What is the 2nd resurrection after the 1000 year Millennium

[Davy]

The following Hebrews 4:12 verse is DIRECTLY RELATED to the difference between our existence in the flesh vs. our existence in the heavenly.

And thus it is directly related also to the world to come, of which the resurrection of the wicked is also involved when they are NO LONGER BURIED IN GRAVES.

Heb 4:12
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
KJV

The above verse reveals God made us in 3 PARTS: a soul, a spirit, and flesh (or joints and marrow).

When our flesh dies, it begins decaying immediately going back to the earthly elements where God made it from. It is NO MORE, and it is NOT THE PART OF US THAT IS RESURRECTED.

In 2 Corinthians 5, Apostle Paul revealed that if... our flesh house were dissolved, that we have ANOTHER BODY, not made with hands, but from God eternal in the heavens. That Scripture says we have that another body in the PRESENT TENSE; it does not mean we will only be given it in the future. That is about our 'soul' and 'spirit' part that already DWELLS inside our flesh body today. Our soul and spirit exists together, and leaves our flesh body when our flesh dies, as revealed in Ecclesiastes 12:5-7.

And on the day of Christ's future coming, God is going to melt the things of this flesh world off the surface of this earth. This is why after Christ's future return, the ONLY KIND OF DEATH mentioned is the "SECOND DEATH" which those of the "resurrection of damnation" will still be under throughout Christ's 1,000 years reign. Those represent the UNSAVED in that future world to come after Jesus returns, and it is THOSE WHO WILL BE UNDER CHRIST'S "ROD OF IRON" throughout that 1,000 years.

Thus "the dead" of Revelation 20:5 ARE resurrected on the day of Christ's future return, like He said in John 5:28-29, and they WILL go through His "thousand years" reign, and be under His "rod of iron" throughout that period. This is because that "the dead" phrase for that time is NOT meant they are still in the grave, but that their SOUL/SPIRIT is still in a LIABLE TO PERISH condition at... the "SECOND DEATH"! (Apostle Paul showed this difference in the Greek of 1 Corinthians 15:53-54).

At the end of Rev.20 we are told the "second death" is the casting into the future "lake of fire" that only will happen AFTER Christ's future "thousand years" reign, and after God's Great White Throne Judgment.

Just what is it, that GOES INTO THAT FUTURE "LAKE OF FIRE"?

NOT FLESH! but soul-spirit of the UNSAVED who will still REJECT Jesus Christ! Included will be Satan and his angels, WHICH NEVER HAD A FLESH BODY!

Thus the "SECOND DEATH" IS NOT ABOUT ANY RESURRECTION, but DESTRUCTION OF THE SOUL-SPIRIT PART of the UNSAVED.

1 Cor 15:49
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
KJV

Ask yourself, have the wicked also borne the image of the earthy?

Yes! of course! They ALSO shall bear the image of the heavenly too!

The difference is that the CONDITION the wicked will still be in, is a LIABLE TO PERISH condition, at the SECOND DEATH.

 

[Hobie]

It does not say both rise at the same time. Rev 20 is clear some rise first, while the rest rise after the Mill.

Yes, need to read precept upon precept, line upon line, not just a snippet here or there and fall into confusion or worse as many do..

 

[Jay Ross]

Yes, need to read precept upon precept, line upon line, not just a snippet here or there and fall into confusion or worse as many do..

I thought that they fell backwards off of their perch because they developed precept upon precept, line upon line and could not get up again because they had chosen to experience the second death when they will stand before Christ at the final judgement.

 

[Hobie]

Revelation 20 speaks of two groups of the dead that resurrect/live again.

Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

The first resurrection is the resurrection of this first group of the dead because they resurrect first. The rest of the dead have to wait for their resurrection:

"the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished" (Rev 20:5)

This is the last resurrection of those who are dead. One group resurrected and "the rest" or the remaining ones did not resurrect when the others did.

This proves they partake of the second resurrection also known as the last resurrection because no one is still physically dead after they "live again". This also proves without a doubt that there are two separate days of resurrection separated by a thousand years and how long that actually is doesn't matter.

Part of the dead resurrect and then "the rest of the dead" will resurrect after a period of time. That's the dead resurrecting in two parts separated by a period of time.


The first group resurrects before the thousand years begins and the second/last group resurrects after the end of the thousand years.



Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

First group resurrection: "to everlasting life"
Second group resurrection: "to shame and everlasting contempt"


Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation

First group resurrection: "resurrection of life"
Second group resurrection: "the resurrection of damnation"


Acts 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

First group resurrection: "the just"
Second group resurrection: the "unjust"

Take note that in every passage where the resurrection of the saved and unsaved are mentioned that the saved or just is always mentioned first. That's important because it is they that resurrect first! Scripture never deviates in this order. Revelation, John, Daniel and Acts all say the saved first, then the unsaved in that exact order.


Luk 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luk 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Luk 14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

He did not say the resurrection of the just and unjust. He said only the just. Again, this is evidence of two separate resurrections. The resurrection of the just is only of the just, no one else.

What we learn from these verses is that there are two resurrections. One resurrection is to life and the other resurrection is to damnation and contempt. Two resurrections! Never is there a single resurrection of both righteous and unrighteous at the same time.



We also see here that the saved/righteous are resurrected first, and at some time later the unsaved are resurrected and judged.

What these verses do not tell us is how much time is inbetween the two. For that we have to go to Revelation 20 where Christ tells John there is a thousand years inbetween. "the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished". There we have the dead separated into two groups. One who are saved and will be resurrected and judged first, like Dan 12:2 and Joh 5:29 show, and the other group that has to wait until the thousand years are finished before they are resurrected and judged.




This is Premill through and through.

Amill errs on the first two passages because it ignores the information in Revelation 20 about the time inbetween and wrongly interprets that the saved and unsaved are resurrected and judged at the same time on the same day which simply isn't the case. This is why one needs to involve all passages that deal with the resurrections and judgments rather than focusing on some and not others, namely information found in Revelation. During the canonization process it was an Amill that did not want Revelation to be canonized. Revelation supports the Premill type of view so it's no surprise there was an effort to deny it's canonization.

The earliest identified Amillennialist is a presbyter in Rome in the third century, named Gaius, who as a Catholic opposed the canonization of the book of Revelation. After that, the Alexandrian school gave rise to several Amillennialists in the mid-third century, with its emphasis on allegorical and spiritual hermeneutics. Amillennialism is a Catholic invention! Amillennialism did not exist before the 3rd century. All the earlier church fathers were Chilastics which was Premillinialism before that term was created.


Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,



There will come a time/hour that all baseball teams will play against another team but that doesn't mean all on the same day. A time will come for all the dead to be raised. First, the dead in Christ rise, then after a thousand years "the rest of the dead" will rise. That's what we find when looking at all of the related passages. Leaving the most important passage out of this is clear error.

Another analogy:

"For the hour is coming, in which all who start and complete highschool shall graduate."

No one would argue that every single person who completes highschool will all graduate the same hour, or same day, or even the same year. Obviously, freshmen don't graduate when seniors do.



To understand this even more fully the word "hour" must be understood:

"hour" can be any amount of time since it can be literal or figurative:

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ho¯ra
ho'-rah
Apparently a primary word; an “hour” (literally or figuratively): - day, hour, instant, season, X short, [even-] tide, (high) time.
Total KJV occurrences: 108

It's been translated as hour, day and even season.

Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

So, in this unknown amount of time there will be two resurrections. First (called the first resurrection) the dead in Christ will be resurrected. Then much later in this same "hora", at it's end, will the second and last resurrection take place and that's "the rest of the dead" who did not rise with the first group

Very detailed explanation and absolutely what the scripture tells us if one reads rather than private interpretation or ideas given them or worse..

 

[Spiritual Israelite]

Very detailed explanation and absolutely what the scripture tells us if one reads rather than private interpretation or ideas given them or worse..

I beg to differ. It's very detailed and wrong because of extreme doctrinal bias. His explanation for John 5:28-29 is absolutely ridiculous. To turn the coming hour when all of the dead will be resurrected into a long period of time can't be taken seriously. Daniel 12:1-2 also shows that both the saved and lost will be resurrected at the same time, so why would he interpret John 5:28-29 in such a way to contradict Daniel 12:1-2?

Tell me, do you accept when scripture tells us that the first resurrection was Christ's resurrection?

Acts 26:23 that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

Since Christ's resurrection was the first resurrection, that means having part in the first resurrection is to have part in Christ's resurrection which we do spiritually when we become saved.

