SCRIPTURE: Revelation 19:11-20:15 (Page 1471); Isaiah 60:1-14 (Page 887)
SERMON: Christ vs. Satan								         8 April 2001

  I. KING CON(TEXT): THE FINAL JUDGE OF MEANING

A. REVERSAL OF FORTUNES (12:3f; 13:1f,11f; 17:1f // 18:2f; 19:19f; 20:2f)

B. THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES (20:1; see 10:1(9:13/11:15; see 7:2 with 6:12/8;1f); 18:1(17:1,16-18))

C. PARALLEL OF 20:7-10 WITH 19:11-21 (19:17f (Ezk.39:17f); 20:8f (Ezk.38:1,4,7f; 39:1,2,(4,6),17); see 13:1f; 16:13)

D. PARALLEL OF 20:2f and 12:9f (see 19:15; 12:5; (2:27))

E. SUMMARY: PROGRESSIVE PARALLELISM

II. THE BINDING OF SATAN (Rev.20:1-3)

A. AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN (1; see 10:1; 18:1; see 21:10; 3:12; Heb.1:14)

B. THE KEY TO THE ABYSS (1; see 1:18; 3:7; (9:10); see 11:7; 17:8; Lk.8:31; 2Pt.2:4; see Mt.16:19)

C. A GREAT CHAIN (1; Jdg.16:21; 2Chr.33:11; 36:6; Ps.149:8; Lk.8:29,31; Acts 21:33; Eph.6:20)

D. SEIZED, BOUND, CAST, LOCKED, SEALED (2; 12:9!; see Mk.12:12/ Lk.8:29/ Mt.22:13; Mk.1:21f,32f,39; Lk.11:20; Jn.12:31/ Rev.3:7/ Mt.27:66/ see Dan.6:17)

E. PARTIAL (3,7; see 12:7f,8,10; see 13:14; 18:23,24; see Jn.12:31,32; 20f; see Job 1:12; 2:6)

F. TEMPORARY (2,3; see 7-10; see 12:12; see Job 42:10f; Jms.5:11; 1Pt.5:10,8f)

III. CHRIST vs. SATAN: THE ULTIMATE WAR

A. CHRIST DESTROYED THE WORKS OF SATAN (1Jn.3:8; Col.2:15)
1. promised (Gen.3:15)

2. signified (Mt.12:28; Lk.11:20)

3. accomplished (Rev.12:5f; 19:11f; (2:27); see Mt.2:13(Rev.12:4f); 4:4; Heb.2:14-18; Jn.12:31)

B. INTERMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES
1. not accuse the church (Rev.12:9,10; see Zech.3:1f)

2. not deceive the nations (Rev.20:3; see 12:9; (12:7f; Dan.10:13f,20); see 19:15; Ps.2:8,9; see Acts 14:16; 17:30,26f; see Mt.28:18f; Eph.3:6(Acts15; Gal.))

3. an extension of time (Rev.20:3; 12:12; see 13:3(Gen.3:15); see Dan.7:12; 9,22,25f)

C. FINAL CONSEQUENCE (Rev.20:10; see 13:3; Gen.3:15)

IV. CHRIST RULES OVER SATAN AND HIS KINGDOM! (20:1f/ 12:5f; Jn12:31; 1Jn3:8; Heb2:14f)

A. PRAISE JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR! (see Rev.5:1f,9f; e.g., Ps.2; see 45,72,110,etc.; Lk.11:22)

B. BEWARE OF SATAN: HE IS BOUND, BUT STILL DANGEROUS!  SEEK CHRIST FOR DELIVERANCE FROM SATAN’S SCHEMES, TEMPTATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS 
(Mt.6:13; 2Cor.2:11; 1Pt.5:8f; Heb.7:25; 9:24; Rom.8:34)

C. MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES! (Rev.20:1-3; Mt.28:18-20; Ps.2:8,12; Jn.12:31,32,20f; see Lk.11:21(Jdgs.1:16f); 13:15,16; Acts 26:17f; Col.1:13; Rom.6:18)