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.
Revelation 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.
Revelation 20:3 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. 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.
Obviously, the 1000 years of sabbatical rest which is due, begins at the time of the resurrection. Thus, if Christ’s 2nd coming is the beginning point for 1000 years of earth’s rest, it means that 6000 years would have previously elapsed, because as we observed earlier, 6 follows 7 like clockwork. That this interpretation is correct, and the only one that is certified in the Bible, can be clearly observed when we study line upon line, precept upon precept and here a little, there a little.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!