The great judgment day has come. At this point in time it makes no difference what people’s opinions are regarding judgment, everyone who has not been judged will be judged as to their works and deeds. There will be billions of people judged at this time as to what is written in two different scrolls. It is possible to be erased from a scroll as Jesus says. The second death is taking place at this time and the sea (apart from death and Hades) contains some of the dead. Then there will be a new heaven and earth.
In reviewing the historical timeline, we have just finished the battle of Gog and Magog, which comes after the Millennial Reign of Jesus. The satan that led the nations to come against Israel was thrown into the lake of fire. There is another period after these events and we are unclear just how long it lasts, but we know that it will take seven years to melt down all the weapons, and seven months to bury all the bones in Hamon-gog. It seems that when Jesus’ glory is seen and made known, then Jacob’s heirs will understand that they were the ones who annulled the covenant with Him. The very next thing that John tells us is that he sees a great white throne for judgment.
Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV)
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:11 G2532 And G1492 I saw G2362 [3throne G3173 1a great G3022 2white], G2532 and G3588 the one G2521 sitting G1909 upon G1473 it, G3739 from whose G575 G4383 face G5343 [6fled G3588 1the G3772 2heaven G2532 3and G3588 4the G1093 5earth], G2532 and G5117 no place G3756 G2147 was found G1473 for them.
4383 LSJ Gloss:πρόσωπον the face, visage, countenance
Dodson:πρόσωπον the face, countenance, surface.
Thayer:
1) the face
1a) the front of the human head
1b) countenance, look
1b1) the face so far forth as it is the organ of sight, and by it various movements and changes) the index of the inward thoughts and feelings
1c) the appearance one presents by his wealth or property, his rank or low condition
1c1) outward circumstances, external condition
1c2) used in expressions which denote to regard the person in one's judgment and treatment of men
2) the outward appearance of inanimate things
πρόσωπον
prosōpon pros'-o-pon From G4314 and ὤψ ōps (the visage; from G3700); the front (as being towards view), that is, the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication presence, person KJV Usage: (outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men’s) person, presence.
5343 LSJ Gloss:φεύγω to flee, take flight, run away
Dodson:φεύγω I flee, escape, shun.
Thayer:
1) to flee away, seek safety by flight
2) metaph. to flee (to shun or avoid by flight) something abhorrent, esp. vices
3) to be saved by flight, to escape safely out of danger
4) poetically, to flee away, vanish
φεύγω
pheugō fyoo'-go
Apparently a primary verb; to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication to shun; by analogy to vanish KJV Usage: escape, flee (away).
2147 LSJ Gloss:εὑρίσκω to find
Dodson:εὑρίσκω I find I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.
Thayer:
1) to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
1a) after searching, to find a thing sought
1b) without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with
1c) those who come or return to a place
2) to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience
2a) to see, learn, discover, understand
2b) to be found i.e. to be seen, be present
2c) to be discovered, recognised, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)
2d) to get knowledge of, come to know, God
3) to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
εὑρίσκω
heuriskō hyoo-ris'-ko A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω heurō ; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω heureō ) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
John says that heaven and earth fled from the face of the Lord. What John seems to be saying is that at this white throne he doesn’t see heaven or earth. Where is this white throne? We might surmise somewhere other than earth, and somewhere other than heaven. Is it a place above the clouds or below the earth? We don’t know. We do know that heaven and earth run away from the visage of the Lord. We also know there is no place found, recognized, or detected for heaven and earth. In other words, after searching, the heaven and the earth are gone. John does see a lot of people. Not the harpazo’d saints or the martyrs, but great people and lowly people.
Revelation 20:12 G2532 And G1492 I saw G3588 the G3498 dead, G3588 the G3173 great G2532 and G3588 the G3397 small, G2476 standing G1799 before G3588 the G2362 throne, G2532 and G975 scrolls G455 were opened…
3498 LSJ Gloss:νεκρός a dead body, corpse
Dodson:νεκρός dead, a corpse (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.
