Questions about prophecy
What does the Bible say about the end?
Each answer comes from the books of Dr. Mary Banks, with the scriptures it rests on and the books it is drawn from.
The Final Battle and the Great White Throne
Satan loosed, defeated, and the dead judged.
Who are Gog and Magog at the end of the Millennium?
At the end of the Millennium, Gog and Magog are identified as Russia and Turkey, with Satan deceiving these along with nations such as Iran and Iraq to gather a vast army against Jerusalem.
What is the final battle after the Millennium?
The final battle after the Millennium is the War of Gog and Magog, when Satan is released from the bottomless pit, deceives the nations into gathering against Jerusalem, and is destroyed by fire from heaven.
What happens when fire comes down from heaven?
When fire falls from heaven, it comes as part of God's judgment weapons, burning up vegetation, destroying the wicked, and accompanying other plagues like hail, blood, smoke, and brimstone.
When is the dragon cast into the lake of fire?
The dragon, Satan, is cast into the lake of fire at the end of the thousand years, after he is loosed from his prison and gathers Gog and Magog to battle against the beloved city; fire comes down from God and devours them, and the devil who deceived them is then thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone.
What is the Great White Throne Judgment?
The Great White Throne Judgment is the final judgment of the wicked dead, who are resurrected and judged according to their works, with anyone not found in the book of life cast into the lake of fire.
Who is judged at the Great White Throne?
The Great White Throne Judgment is when the wicked dead, all who died without being part of the first resurrection, are raised and judged according to their works, with anyone not found in the book of life cast into the lake of fire.
What are the books that are opened at the judgment?
At the judgment of the wicked dead, the books recording each person's deeds are opened, along with a separate book called the book of life, and each person is judged according to what is written in these books.
What is the book of life?
The Book of Life is the Lamb's heavenly register in which God recorded the names of all who would become heirs of salvation, and this was written before the foundation of the world.
What is the second death?
The second death is the lake of fire, the final judgment where death and hell themselves are cast, and it is the eternal punishment for all whose names are not found in the book of life.
What happens to death and hell at the end?
At the end, death and hell will be emptied of the dead for judgment, and then death and hell themselves will be cast into the lake of fire, which is called the second death.