The Final Sequence of Events for Sinners After the Millennium

The sequence of events for all sinners following the 1,000 years begins with their physical resurrection and concludes with the final execution of judgment in the lake of fire. 🌿

The Second Resurrection

At the close of the one thousand years, Christ returns to the earth a third time, standing upon the Mount of OlivesEVRR693. At His call, all the wicked dead who have ever lived are raised from the dust of the earth in what is known as the second resurrectionEVRR693+1. Unlike the righteous who came forth in immortal bloom at the first resurrection, these individuals arise with the same feeble, sickly bodies and marks of the curse they bore when they went into the grave7BC 986.4+1. This vast host, covering the breadth of the earth, includes everyone from the antediluvian giants to those who mocked and crucified the Savior7BC 986.4+1.

The Release and Deception of Satan

Once the wicked are restored to life, Satan is loosed from his prison because he again has subjects upon whom he can exercise his ingenuityARSH February 6, 1900, page 88.2. He immediately goes out to deceive these nations, gathered from the four corners of the earth, to marshal them for one final battleEVRR693+1. He convinces this countless host—referred to as Gog and Magog—that they can overcome the City of GodEVRR693+1.

The Final Assault and Judgment

Under Satan's leadership, the resurrected wicked surround the New Jerusalem, which has descended from heaven to rest upon a great plainEVRR693+2. At this moment, the Great White Throne appears, and all the dead, small and great, stand before God to be judged out of the books according to their works Revelation 20:11-12ARSH November 29, 1864, page 6.9. Every knee is compelled to bow, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord Romans 14:10-11ADRE September 1850, page 50.10. The Book of Life is opened to demonstrate that God has acted with perfect justice and that the names of the lost were not retained because of their own choicesDAR1909 746.3+1.

The Second Death and Earth's Renewal

The sequence concludes with the execution of the final sentence:

• Destruction by Fire: Fire comes down from God out of heaven and devours the entire wicked host, including Satan, the "root," and his followers, the "branches" Malachi 4:1ARSH November 29, 1864, page 6.9+1.

• The Second Death: This is the second death, a final and utter perdition from which there is no hope of a future resurrection Revelation 20:14-15ARSH November 29, 1864, page 6.9+1.

• Purification: This same fire melts the earth and the elements with fervent heat, purifying the territory from every trace of sin and the curseARSH November 29, 1864, page 6.9+2.

• A New Creation: Once the fire has completed its work, God creates a new heaven and a new earth where the righteous will dwell in eternal peace Revelation 21:1EVRR693+1.

"For, behold, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yes, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch" Malachi 4:1.