The gospel preached to the Gentiles. Satan bound by the gospel.
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.” Revelation 20:1–3 (KJV 1900)
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Satan rallies the unbelievers from around the world against Israel the church.
“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:7–10 (KJV 1900)
1000 years? A sketch would be;
The angel = Greek for messenger
the chain = the message (gospel); The gospel sent to the whole world.
1000 years are Satan's binding. When they end Satan is loosed. So the 1000 years are not the kingdom. When they end, Satan is loosed, and he attacks the kingdom.
Satan loosed = the Post Christian era (we now live in = imminent return of Christ) the gospel message falls on deaf ears, the world assails the Church from all quarters ushering in the end.
When did the binding happen?
The binding happened in Christ's ministry. This includes preaching the gospel to all nations fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
“Jesus said, “This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.” (John 12:30–31)
So in essence, Revelation 20 is a panorama of the entire New Covenant era. Not a physical kingdom of the future.
The disciples asked Jesus if He was going to restore the kingdom to Israel at that time, and He said the Father will do it in the future.
Which God will make a full end of all nations their ruling governments, but will not make a full end of Israel although they will be punished in part.
God has not cast His people away that He once foreknew.
And Israel is blinded in part until salvation is no longer available to the Gentiles, and so all Israel shall be saved.
Which all the Jews will be back on their land in the future when the New Age Christ establishes peace in the Middle East.
God's plan is to restore the kingdom on earth to the Jews which Jesus and the saints will rule over the heathen that God spared when He fought the world and defeated them and saved Israel.
Jesus said one jot or tittle shall in no wise pass from the law until all is fulfilled, which Jesus is a sinless man and had to fulfill all the roles of Israel being perfect in them, King, High Priest, Prophet.
But Jesus has not fulfilled the role of perfect King for He came as a humble servant and it must be done on earth.
That is what the 1000 years reign is about restoring the kingdom to Israel and Jesus fulfilling the role of perfect King on earth.
Which in that day there shall be one LORD, and His name one, and the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, and the heathen have to go up year after year to worship Jesus and keep the feast of tabernacles, which animals will not fight with each other, and people and animals will not fear each other.
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
This happens at the end of the millennial reign of Christ when He rules on earth.