“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,”
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison - after the millennium of peace and Christ's reign with the saints, Satan is briefly released. This allows a final test and revelation of the human heart's bent toward rebellion.
Church Fathers on Revelation 20:7
“Blessed and holy is he who has part in this resurrection: on them the second death shall have no power, but they shall be priests of God and Christ, and they shall reign with Him a thousand years.” I do not think the reign of a thousand years is eternal; or if it is thus to be thought of, they cease to reign when the thousand years are finished. But I will put forward what my capacity enables me to judge. The tenfold number signifies the decalogue, and the hundredfold sets…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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