Beyond the Stars   

 Part 4 

   We are there! In the Kingdom! Freely given love and knowledge like we can't here imagine. But, the new heaven and earth is still 1,000 years off. 

   First, the wrath of God must be satisfied. The Lord returns to earth to throw the beast and the false prophet into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. An angel imprisons Satan in the Abyss while the Lord rules earth over a Millennium. We will witness all this, and help rule those still on earth. Can you believe it?  

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   Revelation 19. John heard - the roar of a great multitude (you and me in the crowd?) in heaven, shouting: Hallelujah!     < louder than a stadium crowd? > 

   Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters 
< louder than Niagara Falls? >   and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: 

Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 

   Then John saw heaven open, and - a white horse whose rider is called Faithful and True. (In Rev. 3, Jesus refers to himself as the faithful and true witness.)

   The armies of heaven (the Father's children, the Son's co-heirs) were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen... 

   The rider has - a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 

   Woe to - kings, generals and mighty men, horses and riders, small and great. An angel seizes the dragon, the ancient serpent (Genesis chapter 3), binding Satan for a thousand years.      Saints - spectators - in the front row? 

Tomorrow:  Conclusion, what comes next?