Colossians 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

 

[Hobie]

I beg to differ. It's very detailed and wrong because of extreme doctrinal bias. His explanation for John 5:28-29 is absolutely ridiculous. To turn the coming hour when all of the dead will be resurrected into a long period of time can't be taken seriously. Daniel 12:1-2 also shows that both the saved and lost will be resurrected at the same time, so why would he interpret John 5:28-29 in such a way to contradict Daniel 12:1-2?

Tell me, do you accept when scripture tells us that the first resurrection was Christ's resurrection?

Acts 26:23 that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

Since Christ's resurrection was the first resurrection, that means having part in the first resurrection is to have part in Christ's resurrection which we do spiritually when we become saved.

Colossians 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

That is a period of time in that context much as we see Christ saying the hour is come that would scatter them.

John 16:32
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

The first resurrection is at the Second Coming so not much you can say that would differ...

John 11:24
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Revelation 20:5-6
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

 

[Mark51]

The Bible teaches two different resurrections. Jesus spoke of one resurrection for those who are saved, and another resurrection for those who are lost. We see here where Jesus clearly spoke of two resurrections when He said, "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation" John 5:29.

The apostle Paul also spoke of these two resurrections when he said, "there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust" in Acts 24:15. Thus both Jesus Christ and Paul spoke of two resurrections, the first being the resurrection of life for the just, and the second being the resurrection of damnation for the unjust. We also find it in Daniel, "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." Daniel 12:1-2. This is a clear Bible teaching.

Revelation 20 also speaks of two resurrections. A careful reading of verses 4-6 reveal that one takes place at the beginning of the 1000 years, the other at the end. The Word says, "Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years" . Here is a resurrection at the beginning of the 1000 years. This is a good and blessed resurrection. Those in it need not fear the second death. "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years where finished".

Those not in the first resurrection will be raised at the end of the 1000 years in the second resurrection. Again, Paul said this would be a resurrection of "the unjust," (Acts 24:15), while Jesus Christ called it "the resurrection of damnation" (John 5:29).

Those in the second resurrection will be deceived by Satan, will be gathered against God's City, will stand before the final great white throne judgment, will be judged by their works, will be cast into the lake of fire, and will suffer the second death .

Thus Revelation 20 teaches two resurrections - one at the beginning of the 1000 years, and the other at the end. If you die before Jesus Christ returns, what resurrection will you be in? Now is the time to make sure we are true believers in Jesus Christ and real followers of His Holy Word. Take a careful look and it becomes clear.

Revelation 20

King James Version (KJV)

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: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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.

We see in verse 6 that at the end, their will be the "first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power", which is "the resurrection of life". This one is of the righteous saints who he raises up and takes with him to heaven, and are reigning in heaven with Jesus. Then we have the other resurrection, "the resurrection of damnation" that is laid out...

"But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished." Rev 20:5.

The wicked have been struck down by the Second Coming and are dead until the Second Resurrection, so their is no one for Satan to temp, but this changes after the 1000 years...

"And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth". Rev 20:7-8.

Although not explicitly stated, it is obvious the unrighteous dead were resurrected after the 1000 years ended and Satan can now go about with his deceptions. They are now bound to the second death which is final, in which they will perish as they are consumed in the lake of fire.

We have the resurrection of life which is at the Second Coming, "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection". on which "the second death hath no power". And the second resurrection which is the Second Death, at the "resurrection of damnation" or as Daniel says of, "shame and everlasting contempt" in which those not found "in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

Jesus was talking with his disciples about this reward. They are part of the 144,000 anointed ones of whom will be the resurrected first and awarded heavenly abodes. Actually, they do not “fall asleep in death” as most of us have and will. (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52) Compare: Luke 12:32; John 14:2; Revelation 5:10; 14:1; 20:6.

The second resurrection consists of “…a great crowd, which no man was able to number…,” who “…come out of the great tribulation….” (John 10:16; Revelation 7:9, 14) Those determined to be “meek ones” and “upright” will “possess the earth” forever. They “will be left over in it.”-Psalms 37:11, 22, 29, 34; Proverbs 2:21; Matthew 5:5. Compare: Psalms 78:69; 104:5; 115:16; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Isaiah 45:18.

