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Hi Arlene, great questions, shows me that the Holy Spirit is indeed working in you. I TRULY BELIEVE we are in times where we will need to rely on what I call " progressive Revelation ", we must always be ALERT to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit in these times with such exponential events unfolding and an ever increasing pace.
Here are a few scriptures I hope will help you , also you might want to download Mike Hoggards FREE word search software as it allows you to search words and word phrases and brings up all relevant scripture painting what I feel to be a clearer more complete picture when its all in front of you on one page. http://visitbethelchurch.com/
God Bless, Bob.

Psalms 90:4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Ecclesiastes 6:6 ¶Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.


John 16:13

King James Version (KJV)


13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.



1 John 2:27

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27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Jeremiah 33:3

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3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.


Luke 8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.


Amos 3:7

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7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.


Jeremiah 29:13

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13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.


Philippians 4:6-7

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6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.


Romans 8:18

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18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.


John 14:3

King James Version (KJV)


3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Hi Bob...Thanks for the vote of confidence. What I know is only because I avidly read and study the bible. Often I go on the internet to see if there are any of my "different" beliefs in what I have studied concur with any others...and they do. Yes, I have very different opinions on the "millennium", or "a thousand years' of Revelation 20. It is there for a reason, and we are suppose to search the scriptures for it.

Please see my response today to James to avoid redundancy.

I am currently beginning a study of "the bottomless pit". That is where Satan is "bound" for the thousand years as well, I believe. And, if this earth is totally in a chaotic mess as Jeremiah has told us it will be...then just maybe, this chaotic earth is actually the "bottomless pit" where Satan will have to stay, bound, and see the total destruction he has caused for the last 6,000 years. Otherwise, I can't picture an actual "pit" that has no bottom or top to it.

But, this is not yet conclusive in my mind....but I have yet to find an alternative which makes any sense. No physical "chains" can bind a spiritual being such as Satan...so he has to be stranded somewhere away from contact from all people.

Arlene

Hi Arlene, more scripture that may help you. God Bless.


Proverbs 3:5-6

King James Version (KJV)


5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.



Matthew 7:7-11

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7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him.


Luke 11:9-13

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9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Hi Bob...I very rarely say "Amen" to anyone.

BUT, this one gets a hale and hearty "AMEN" from me...and a big smile, too!

Arlene

Dispensationism clarifyes the issue ....

IMHO-OHO-only through dispensations can you properly understand this issue and all scripture .... according to us FUNdimental independent Baptists of the IBBF, anyhow :) ....
there are 7 dispensations... innocence, conscience, human govt, promise, law,
grace (the Church) and sight... (((mankind is back under the Law for the 7 year tribulation period following the Rapture of the Church )))

in each dispensation GOD dealt with all mankind in a unique way....
the final dispensation, SIGHT, Jesus is sitting on Davids throne,
men see him ((hence, ""Sight")) and they still dont want Him to rule over them..
Hence the final revolt against GOD at the end of the Millennium ((1000 years))
Lewis

Hi Lewis...Nice to see your name again!!

I used to believe that myself for many years. Ever hear of Dr. Peter Ruckman? I have every book he ever wrote, and I devoured them page by page. I learned a whole lot, and I learned how to read the bible from searching the scriptures for every single verse.

I praise God for that lesson, and all that bible study...and then I learned the truth. God has had one plan all through the ages. To save us from our sins because He loved us (ALL OF US...He has no favorites). The OT is about Jesus Christ, and so is the NT..John 5:39. It's about God's love for His people, Israel (believers). If there were different "dispensations" then He would have shown us clearly...but He didn't. We can only "assume" and that's not God's way.

God respects no persons or religions. He chose us...we didn't choose Him (John 6:44). He has shown us the horrendous mistakes of those who disobeyed Him and did their "own thing" like Cain and the Jews (Judaism). They were all for examples for us (the "church in the wilderness"..Acts 7:38..OT, and the "church" which is called the "body of Christ" today.

The sad thing about Dispensationalists is they think that God has seen only the Jews as His "chosen people"...and this is TOTALLY WRONG. The Jews are NOT "Israel" (God's chosen people), and NONE of "Israel" are Jews (because then they would believe in Judaism...which is anti-Christ...and they would not believe in Jesus Christ, which converts people to "Israel" just like Jacob was...and he was NOT a Jew). God "chose" him, but did not choose Esau..Malachi 1:3. They were both the same race, but their religions were different. God hates religions...Rev.2:6.

But, I once was as hard-core as you are about this. Then God almost knocked me on my butt and shook that theory out of me with the truth. I kinda wish that God hadn't put that "spiritual Jews" thingie in there, relating to saved people...but, I think he did it on purpose just to make us search for what He wanted to tell us. Those who want to find out, will! And those who don't want to know anything different than the same old nonsense of dealing with the Jews in the OT, then dealing with Christians...and then, hop! skip! jump we go right back to the Jews again during and after the Tribulation, etc.

I really can't make any sense out of that doctrine anymore. Try as I may, it's too confusing, and all the pieces don't fit. But, we can agree to disagree...and still love each other "in Christ Jesus"...

Arlene

Hi Bob...I just want to thank you again for your posting to me!! I can't even begin to tell you how valuable it was to me to read your words...all the disjointed "words" and "pictures" in my mind just started to come together as a jigsaw puzzle right after I read it.

Because of this, I was "pushed" in the right direction to search out all these things, and it resulted in such awesome revelations of what is REALLY going to happen. I wrote it all out...and it was about 10 pages long...too long, actually, but I tend to get awfully wordy at times...most of the time, actually!

But I did find several places on the internet that said the same thing, but much shorter and more concise. So, I posted them today (4/28) for others to read.

Thank you again for your kind, encouraging words...and pointing me in the right direction...

Arlene

Well, John, I guess that settles it! You are right, and I am wrong....???

There's a perfect scripture that covers this situation:


Proverbs 23:9..."Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of they words."


You are right!! Everything I need to hear (or say) is in the bible!!



Arlene