Satan In 1000 Years

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The defeat of people who obey Satan to persecute God's people. One by one we have seen the fall of Babylon, the beast, the false prophet, and the armies they had gathered.
What about
Satan, the dragon who gave authority to the beast in his efforts to wage war against the saints.
And those who were killed by the people of Satan?
This chapter reveals the binding of Satan for "a 1000 years". It most likely a long period of time in which Satan is no longer able to deceive the nations as he did during the time of the Roman empire.
It began the following end of Roman persecution and would continue for some time in the future. During this period, John sees souls reigning with Christ, who were beheaded for their faithfulness to
Jesus and the word

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