These, of the second resurrection, will be given 1,000 years to gradually learn about God Almighty and Jesus, mature-to perfection-mentally, spiritually and physically. Then they will face a final testing by Satan.-Revelation 20:7, 8

 

[Davy]

Yes, need to read precept upon precept, line upon line, not just a snippet here or there and fall into confusion or worse as many do..

It actually does not... say that. That's just the way you've been taught it.

How ignorant can folks be about the "second death", of which Satan and his angels are also cast into the future "lake of fire", and they never had a flesh body? Perishing in the future "lake of fire" does NOT require having a flesh body! It is about the casting of ones soul & spirit in the "lake of fire", not one's flesh.

That should... reveal to the common sense believer that perishing at the "second death" is a death to one's soul with spirit, and not the flesh. It should... also reveal that the resurrected wicked is definitely NOT about a resurrection of their flesh, as likewise with the those of the "resurrection of life".

Per John 5:28-29, Jesus taught that ALL in the graves are raised on the day of His 2nd coming. That means there AIN'T another raising of the dead after... His "thousand years" reign.

 

[Davy]

Jesus was talking with his disciples about this reward. They are part of the 144,000 anointed ones of whom will be the resurrected first and awarded heavenly abodes. Actually, they do not “fall asleep in death” as most of us have and will. (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52) Compare: Luke 12:32; John 14:2; Revelation 5:10; 14:1; 20:6.

The second resurrection consists of “…a great crowd, which no man was able to number…,” who “…come out of the great tribulation….” (John 10:16; Revelation 7:9, 14) Those determined to be “meek ones” and “upright” will “possess the earth” forever. They “will be left over in it.”-Psalms 37:11, 22, 29, 34; Proverbs 2:21; Matthew 5:5. Compare: Psalms 78:69; 104:5; 115:16; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Isaiah 45:18.

These, of the second resurrection, will be given 1,000 years to gradually learn about God Almighty and Jesus, mature-to perfection-mentally, spiritually and physically. Then they will face a final testing by Satan.-Revelation 20:7, 8

You have the last part close, but not the event about that "great multitude" of Rev.7.

See John 5:28-29 where Jesus showed that on the day of His future coming ALL... in the graves will be resurrected either to the "resurrection of life", or to the "resurrection of damnation". That does not leave anyone later to be resurrected. Thus man's theory of a later 2nd resurrection after the 1,000 years falls flat by what Jesus said.

The "great multitude" of Rev.7:9, which is about the saved Gentiles in Christ, are part of the "first resurrection". That is why they are shown standing next to Christ at His throne in that future time after His return. It is also why it is said there that they came out of great tribulation, meaning they suffered through the persecution of the great tribulation.

In order to properly understand those events for that future time, one must first understand what Apostle Paul taught about what the future resurrection body type is, and also what he taught in 2 Corinthians 5 showing that we already have today, another body not made with hands, from God, eternal in the heavens. Our makeup God created us with is a flesh body, a spirit body, and a soul. Our spirit body is attached with our soul. But our spirit with soul can be unattached to our flesh body, as this was even shown back in Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 about the "silver cord" and what happens at flesh death.

Also, per Apostle Peter in 1 Peter 3 & 4, the "spirits in prison" Jesus at His resurrection went and preached The Gospel to, were not literally 'asleep' in graves. Paul's "asleep" idea is a metaphor for the saints that have already died, and that's all. It does not mean people wait out the future resurrection by being in 'soul sleep' in their graves. That tradition actually comes from an old orthodox Jewish tradition of their not understanding our spiritual makeup per The New Testament Scriptures.

This means the idea of the 'resurrection' period, whether for those in Christ, or even the wicked dead that are raised, means they all will be in their existing 'spirit body', what Paul called the "spiritual body". Everyone has the "spiritual body" already, for it is the "image of the heavenly". It simply is not revealed while living in a flesh body. And Eccl.12 shows that it is attached to our flesh vial an invisible "silver cord" that is severed at flesh death.

Thus many brethren make the mistake of claiming Paul's "spiritual body" means automatic Salvation in Christ Jesus. It does not, because that is also the kind of body the "resurrection of damnation" will have. It's simply a type body for the heavenly dimension.

It is the condition of one's SOUL attached to their spirit body that determines Christ's Salvation by Faith. Apostle Paul actually revealed this in the Greek New Testament manuscripts, but it failed to make it into English translations. In 1 Corinthians 15:53-54 when Paul mentioned that one must go through TWO different changes, this is what he was pointing to...