Thayer:
1) properly
1a) one that has breathed his last, lifeless
1b) deceased, departed, one whose soul is in heaven or hell
1c) destitute of life, without life, inanimate
2) metaph.
2a) spiritually dead
2a1) destitute of a life that recognises and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
2a2) inactive as respects doing right
2b) destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
νεκρός
nekros nek-ros' From an apparently primary word νέκυς nekus (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) KJV Usage: dead.
2476 LSJ Gloss:ἵστημι to make to stand
Dodson:ἵστημι I cause to stand, stand trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.
Thayer:
1) to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set
1a) to bid to stand by, [set up]
1a1) in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;
1a2) to place
1b) to make firm, fix establish
1b1) to cause a person or a thing
ἵστημι
histēmi his'-tay-mee A prolonged form of a primary word στάω staō (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up).
1799 Dodson:ἐνώπιον before the face of, in the presence of before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.
Thayer:
1) in the presence of, before
1a) of occupied place: in that place which is before, or over against, opposite, any one and towards which another turns his eyes
ἐνώπιον
enōpion en-o'-pee-on Neuter of a compound of G1722 and a derivation of G3700; in the face of (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: before, in the presence (sight) of, to.
975 LSJ Gloss:βιβλίον a paper, scroll, letter
Dodson:βιβλίον a papyrus roll.
Thayer:
1) a small book, a scroll, a written document
2) a sheet on which something has been written
2a) a bill of divorcement
βιβλίον
biblion bib-lee'-on A diminutive of G976; a roll KJV Usage: bill, book, scroll, writing.
All the corpses were made to stand before the face of the throne. Seven thousand years of corpses standing before the throne. Billions of people who did not believe in Yahweh, did not live for Yahweh, did not confess Jesus as Lord and Savior, and were not martyred for Him. Billions of people who thought they knew better. Who didn’t think there was a “god”. Who rejected Jesus against the evidence of history. Who believed the dead would never rise. What a surprise to stand before the throne now. Notice what is opened. Scrolls. Not just one type of scroll, at least two types of scrolls. People will be judged by their works. Who has been taking notes on humans?
Revelation 20:12....G2532 And G243 another G975 scroll G455 was opened, G3739 which G1510.2.3 is G3588 the one G2222 of life.
243 LSJ Gloss:ἄλλος alius, another, one besides
Dodson:ἄλλος other, another, different other, another (of more than two), different.
Thayer:
1) another, other
For Synonyms see entry G5806
ἄλλος
allos al'-los A primary word; “else” , that is, different (in many applications) KJV Usage: more, one (another), (an-, some an-) other (-s, -wise).
There are two different types of books; one for people’s works, biblos of ergon, and the other is the biblos of zōē. For the people who go through this judgment, who either rejected Jesus as Lord or who once confessed Jesus then renounced him as Lord, they will face the judge to find out if they have been erased from the book of life.
Revelation 3:5 (AMP)
5 Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels.
As the church in Sardis was scolded because they were not teaching active and open confession of Jesus as Lord, we see that there is a warning that people may be erased from the book of life. We must take this seriously as none of us are above this church. We must teach open confession of Jesus, but also that it is possible to be erased if one renounces that confession of Jesus as Lord. Notice David’s prayer/song.
Psalm 69:28 (AMP)
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living and the book of life and not be enrolled among the [uncompromisingly] righteous (those upright and in right standing with God).
David sees his enemies and oppressors as people who should be blotted out of the book of the living and the book of life. Paul’s letter to Titus tells us more.
Titus 1:15-16 (AMP)
15 To the pure [in heart and conscience] all things are pure, but to the defiled and corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are defiled and polluted.
16 They profess to know God [to recognize, perceive, and be acquainted with Him], but deny and disown and renounce Him by what they do; they are detestable and loathsome, unbelieving and disobedient and disloyal and rebellious, and [they are] unfit and worthless for good work (deed or enterprise) of any kind.
The defiled, corrupt, and unbelieving, deny, disown, and renounce Jesus by their works and deeds. In our age this is possible. This is why there will be people before the great judgment seat. This is the time period when they will face Jesus.
