout the ages were standing and the books were open. The book of life was opened and the book of remembrance. The book of life had the names of those who had given their lives to the Lord in it. The book of remembrance had the deeds of the righteous and the unrighteous. Everyone was judged according to these two books. If their name was not in the book of life, they were thrown into the lake of fire.
Lord, may we speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. May we judge fairly and defend the rights of the poor and the needy.
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