Why is Satan only going to be locked up for one thousand years and let free after that?

Question

In revelation book, says he must be released after one thousand years, but why ? ! why not get rid of him for good ?

Answer 1

Revelation 20:7-10 speaks of the Devil being let loose out of the abyss. Revelation 21:7 & 8 says the Lake of Fire means the second death. The first death is inherited from Adam and Eve because they sinned and passed sin on to all mankind. (Romans 5:12) Romans 6:7 states, "For he who dies is acquitted from his sin. (a clean slate) Acts 24:15 states, "There is a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." This resurrection takes place during the 1000 year reign of Christ. During this time all will be given an opportunity learn God's requirements and to live in a way that is righteous. They will become perfect as Adam & Eve were in the beginning before sinning. Satan will not be there (for a 1000 years) to influence anyone. Satan brought into question Jehovah God's way of ruling and right to rule Mankind. Satan blatantly stated he could get anyone to turn against God . (Job 1:1-22) So he has been given time to prove his claim and will again once after all are resurrected.The first death is from Adam but the second is our own choosing.

If you experience the second death, there will be no resurrection. No burning Hell just eternal Death or Nonexistence.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The reason is this:



When Jesus returns at the Second Coming (that's Revelation 19), he will return with the angels and his saints (that's the raptured church, those in white linen) and then he will judge the living nations. Those are the nations that remain after the Tribulation period of 7 years.



Not everybody will die. It says in Matt.24:22 and if Jesus hadn't come promptly - those days being 'shortened' - then there would have been no people left, but he will come soon for the sake of the elect (ie. the living believers) still living on the earth.



Then what will happen will be the 'sheep and goats' judgement - the separation of the people that remain (Matt.25:32) - when the goats (the children of the evil one) will go off to destruction and the sheep (Jesus' true followers) will enter his Kingdom.



Because, it's after that that Jesus will set up his Milennial Kingdom, which means a kingdom lasting a thousand years.



So, entering this Kingdom will be the Tribulation saints (both Jewish and Gentile), plus the glorified saints who came with Christ. Now, these Tribulation saints will be mortal, and in Isaiah especially, it talks about this period, and that they will marry and have children and live to very ripe old ages.



Now, the glorified saints have passed beyond the point where they would have any wish to choose to sin, but these Tribulation saints, and especially subsequent generations, are not above temptation. That is because each generation must choose Jesus as Lord and, whilst the parents might have done so, that does not necessarily go for the children.



That is why the evil one will be allowed to tempt them at the end of the thousand years. To prove forever what is in them. For this is the final test, to see whether they are all fit to receive immortal (glorified) bodies and go into eternity.



Because after Revelations ch.20 (to do with the Milennial Kingdom of Christ), comes ch.21, which is the coming of the eternal Kingdom of God the Father, and the holy city of New Jerusalem coming down from heaven to earth. No-one will enter that kingdom who is not perfect, in other words glorified.

Answer 3

What is in store for Satan? The Bible describes this future event: "[An angel of Jehovah] seized the dragon, the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. And he hurled him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, that he might not mislead the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended." (Revelation 20:1-3) Only after Satan is hurled into the abyss of inactivity will the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ begin.



What a delightful place this earth will then be! Gone will be wickedness and those who cause it. The Bible promises: "Evildoers themselves will be cut off . . . But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." (Psalm 37:9-11) Their peace will not be threatened from any source—human or animal. (Isaiah 11:6-9) Even millions who, out of ignorance and because of lack of opportunity to know Jehovah, sided with the Devil over the course of history will be brought back to life and given divine education.—Acts 24:15.



By the end of the Thousand Year Reign, the earth will be brought into a paradisaic condition, and mankind upon it will have been brought to human perfection. Then Satan will be let loose for "a little while," only to be destroyed forever along with all opposers of God's rulership.—Revelation 20:3, 7-10.



 



 

Whose Side Will You Take?



The 20th century was a time when Satan wreaked havoc upon the earth. Rather than indicating that he has won, however, the conditions on the earth constitute a sign that we are in the last days of this wicked world. (Matthew 24:3-14; Revelation 6:1-8) Neither the intensity of wickedness on earth nor the majority viewpoint is an issue in discerning who has won. The determining factors are whose way of ruling is best and whether anyone has served God out of love. On both counts, the victory belongs to Jehovah.



If the allowed time has already proved Satan wrong, why does God permit wickedness to continue? Jehovah is showing patience "because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) God's will "is that all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth." (1 Timothy 2:4) May you use the remaining time to study the Bible and 'take in knowledge of the only true God and of the one whom he sent forth, Jesus Christ.' (John 17:3) Jehovah's Witnesses will be happy to help you gain that knowledge so that you too can join the millions standing firm on the victorious side.

Answer 4

Satan is abyssed for a thousand years so as to not inefere with Jesus' efforts at restoring all mankind back to perfection. When that is accomplished, Satan will be released so that he can tempt mankind once again like he did Adam and Eve. The reason for this is that although Jesus has much power, he does not have the power to declare us righteous. Only his father, Jehovah can do that. Those that pass will be granted everlasting life, those that fail will get eternal destruction.

Answer 5

God could have gotten rid of satan a long time ago. After his fall in the first earth age along with a third of the angles God wants to test our hearts. The only reason man was created was to give us free will to decide who we will follow. He lets him out at the very end to weed out the last of the bad guys. Then they and he will be thrown into the lake of fire never to be again.

Answer 6

at the end of the thousand years there will be a final war against good and evil... when satan loses he will walk away with his tail between his legs :D annnd will be banished to outer darkness forever

Answer 7

I'm pretty sure that Satan is a little late. Maybe his sentence was extended for butt raping someone in prison.

Answer 8

God loves us. We are to know evil so that we can know good. Perhaps Satan is serving an ultimate purpose for us, or God. Perhaps God is allowing him chance to repent.

Answer 9

read some more .. satan will be in eternal fire .. for good.



don't just read portions of the bible ... read ALL of it.

Answer 10

Because he has great connections with lawyers.