No, I am not SDA, they would not want me among their ranks as I would be question what they believe as well, pointing out the flaws in their understanding. In my posted response to you I only quoted the scriptures.
In searching the scriptures, I have not found any reference to the 1,000 years of the Priestly rule of Christ taking place on the face of the earth. Rev 19 actually suggests that Christ comes down with an army after the 1,000 years of the imprisonment of the Heavenly Hosts and the Kings of the earth, to deal initially with the Beast and the False prophet after they have done their thing towards the end of the little while period just before Satan is captured and is also dispatched into the lake of fire.
Rev 20:7-10: - Satanic Rebellion Crushed
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where also the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Now if you can show me the verse that you believe shown that Christ rules the earth from the face of the earth, then I would be obliged to you if you can show me where in the scriptures that this is stated emphatically.
Shalom
Isaiah 24:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
I take it that you are factoring in this passage, correct? The way I interpret the above, which may differ from the way you interpret it, is like such.
Isaiah 24:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
Revelation 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison
Revelation 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled:
after that he must be loosed a little season----after many days shall they be visited
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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.
IOW, I see Isaiah 24:22 and this---And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison---being the beginning of the thousand years. While I see Revelation 20:7-15 being when they are visited after the thousand years. Which then means when they are shut up in the prison, this is parallelling when those who have part in the first resurrection are living and reigning with Christ a thousand years.
It then boils down to, when does this initially happen---And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison? Does that happen a thousand or maybe even thousands of years prior to the 2nd coming? Or does that happen during the 2nd coming? If the former, it then appears to agree with what you are proposing. If the latter, it then appears to disagree with what you are proposing.