THURSDAY, MARCH 30
Revelation 20:1-10
Zechariah 14:17-18

"… all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem
to worship the King…"

THE LAST AND FINAL REBELLION

The Lord Jesus Christ will rule on this earth for a thousand years. This is preceded by a literal seven-year Great Tribulation, which is the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy (Dan 9:27). After the battle of Armageddon at the end of the Great Tribulation, Satan will be bound, the saints will ascend thrones with Christ, and the Millennial Kingdom begins (Rev 20:1-6). The Lord Jesus will sit on the throne of David in the city of Jerusalem and rule with a rod of iron.

Throughout the Millennium the nations will come up to Jerusalem to worship. Although the LORD will be King over all the earth, Zechariah 14 describes that there is still disobedience and rebellion on the part of some nations as it is predicted of Egypt. This proves the total depravity of man.

At the end of the Millennium, Satan will be loosed out of his prison. After a substantial period of his kingdom’s existence on earth, Satan is able to muster an enormous army, made up of those who apparently resent Christ’s authority over human affairs, against the existing government. Satan himself will deceive the nations. He will cause those who have tasted the Lord’s goodness in the Millennium to wander.

The final apostasy will be short-lived. Although the Bible does not mention the length of time between Satan’s release and the actual rebellion of Gog and Magog, the Scriptures suggest a short period of time only. However, the focus is on how they deceive the nations and how the nations who have enjoyed the physical blessings from the reign of Christ still have the heart to rebel against their Provider. How about you? Are you disobedient to God in spite of what He has given to you?

THOUGHT: Am I rebellious against God in spite of His blessings?
PRAYER: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters" (Ps 23:1-2).