Hope and Prophecy

What Happens During the Thousand Years (Millennium) in Revelation?

Revelation 20 describes a thousand-year period during which the redeemed reign with Christ, judgment is exercised, and Satan is bound and restricted from deceiving the nations, preceding the final destruction of evil and creation of a new earth.

Published 2026-09-13 · Updated 2026-09-27

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Biblical explanation

describes an angel binding Satan for a thousand years, restricting his ability to deceive the nations during this period, while the redeemed are pictured reigning with Christ and participating in judgment. This binding is understood as circumstantial, since with the wicked dead and the righteous taken to heaven, Satan is left with no one on earth to tempt, effectively confined during this time (). At the close of the thousand years, the wicked are raised for final judgment, Satan is loosed briefly, and evil is ultimately and permanently destroyed (), clearing the way for the creation of the new heavens and new earth (). This period highlights God's just and thorough resolution of the great controversy between good and evil.

In brief

describes an angel binding Satan for a thousand years, restricting his ability to deceive the nations during this period, while the redeemed are pictured reigning with Christ and participating in judgment.

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