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Revelation 20:7-8

Revelation 20:7-8

We are now approaching a new era in human history. This will include a New Heaven and a New Earth. When the thousand years are fulfilled, Satan will be released from his prison (v.7).
The thousand years during which Satan was bound, locked, and sealed in the abyss (Revelation 20:2-3) are now over, and the devil will be released from his prison.
While in the abyss, he was unable to "deceive the nations" (Revelation 20:3). This will likely contribute to this thousand-year period being peaceful and prosperous. It is probable that, during this time, many of the unfulfilled prophecies related to Israel will be fulfilled. Some examples follow:
The entirety of the borders promised to Israel will be established for the first time, extending from the Nile River to the Euphrates River (Genesis 15:18).
The reign of a son of David (Jesus) on the throne, restoring the monarchy (2 Samuel 7:12-13, Luke 1:32-33).
The fulfillment of numerous messianic predictions describing a messiah as a ruling monarch, as in Zechariah 14:16-17.
The fulfillment of prophecies about the restoration of Israel that far surpass anything we have experienced to date, where:
Death still exists, but becomes rare (Isaiah 65:20).
Nature is restored, and lions and lambs will no longer be at war (Isaiah 65:25).
There will be no war on earth (Isaiah 2:1-4).
The waters of the Dead Sea will be healed (Ezekiel 47:8-9).
Ezekiel's temple will be built and will be the source of a river that will flow toward the Dead Sea, healing its waters (Ezekiel 40-47).

Satan will come out of his prison with full force to seduce the nations that are in the four corners of the earth. It seems that he spent his thousand years of imprisonment plotting and conspiring; certainly he did not repent. The expression "the four corners of the earth" indicates that Satan's goal will be to deceive all the nations of the world.

The reference here to Gog and Magog probably relates to a land that will lead an attack on Israel. Gog and Magog are also mentioned in Ezekiel 38:2, and there they are described as: "Gog, of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal."

Now, the devil is finally cast into the lake of fire, which was prepared for him and his angels.