To have Eternal Life in Christ Jesus...
1. The body of corruption (flesh) must put on incorruption (spiritual body)
AND...
2. This mortal (liable to die soul) must put on immortality (Faith on Jesus Christ making the believer's soul immortal).

That is TWO CHANGES Apostle Paul described, for Christ's Salvation, not just one. Paul used four different Greek words with four different meanings to explain that in the Greek (1 Corinthians 15:53).


That is HOW the TWO DIFFERENT RESURRECTION TYPES are factored:
1. "resurrection of life" = those in Christ in their spirit body with a soul made immortal that can never die.
2. "resurrection of damnation" = those without Christ in their spirit body but WITHOUT an immortal soul, and thus STILL liable to perish at the "second death".

Lord Jesus even showed the above with men that were 'spiritually dead' inside their flesh, like the Pharisees whom He said were like beautiful whited tombs on the outside, but inside were full of dead men's bones. That is also what His idea of being "born again" by The Spirit is about per John 3. Each person's soul must be born again by The Spirit through Faith on Jesus Christ in order for their soul to be made immortal and never able to perish at His future return.

But those without Christ, those are literally 'spiritually dead' inside their flesh, meaning their souls are still in a mortal liable to perish condition, and thus will be subject to the "second death" throughout Christ's future "thousand years" reign. Yet everyone in that future Millennium time will be in spirit bodies, for that is the type of body for the world to come. Flesh death will be no more, only the "second death" will exist during the 1,000 years, and the second death is to one's spirit with soul, not their flesh. The second death is the casting into the future "lake of fire" when the abode of hell, Satan, and the whole concept of death is cast into it and destroyed forever.

 

[Davy]

These, of the second resurrection, will be given 1,000 years to gradually learn about God Almighty and Jesus, mature-to perfection-mentally, spiritually and physically. Then they will face a final testing by Satan.-Revelation 20:7, 8

That is pretty close to correct, and not many brethren in Christ understand it.

Because Revelation 20 mentions the idea of a 1st... resurrection, using the ordinal number 1, that automatically suggests at least one more resurrection, like a 2nd one. But that's where most stop and do not consider that 2nd implied resurrection MUST mean another one LIKE the 1st one, unto Christ Jesus.

The Revelation 20:5 verse that the dead live not again until after the thousand years throws those brethren off. So they assume, yet wrongly, the 2nd implied resurrection must be one for the wicked, and happens after the 1,000 years, only for them to stand in final Judgment to be cast into the "lake of fire". Yet that is not how that Rev.20:5 verse is meant.

It is great error to just dump memory about the rest of The Bible as written when interpreting the Revelation 20 Chapter. Many brethren have a hard enough time understanding Apostle Paul's teaching about our spiritual body and mortal soul, much less understanding that Rev.20:5 verse with "the dead" phrase, which actually means the 'spiritually dead', those still with mortal souls in a liable to perish condition still subject to the "second death" that go through Christ's "thousand years" reign.

All souls will bow to Christ Jesus in that future "thousand years" as KING, and will be required to go up to Jerusalem from year to year to worship Him, and keep the Feast of Tabernacles, this per the Zechariah 14 Chapter. And per Ezekiel 44, it will be the job of Christ's priests to teach the people the difference between the holy and the profane, and the clean and the unclean. And the blinded Jews, which God Himself put the 'spirit of slumber' upon away from The Gospel, will then have that spiritual blindness removed, and then they will make their choice to believe on Jesus of Nazareth as The Christ, or not. Zechariah 12 shows the blinded Jews who love The LORD will mourn for Jesus Whom they pierced, their deception then being removed.

Then those during that "thousand years" who convert to Faith on Jesus Christ will become the 2nd implied resurrection of Eternal Life in Christ Jesus, and be joined with Christ's 1st resurrection. And yes, those must be tested, which is why Satan will be loosed out of his pit prison one final time after that "thousand years", to go tempt the nations, and those who follow him will be destroyed by yet another consuming fire event from God in Heaven. Then comes the END, when Satan, the abode of hell, all the wicked, and death, perish at the "second death" of the "lake of fire". Only then will God's future new heavens and a new earth come.