FreeGrace2 said:
"who, pray tell, goes into the kingdom to
Re-populate it for 1000 years"? Any verse?"
Given all the above, it is clear that all the unbelievers who survived the Trib will repopulate the earth. Which explains WHY there will even be another rebellion at the end of the 1,000 years of Christ' reign with a rod of iron, when Satan is loosened for a short time.
Rev 20 explains all about Satan. If believers repopulate the earth after the Trib, then WHY WHY WHY would any of them rebel against Christ at the end of the 1,000 years?
So the only reasonable explanation for the battle of Gog and Magog (Satan's rebellion) is that Christ is ruling unbelievers during the Millennium.
So, non-glorified believers enter the Millennial kingdom, and re-populate the earth. That would sure start off that generation on the right foot, by these believers having a strong influence on evangalizing their children, etc.
So, please explain how Satan is able to deceive ALL of them when he is released at the end of the 1,000 years? That makes no sense.
From Matt 5, we learn that Jesus taught that the Millennial reign would be with a "rod of iron". Why would that be needed if the whole generation was begun with believers?
No, Jesus was clear that mankind would be ruled according to the SPIRIT of the Law, not the LETTER of the law.
Matt 5-
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Jesus did that, perfectly.
Here are several examples of being judged on the SPIRIT of the law, rather than the LETTER of the law:
21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
So, the only reasonable explanation of WHY humanity rebels against Jesus Christ as a perfect Ruler is that unbelievers will become very resentful of being judged on the SPIRIT of the law.
This is what occurs at the end of the Millennial Reign:
Rev 20-
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison
8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
What immediately follows this is the GWT judgment, where ALL unbelievers, who have all died by this time, will stand before the King to be judged according to the books, to decide "how tolerable" it will be for them when they are cast into the lake of fire.
So, per the books, it will be quite a bit LESS tolerable, and for some, quite a bit more tolerable, but all will be IN the LoF.
I look forward to your defense of how a generation begun by believers will be so deceived by Satan as to hate God's people and will be motivated to kill them.