There are many things in the Bible that confuse me. The events of this chapter are one of them. In the previous chapters, we have God soundly defeating the dragon, who is identified as Satan. In the beginning of the chapter he is locked up for a thousand years, and then is let out.
Wait a sec...God let Satan out of prison to wreak havoc again? I really don't get it. I don't.
To make it worse, even after God's thousand year reign, Satan is able to deceive the nations of the earth to fight against God. This indicates to me just how screwed up people are. They get to experience rule under God and then are quickly deceived into fighting against Him.
I won't get into the chronology debates that go along with this chapter. I want to focus on what I learn about God. First, even with Scripture, I do not understand everything God does or His reasons behind them. Second, those calling for rule by Christians seem to be deluded about the long-term positive impacts. Here we have God ruling for an extended period of time and the people still, when given the chance, rebel. What good will it do to have Christians rule if the hearts of those being ruled are not regenerate?
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