Celebrating Victory in Jesus Christ

Introduction: Numbers, charts, & lots of theories (20:1-6)

• "thousand" -- Ex. 20:6; Dt. 1:11; 7:9; Ps. 50:10; 90:4; I Sam. 18:7; II Pet. 3:8)

I. Let's celebrate Jesus' Kingdom. (20:1-6)

• "Kingdom" in Revelation (Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 11:15; 12:10-11)
• Jesus' use of "Kingdom" (Lk. 1:32, 33; Mark 1:14-15; 9:1; Matt. 5-7, 13; John 3:3-5; 6:14-15, 66; 18:33-36; Matt. 16:17-19 & Acts 2)
• Other Bible verses (Dan. 2:44; I Pet. 1 & 2; Eph. 1:20-22)

II. Let's celebrate Satan's defeat. (Gen. 3:15; Rom. 16:20; Rev. 12)

• His binding. (20:1-3)
• Jude 6; I Jn. 3:8; Heb. 2:14; Matt. 12:29; Lk. 10:17-18; Jn. 12:31-32; I Jn. 4:4; Rev. 1:17-18; 12:10; Col. 2:15
• His final destruction. (20:7-10)
• Rev. 17:14; 19:19; Rom. 16:20

III. Let's celebrate resurrection. (20:4-6)

• Jesus' resurrection.
• A resurrection from this life. (Lk. 16:19ff)
• A Spiritual resurrection. (Eph. 2:1. 5-6; Col. 2:12-13; 3:1ff; Rom 6:3ff)
• A final resurrection. (John 5:28-29; 6:40; I Th. 4:16-17; Rev. 2:11)

IV. Let's celebrate the book of life. (20:11-15)

• The Lamb's book of life. (Rev. 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 21:17)

If you are born once, you die twice.

If you are born twice, you die once.