Reading for July 16th

 Read Revelation 20.1-6. In 20.1-6: The thousand year peace.  This short scene has been of enormous influence. Its is the only reference to the thousand-year reign of peace in early Christian literature, but the idea of a  millennium has dominated much later thought. Angel, see 2.1, 12.7-12. In verse 2: Dragon, see 12.3. 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. Throne, 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 raised later will face only the prospect of a second death. Comments or Questions..