Revelation 20:12....G2532 And G2919 [3were judged G3588 1the G3498 2dead] G1537 from out of G3588 the things G1125 being written G1722 in G3588 the G975 scrolls, G2596 according to G3588 G2041 their works. G1473
2919 LSJ Gloss:κρίνω to pick out, choose
Dodson:κρίνω I judge, decide, think good (a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.
Thayer:
1) to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose
2) to approve, esteem, to prefer
3) to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion
4) to determine, resolve, decree
5) to judge
5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong
5a1) to be judged, i.e. summoned to trial that one's case may be examined and judgment passed upon it
5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure
5b1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others
6) to rule, govern
6a) to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment
7) to contend together, of warriors and combatants
7a) to dispute
7b) in a forensic sense
7b1) to go to law, have suit at law
κρίνω
krinō kree'-no Properly to distinguish, that is, decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try, condemn, punish KJV Usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
2041 LSJ Gloss:ἔργονwork
Dodson:ἔργον work, labor, action, deed
work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.
Thayer:
1) business, employment, that which any one is occupied
1a) that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
2) any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind
3) an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work
ἔργον
ergon er'-gon From ἔργω ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act KJV Usage: deed, doing, labour, work.
It seems there is a scroll listing people’s works, and then another different scroll of life. People will be tried, and distinguished as to their labor, actions, deeds, and works. Who is keeping track of these things?
Eccleastices 10:20 G2532 And G1065 indeed G1722 in G4893 your conscience G1473 G935 [2a king G3361 1you should not curse]; G2672 G2532 and G1722 in G5009 the closets G2846 of your bedrooms G1473 G3361 you should not curse G2672 G4145 a rich man . G3754 For G4071 a winged creature G3588 G3772 of heaven G667 shall carry G3588 G5456 your voice, G1473 G2532 and G3588 the G2192 one having G3588 the G4420 wings G518 shall report G3056 your word. G1473
518 LSJ Gloss:ἀπαγγέλλω to bring tidings, report, announce
Dodson:ἀπαγγέλλω I report, bring a report, announce
I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.
Thayer:
1) to bring tidings (from a person or a thing), bring word, report
2) to proclaim, to make known openly, declare
ἀπαγγέλλω
KJV Usage: bring word (again), declare, report, shew (again), tell.
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ἀπό
apo apo' A primary particle; “off” , that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: (X here-) after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for (-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-) on (-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
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ἄγγελος
aggelos ang'-el-os From ἀγγέλλω aggellō (probably derived from G71; compare G34; to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an “angel” ; by implication a pastor KJV Usage: angel, messenger.
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λόγος
logos log'-os From G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension a computation; specifically (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (that is, Christ) KJV Usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say (-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
There are a few distortions to the idea of scribe angels in the Masoretic Text that do not bear up with the Septuagint. It is/was a Talmudic and Kabbalistic tradition that there was a scribe angel named Metatron. This is why there are a few distortions in Ezekiel 9 to suggest the belt of the angel is somehow an inkwell. While the angels were to mark the people who mourned for the temple, there are no words used for ink bottle or inkwell. Those marked were protected in the second wave of captivity. This is similar to the 144,000 who are marked, they are marked for good so as not to be harmed. However, the Bible does tell us about winged creatures who carry our words, the away messenger. Even though the Bible does not tell us that there are angels scribing our words, there are obviously angels scribing our deeds and works.
Revelation 20:13 G2532 And G1325 [3gave up G3588 1the G2281 2sea] G3588 the ones G1722 [2in G1473 3her G3498 1dead]; G2532 and G3588 G2288 death G2532 and G3588 G86 Hades G1325 gave up G3588 the ones G1438 of their G3498 dead. G2532 And G2919 they were judged G1538 each G2596 according to G3588 G2041 their works. G1473
2281 LSJ Gloss:θάλασσα the sea
Dodson:θάλασσα the sea, lake (a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.
Thayer:
1) the sea
1a) used of the sea in general
1b) used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea
θάλασσα
thalassa thal'-as-sah Probably prolonged from G251; the sea (generally or specifically) KJV Usage: sea.
