The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

One of our readers reminded me, “Thus, as wonderful as the Millennium will be, it is a far cry form the eternal New Heavens and New Earth, where sin and death are no more. Form God’s perspective, the like-Heaven-on-Earth Millennium is just surviving in the wilderness compared to the (perfect, sinless, deathless) eternal state.” Do you agree with our reader? I certainly do! What’s more, I sincerely trust that no reader surmised that I thought the Millennium was equal to Eternity with the LORD. Still, it will be better by far than what we’re experiencing in today’s world.

Satan Loosed

Revelation 20:4b, 7-8a, “And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years….7And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, 8and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth…”

During the worldwide skirmish many, who refuse to take the Mark of the Beast, will be seeking refuge with others who are like-minded. Many, however, will be captured and murdered because they adhered to “the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God.” Nevertheless, they will be brought back to life and will reign with Christ for a thousand years.” Satan will be furious! Try as he would, he could not thwart the LORD’s divine plan. Those who are resurrected will live through the Millennium while Satan will be bound!

At or near the end of the thousand years, Satan will be loosed from bondage and will rage furiously against those who had refused the Mark of the Beast and been revived from death by the LORD. We are not given all the details or why Satan is freed from his imprisonment. The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian believers, “He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet” (1 Cor. 15:25). Thus, it proves the superiority of the LORD over His creation, especially over all the evil, satanic forces that opposed Him from the beginning.

The Millennium

Isaiah 11:6-9, “And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the kid, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them.

7Also the cow and the bear will graze; Their young will lie down together; And the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8And the nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. 9They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the Earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.”

In his own day, the Prophet Isaiah describes the Millennial era. It will be a “different” day. It will be the day in which the LORD rules and reigns over all the Earth!

There’s a song that is most popular around Christmastime. It says,

Let there be peace on Earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on Earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother

In perfect harmony.

And there’s another saying worthy of remembrance:

“We will never know peace on Earth until the Prince of Peace rules in our hearts.”

Satan Remanded Forever to the Lake of Fire

Revelation 20:14-15, “And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Following the Millennial Reign of Christ and Satan’s calculated release from bondage, Satan will once again be imprisoned. This time, he is cast forever into the Lake of Fire, where the Antichrist and False Prophet are. There is no respite this time. There is no escape. It is an everlasting imprisonment!

We live in an era when some popular, conservative pastors and theologians seek to temper, if not deny, the reality of Hell’s fire, as we know it. The Greek word for fire (pur), however, is the same for “hell fire” (Mat. 18:9) as it is for the physical fire the natives of Malta created in Acts 28. Make no mistake about it, Hell and the Lake of Fire are places of enormous pain and suffering. It’s as if sin were so serious with God that it takes His fire an eternity to eradicate it!

Conclusion

Dear friend, please don’t mess with God. He’s real, and He’s far more powerful than you or I could ever know. What’s more, He’s a loving God! He loves us as the pinnacle of His creation. It was His love that led Him to the Cross to die for our sins. It was His love that preserved His Word –the Bible—that you and I might know the way of salvation. I came to know Him at the early age of seven, and He has loved me for many years –even when I least deserved it. He reaches out in love to all, regardless of age. It’s not a matter of age; it’s a matter of faith. Just trust Him to forgive your sin. Trust Him to accept you into His family. However long you live, you will be glad you did! God bless you abundantly!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”