Simple answer
Revelation 20 states a thousand-year period repeatedly, describes the first resurrection and reign with Christ, then moves to Satan’s final rebellion, the great white throne, and the second death.
Revelation 20:1–3 — Satan bound
Revelation 20:1–3 describes an angel binding Satan for a thousand years so that he cannot deceive the nations until the period is finished. The text states the period directly; questions about the location and condition of the earth require comparison with other passages.
Revelation 20:4–6 — The first resurrection and reign
Revelation 20:4–6 describes saints living and reigning with Christ for a thousand years and calls participation in the first resurrection blessed and holy. The second death has no power over them.
BPG’s Millennium study compares this sequence with the broader biblical teaching. Other Christian traditions place the millennium differently, so the larger chronology should be labeled as interpretation where it goes beyond Revelation 20’s explicit sequence.
Disputed interpretation
Revelation clearly states a thousand years and a first resurrection. Premillennial, amillennial, and postmillennial traditions differ over how the thousand years relate to Christ’s return and earthly history. BPG follows a historicist premillennial sequence.
Revelation 20:7–10 — Final rebellion
Revelation 20:7–10 releases Satan after the thousand years and describes a final deception using Gog and Magog imagery. Fire from God ends the rebellion and the devil is cast into the lake of fire.
The chapter names Gog and Magog symbolically but does not identify them with specific modern nation-states.
Revelation 20:11–15 — Great white throne and second death
Revelation 20:11–15 describes the dead judged from the books according to their works. Death and the grave are cast into the lake of fire, which verse 14 explicitly calls the second death.
Frequently asked questions
Does Revelation 20 actually say one thousand years?
Yes. The thousand-year period is stated repeatedly in Revelation 20:1–7.
What is the second death?
Revelation 20:14 directly identifies the lake of fire as the second death.