2288 LSJ Gloss:θάνατος death
Dodson:θάνατος death death, physical or spiritual.
Thayer:
1) the death of the body
1a) that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended
1b) with the implied idea of future misery in hell
1b1) the power of death
1c) since the nether world, the abode of the dead, was conceived as being very dark, it is equivalent to the region of thickest darkness i.e. figuratively, a region enveloped in the darkness of ignorance and sin
2) metaph., the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name,
2a) the misery of the soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body in hell
3) the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell
4) in the widest sense, death comprising all the miseries arising from sin, as well physical death as the loss of a life consecrated to God and blessed in him on earth, to be followed by wretchedness in hell
θάνατος
thanatos than'-at-os From G2348; (properly an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: X deadly, (be . . .) death.
86 Dodson:Ἇ Hades Hades, the unseen world.
Thayer:
1) name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
2) Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
3) later use of this word: the grave, death, hellIn Biblical Greek it is associated with Orcus, the infernal regions, a dark and dismal place in the very depths of the earth, the common receptacle of disembodied spirits. Usually Hades is just the abode of the wicked, Lu. 16:23, Rev. 20:13,14; a very uncomfortable place. TDNT.
ᾅδης
hadēs hah'-dace From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492; properly unseen, that is, “Hades” or the place (state) of departed souls KJV Usage: grave, hell.
The word “sea” literally means a salt sea. It is sometimes translated as “west” which if we look at what is west of Israel, it is the sea. There are references to a sea of glass before the throne where the martyrs who overcome the beast are standing with harps (Revelation 4:6 and 15:2). Yet John does not call this a sea of glass. The people who were living at the end of the Millennial reign die, but do not go to death or Hades, they can only be in the “sea”. As an adult, we are comprised of 70% water. We also have many types of salts in our body which make up around .4 percent of the body’s weight. This is about equivalent to the chemical make up of sea water. Since we just saw the heaven and earth flee from the face of the Lord on the throne, there is something about the change the living people at the end of the Millennial reign go through. They didn’t die prior to the white throne judgment, so they were not in death or Hades. They were on the earth and their physical bodies, fairly similar to the sea, change or maybe liquify, then their spirit and soul comes out of the sea. In a figurative way they are a sea of humanity but literally they were transformed to be able to stand at the white throne, as if their bodies were shed, or liquified, in the sea, and now their spirit and soul stand before the Lord. Remember that there is no more earth or the heavens above the earth, they are gone. What is left is a sea, death, and Hades.
Wherever the rest of the dead might be, in death, or in Hades, the people rise. What we know about the compartment in Hades (as Jesus told us), is that it is where Abraham’s bay or creek was located. It is the place that the righteous saints were awaiting the coming of Jesus to set the captives free and take them to paradise. There was a great chasm between Hades and Abraham’s bay, and Hades was hot while Abraham’s bay had water. Jesus took back the keys to death and Hades when he died and rose.
Revelation 1:18 G2532 and G3588 the G2198 living one, G2532 and G1096 I became G3498 dead, G2532 and G2400 behold G2198 I am living G1510.2.1 G1519 into G3588 the G165 eons G3588 of the G165 eons. G281 Amen. G2532 And G2192 I have G3588 the G2807 keys G3588 G2288 of death G2532 and G3588 G86 of Hades.
Jesus has the keys today, which means whoever dies goes through Jesus. There are dead souls who’ve been waiting for the end of the age since the time of Adam and Eve. Cain probably did not join those who went into paradise. Nimrod probably did not go to paradise either. The point being is that there are a lot of people that have to be judged for their works. The question is, whose works can save them? We really do not know. One book is for peoples’ works, and one book is the book of life. Then when all the dead have been given over from death and Hades, both death and Hades are eliminated.
Revelation 20:14 G2532 And G3588 G2288 death G2532 and G3588 G86 Hades G906 were thrown G1519 into G3588 the G3041 lake G3588 G4442 of fire. G3778 This G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G2288 [2death G3588 G1208 1second] -- G3588 the G3041 lake G3588 G4442 of fire.
