Its not, it is my understanding that the 1000 yrs in Rev 20 is the period of time between the First and Second Advents of Christ.
The millennium of Revelation 20 clearly starts after the Second Coming of Christ (at the Battle of Armageddon).
Satan was bound by Christ at the beginning of Christ's ministry, from interfering with with the Gospel and the Kingdom work, until near the end of the age, after all the elect have been saved, he will be released to deceive the nations, then the end.
I am talking about the Beast. It says in Revelation 20:4 that those who were beheaded were beheaded because they did not receive the mark of the Beast. The Beast demanding that all receive his mark is clearly during the Tribulation Period, but here we have the beheaded in the millennium. So, if we put this on a time line, you have the start of the millennium at Christ's first advent which means that if those beheaded because they did not receive the mark of the Beast are there in the millennium then the tribulation has already occurred and the Beast has already been defeated at the Battle of Armageddon.
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 13:36-43
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Because God planned it that way from before Creation. The sum and substance of the scriptures is the glory of God, thus, our operating assumption; Creation -----> Redemption <----- New Creation
The millennial kingdom as prophesied is going to begin after Christ's return in power and great glory not after His birth in a lowly manger and death on the cross.
The enemy indeed walks about like a roaring lion, but he is bound from interfering with the advancement of the Gospel and the Kingdom. He is bound by Christ during His earthly ministry, we know because Christ said so Himself with no ambiguity;
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Matthew 12:28-29
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
The restrainer is the preaching of the Gospel. See 2nd Thes.
We believe in the imminent return of Christ. I dont think a pre-trib, pre-mil can believe in the imminent return. Besides, we are not told to look for signs of His coming, we are to look for Him coming.
Whoa brother, I have a big problem with this saying. You are saying that we are looking for signs, but I don't believe that anything has to happen before Christ's return, that is His return to rapture the church. The Bible clearly tells us in Matthew 24 what will be the signs of Christ's coming. You are listing the things that you say must happen before Christ can return in the chart below. I would say that you do not believe in the imminent return of Christ (not trying to be critical here) because you believe that we must still go through the Tribulation (which btw, I don't see on the chart) and see the unleashing of Satan.
Also, i know the dispy brothers dig charts so im including my chart thanks to Dr Riddlebarger