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13 When Heaven Invades Earth (Part 1: A Millenial Overview) “And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years” (Revelation 20:2). ******

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nce Jesus completes pouring out His wrath on God’s enemies and casting the Antichrist and False

Prophet into the lake of fire, the stage is set for Him to estab- lish and reign over His kingdom on earth. As the Word says, “The moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem” (Isaiah 24:23). This official title given for this phase of the End Times is “The Millennial Reign of Christ. “Millennium,” which comes from a Latin word meaning “a thousand years,” indicates the length of time it will last. Mentioned six times in Revelation 20 (verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), this Messianic Age, or Kingdom Age as it is also known, was also predicted and described by numerous OldTestament prophets. It will be a key period of

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