Death and Hades are thrown into the lake of fire where the satan was thrown, as well as the beast and the false prophet. Now people who are not in the book of life are thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15 G2532 And G1536 if any G3756 should not G2147 be found G1722 [2in G3588 3the G976 4book G3588 G2222 5of life G1125 1written] G906 he was cast G1519 into G3588 the G3041 lake G3588 G4442 of fire.
Imagine going through billions of people, checking to see who is in the books, and if one is not in the book of life, or has been erased from the book of life, that one is cast into the lake of fire. At this point we do not know what the harpazo’d saints or the martyred saints are doing as both have already been judged and are already in new bodies. Our next event is a new heaven and a new earth.
Revelation 21:1 (KJV)
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Revelation 21:1 G2532 And G1492 I saw G3772 [2heaven G2537 1a new], G2532 and G1093 [2earth G2537 1a new]; G3588 for the G1063 G4413 first G3772 heaven G2532 and G3588 the G4413 first G1093 earth G3928 passed away; G2532 and G3588 the G2281 sea G3756 is no G1510.2.3 G2089 more.
2537 LSJ Gloss:καινός new, fresh
Dodson:καινός fresh, new fresh, new, unused, novel.
Thayer:
1) new
1a) as respects form
1a1) recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn
1b) as respects substance
1b1) of a new kind, unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of
For Synonyms see entry G5852
καινός
kainos kahee-nos' Of uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while G3501 is properly so with respect to age) KJV Usage: new.
3928 LSJ Gloss:παρέρχομαι to go by, beside
Dodson:παρέρχομαι I pass by I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.
Thayer:
1) to go past, pass by
1a) of persons moving forward
1a1) to pass by
1b) of time
1b1) an act continuing for a time
1c) metaph.
1c1) to pass away, perish
1c2) to pass by (pass over), that is, to neglect, omit, (transgress)
1c3) to be led by, to be carried past, be averted
2) to come near, come forward, arrive
παρέρχομαι
parerchomai par-er'-khom-ahee From G3844 and G2064; to come near or aside, that is, to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causatively) avert KJV Usage: come (forth), go, pass (away, by, over), past, transgress.
The old heaven and earth perish. Oddly, the sea is mentioned separately and the sea is no more. What is it about the sea that makes it distinct as compared to earth? Again the word sea is a literal “salt sea”, the salt sea ceases to exist.
If we remember, the disciples asked Jesus about this time of the new heaven and new earth. They asked Jesus three questions. They were admiring the buildings in temple and Jesus told them that not one stone would be left upon another. Today, not one temple stone is left upon another. The partially rebuilt wall we have left that is called the wailing wall is actually part of the Fortress Antonia, not the original Solomon built temple. Jesus did not make a mistake. The disciples asked three questions. Question one was: “When would the temple be destroyed?” Question two was: “What would be the sign of His coming? And question three was: “What would be the sign of the end of the world?” Do not read this section in Matthew without understanding the three questions.
Matthew 24:2-3 (KJV)
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
As Jesus and the disciples are conversing, Matthew is taking notes. He doesn’t add in all the questions Jesus was asked but assumed the reader would understand the way Jesus was answering the questions as to which question was being answered. Jesus gives the longest answer to the immediate future for them, and then secondly gives the next longest answer to the parousia. Jesus gives a rather short answer to the question of the new heaven and new earth.
Matthew 24:35-36 (KJV)
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
That is the answer. The Millennial Kingdom on the earth will last over one thousand years. After one thousand years the satan is loosed, the nations are deceived into participating in the battle of Magog. Fire comes down from heaven consuming the nations and the satan is thrown into the lake of fire. Then it will take time to bury the bodies, and burn the weapons. The Bible tells us seven years. The Millennial Reign establishes Jesus as the Lord and Savior of Israel. They will then see His glory and recognize that they were the one’s who annulled the covenant with Him. Therefore the Millennial Reign is one thousand years, plus seven, plus whatever the Father says. No man and no angel know, neither does Jesus. The Father is the only one who knows the day and the hour. This is why there are no further prophecies as to the timing of this new heaven and earth. We know that Jesus will subdue all enemies, which also may mean that however long it takes for the judgment of the white throne, is time also added to the one thousand years, plus seven.
