Reading for May 15th

Read Revelation 20.1-6 In 20.1-6: The Thousand year peace. This short scene has been of enormous significance; it is the only reference to a thousand year reign of peace in early Christiatian literature, but the idea of a millennium has dominated much later thought. Angel, see 2.1; 12.7-12. In verse 2: Dragon, see 12.2. Bound , see Mk 3.27. In verse 3: The bottomless pit is the locus of chaos, the antithesis of the throne of God (see 9.1-11; 11.7; 17.8). In verse 4: A thousand years is a complete time. Thrones see 4.2. Souls, see 6.9-11. Mark see 13.11-18. In verse 5: The rest of the dead could mean the righteous who were not martyrs or, more likely, the unrighteous. In verse 6: The second death implies that those raise later will face only the prospect of a second death. Comments or Questions...