Crushing the Serpent's Head - The Final Test

 By the end of the Thousand Year Reign, all earth will have come to resemble the origninal Eden.   It  will be a  veritable paradise.  Perfect mankind will not longer need a high priest to intercede for it before God, since all traces if Adamic sin will have been removed and the last enemy death, brought to nothing.  Christ's Kingdom will have achieved God's purpose to create one government. At this point, Jesus "hands over the kingdom to his God and Father. " - 1 CORINTHIANS 15:22-26; Romans 15:12. 

It is now time for a final test. Will that perfect world of mankind, in contrast with the first humans in Eden, stand firm  in its integrity?  John tells us what happens:  "Now as soon as the thousand years have been ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,  and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war.  The number of these  is as the sand of the sea. And they advanced over the  breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city." - REVELATION 20:7-9a.

How will Satan's last effort fare.  He deceives  "those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog," and leads them tio "the war."  Who would possibly side with Satan  after a thousand years of joyful, upbuilding theocratic rule?  Well, do not forget that Satan was able to mislead the perfect Adam and Eve while they were enjoying life in the Paradise of Eden.  And he was able to lead astray heavenly angels who had seen the results of the rebellion.  (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6)  So We should not be surprised that some perfect humans will be  enticed to follow Satan even after a delightful thousand years of rule by God's Kingdom.  

Next time: Crushing the Serpent's Head - The Final Test - Conclusion

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