The Millennium Explained: What Revelation 20 Really Teaches

✝️ What does Revelation 20 really teach about the 1,000-year Kingdom? This verse-by-verse study unlocks one of the most debated passages in all of Scripture. 📖 In this study of Revelation 20, the Millennium is examined in stunning detail — showing how the phrase "a thousand years" appears six times in just a few verses, and why that repetition is God's way of demanding our attention. Satan's binding, the first resurrection of all believers from Abel through the Tribulation, and the fate of the lost during the Kingdom age are all carefully explained using Scripture to interpret Scripture. The study also cross-references 2 Peter 3:8, 1 Corinthians 15:20-21, and Leviticus 23 to build a complete picture of resurrection and the first fruits. 🔑 Key Topics Covered: • What does "a thousand years" mean in Revelation 20:1-7? • How is Satan bound and what does that chain represent? • What is the First Resurrection — and who is included? • The two resurrections separated by 1,000 years explained • What happens to the lost during the Millennium? • What does 2 Peter 3:8 reveal about God's 7,000-year timeline? • Christ as the "first fruits" of resurrection — 1 Corinthians 15:20 • The meaning of first fruits in Leviticus 23 and its prophetic fulfillment 💡 Revelation 20 millennium, thousand year reign of Christ, first resurrection Bible, second resurrection lake of fire, 2 Peter 3:8 thousand years, 1 Corinthians 15 resurrection, Leviticus 23 first fruits, Great White Throne judgment, Satan bound bottomless pit, verse by verse Revelation study. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. Your likes and shares help others find these Bible studies. 00:00 — Welcome & Introduction to the Study 00:30 — About This Ministry: Informal, Independent Bible Teaching 02:00 — Catching Up New Viewers: Start from Genesis 02:48 — Ministry Update: Books, Videos & Bookkeeper Introduction 03:57 — Picking Up in Revelation 20 — Review from Last Program 04:14 — After Armageddon: Setting the Stage for the Kingdom 05:00 — Revelation 20:1 — Satan Bound with a Great Chain 05:51 — How Many Times Does "1,000 Years" Appear? — Emphasis by Repetition 06:36 — Revelation 20:3 — Satan Cast Into the Pit Until the Millennium Ends 07:23 — Revelation 20:4 — Believers Resurrected to Reign with Christ 08:05 — Revelation 20:5 — The Rest of the Dead: The Lost Remain in Hell 09:19 — The First Resurrection Defined — Revelation 20:5b 09:33 — Two Resurrections Separated by 1,000 Years — John 5 Cross-Reference 10:28 — Revelation 20:14 — Death and Hell Cast Into the Lake of Fire 11:17 — Revelation 20:6 — Believers as Priests Reigning 1,000 Years 12:05 — Cross-Reference: 2 Peter 3:8 — One Day Is as a Thousand Years 13:23 — God's 7,000-Year Timeline: Six Days of Man, One Day of Rest 14:32 — Grant Jeffreys & the Jubilee Cycles — 120th Jubilee Since Adam 16:39 — The 70th Jubilee Since Joshua & the 40th Since the Crucifixion 18:20 — The Rapture Is Near — Les Shares His Personal Conviction 19:30 — The World's Problems Signal the End of the Age 20:28 — The Marriage of the Lamb & the Bema Seat Still Ahead 20:48 — Back to Revelation 20:6 — All Believers Reign in the First Resurrection 21:17 — Cross-Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:20 — Christ the First Fruits 22:12 — 1 Corinthians 15:47 — The First Adam vs. The Second Adam (Christ) 23:00 — Resurrection Is Unique — Not the Same as Lazarus or the Widow's Son 24:07 — What True Resurrection Means: Back to Life Never to Die Again 25:04 — The Lost Will Also Be Resurrected — Annihilation Refuted 26:13 — Christ as First Fruits — Plural, Not Singular 26:35 — Cross-Reference: Leviticus 23:9 — The First Fruits of the Harvest 27:23 — A Sheath of First Fruits: Many Stems, Not One — Closing Thought 27:36 — Closing & Ministry Contact Information