Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, [kjv]
και εκρατησεν τον δρακοντα τον οφιν τον αρχαιον ο οφιςο αρχαιος ος εστιν διαβολος και ο σατανας και εδησεν αυτον χιλια ετη [gnt]
20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, [kjv]
και οταν τελεσθη τα χιλια ετη λυθησεται ο σατανας εκ της φυλακης αυτου [gnt]
What is the effect (books, theology, etc.) if the
"thousand" "years" is a
literal distractor? Jesus uses the Greek word often translated as "
prison" as the "
sanctuary" of the religious establishment where a "
yoke" of "
compulsion" is used to keep believers in line. There is another Greek word for what many people think of as a "
prison".
Where does Jesus talk about the
"belly"?
Has God changed? Does God change? How would a God who is outside of time and space change? What about Jesus? If Jesus is God, would not the same reasoning apply?