1 Corinthians 15:24-26 (AMP)
24 After that comes the end (the completion), when He delivers over the kingdom to God the Father after rendering inoperative and abolishing every [other] rule and every authority and power.
25 For [Christ] must be King and reign until He has put all [His] enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy to be subdued and abolished is death.
The enemy, death, is thrown into the lake of fire. Then after that time, the Father will decide when the new heaven and new earth is ready.
Isaiah told us about the New Heaven and Earth. In context the Lord is saying that he came to people who were not Jacob’s heirs. The Lord mentions all the defiled sins the heirs of Jacob had committed. The Lord says a seed that comes forth from Jacob will inherit Zion and His elect servants will live there.
Isaiah 65:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14 behold, my servants shall exult with joy, but ye shall cry for the sorrow of your heart, and shall howl for the vexation of your spirit. 15 For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to my chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but my servants shall be called by a new name, 16 which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, it shall not come into their mind.
The Lord’s servants will be called by a new name. They will have joy in the Millennial Kingdom. They will be blessed and forget the former affliction.
Isaiah 65:17 For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth: and they shall not at all remember the former, neither shall they at all come into their mind.
The people that live on the holy mountain and live during the Millennial Kingdom will move on to the new heaven and new earth. But before that they will find joy and exultation in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 65:18 But they shall find in her joy and exultation; for, behold, I make Jerusalem a rejoicing, and my people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and will be glad in my people: and there shall no more be heard in her the voice of weeping, or the voice of crying. http://ecmarsh.com/lxx/Esaias/index.htm
The Millennial Kingdom will be a wonderful place for the servants of Jesus who came from a seed of Jacob; not all of Jacob’s seed, but one seed from Jacob and Judah (v9). They will live in a special place where the Lord will answer before they are able to finish the question. The wolves and lambs will live together and no one will die early.
Isaiah goes on in the next chapter to talk about the birth of the nation. Just as there is a process in birthing a child there is a process in birthing a nation. But in the process Israel forgot the Lord. On the Day of the Lord, people will see His glory. Then people will establish Jerusalem and bring sacrifices to the house of the Lord. Then the Lord says this:
Isaiah 66:22 For as the new heaven and the new earth, which I make, remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name continue.
The new heaven and new earth remains before Him. He is making them. The vision, the building, and the plans are in front of His face. There will be Jacob’s seed in the new heaven and new earth and their name will continue. Isaiah then says that in the Millennial Kingdom people will come to worship Him.
Isaiah 66:23 And it shall come to pass from month to month, and from sabbath to sabbath, that all flesh shall come to worship before me in Jerusalem, saith the Lord. 24 And they shall go forth, and see the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh.
Notice the Lord mentions the valley where Gog and his armies will be slain and buried. Ezekiel mentioned the valley of Hamon-gog (Ezekiel 39:15) as this place, where their worm will not die and their fire will not be quenched.
As we see, there is little the Lord tells us about this new heaven and earth, yet people living prior to John writing the Book of Revelation seemed to know and understand it. They understood that there was a time when Israel would be brought back, and that the Lord would reign and be worshipped. Then there would be a new heaven and new earth. Peter says this.
2 Peter 3:13-14 (AMP)
13 But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise, in which righteousness (uprightness, freedom from sin, and right standing with God) is to abide.
14 So, beloved, since you are expecting these things, be eager to be found by Him [at His coming] without spot or blemish and at peace [in serene confidence, free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts].
Peter reminds us to look ahead. Do not make the mistake that this life in this age of history is all that there is. The Millennial Kingdom is a world ruled by Jesus who will reign from earth. There will still be death, and there will still be sin, but compared to living in a time where the satan is the ruler of this age, it will be a wonderful place. Once the satan is thrown into the lake of fire there will be a time of judgement for everyone who has not been judged. Once the judgments are complete, the Father will decide the time for the new heaven and new earth to descend out of heaven.
