The Final Order of Things

This flow traces the closing sequence of Satan’s restraint, renewed rebellion, universal judgment, and creation’s renewal.

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Satan Bound

Satan Bound Confinement in the Abyss An angel binds Satan and shuts him in the Abyss so he cannot deceive the nations for a thousand years. The restraint follows the victory over the Beast and False Prophet. A pause in rebellion Shorey presents this binding as a decisive interruption in Satan’s influence over the nations. It opens the way for the period in which Christ’s people reign with him.

The Thousand-Year Reign

The Thousand-Year Reign Saints share Christ’s rule Thrones are given to those who remained faithful and to the souls killed for their testimony. They live and reign with Christ for a thousand years. A promised interval Shorey describes this period as a thousand years of peace after the battles and judgments of the tribulation. The reign is a temporary historical order before the final conflict.

Satan Released

Satan Released Deception resumes When the thousand years end, Satan is released and gathers deceived nations from the earth’s four quarters. Their numbers are compared to the sand of the sea. A final assault The nations surround the camp of the saints and the beloved city. Shorey reads the renewed uprising as the final test of the millennial order.

The Dead Are Judged

The Dead Are Judged The throne appears The Great White Throne is revealed as earth and heaven flee from the one seated upon it. The dead stand before God, and books are opened alongside the Book of Life. Judgment according to deeds The dead are judged according to what is recorded, and death and the realm of the dead yield their occupants. Those not found in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire.

New Creation

New Creation Heaven and earth renewed John sees a new heaven and a new earth after the former creation passes away. New Jerusalem descends as a bride prepared for her husband. God with the people God dwells with humanity, and death, sorrow, crying, and pain are no more. Shorey ends the prophetic arc with a promise of renewal that gives meaning to the endurance urged throughout the book.

Immediately after the Beast’s defeat

During the millennium

At the end of the thousand years

After Satan’s final rebellion is destroyed

After the Great White Throne Judgment