1. Not hyper-literally... just as it says. And one hour... in this day and age one hour is enough. The 10 kings might just agree with the beast long enough for a few actions to be taken then the Beast eliminates them or just takes over. They give their power to the Beast for 1 hour... maybe that is enough for what the Beast needs from the 10 kings.
This exposes how ridiculous your hermeneutics are. It forces you into all types of preposterous corners. For you to think that the 10 kings are just going to reign for 60 minutes is absurd. You know that! But that is exactly what your doctrine produces. It means a short period of time. A thousand years represents a long period of time.
2. I have posted the thought outline in previous posts... a) the vision is from earths perspective Rev 20:1 b) there are thrones Rev 20:4 c)Christ reigned Rev 20:4b
So, you admit that there is nothing in Revelation 20 that mentions Christ reigning on earth on an earthly throne. I agree. That is another Premil invention.
3. Paul's rapture passage... "we who remain" would be Christian survivors and the Matt 24:40 "one taken... one left" would indicate saved and unsaved existing at the same time. So there is some "remote corroboration" for you. But you won't accept it will you?
1Thess 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Matt 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Matt 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
No it is not. That is not saying what you're claiming. Those who "remain" in 1 Thessalonians 4 is talking about us who are alive when Jesus comes. We will then be changed in the moment and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. That is not talking about the wicked. That is so wrong!
Jesus said in Matthew 24:35-44: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
After telling us that “heaven and earth shall pass away,” Jesus immediately tells us: “of that day and hour knoweth no man.” This final day that is approaching is coming unexpectedly. This fits in with the “thief in the night” scenario found elsewhere in Scripture. It would seem to confirm that the day that Christ returns is the day when the current corrupt natural order (both the creature and creation) is gloriously changed. The wicked and all corruption are destroyed when Jesus comes. The Lord here identifies the passing away of “heaven and earth” with “the coming of the Son of man.”
Christ describes this day as an unanticipated day for many – one that will find many unprepared. For those who are playing at religion they will be caught on. They will face the same punishment as the “hypocrite” when He comes: “there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” The wicked are an all-inclusive group; they include every Christ-rejecter – from the religious professors to the outright profane hypocrites. They will all be caught in the destruction when they are left behind and the “heaven and earth ... pass away.”
Strong’s tells us that the Greek word paralambano in this passage means “to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself in any familiar or intimate act or relation.” The word is interpreted elsewhere in the King James Version as receive, take unto or take with. It portrays the idea of: to take as a companion. The company that is received by Christ in this passage must therefore be those that intimately love and are waiting for His return. They are taken from the destruction that is poured at His appearing and immediately return to regenerated earth. In short, one is taken to safety the other left for destruction.
The word used here to describe the second party in view is the Greek word aphiemi, which carries the meaning to forsake, put away or lay aside. This can never refer to the righteous who God says, in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” This is the fate that awaits the wicked alone when Christ comes in all His glory. The words applied to either party in the original determine who and what He is speaking of.