Amen and amen and good morning and welcome you can be seated so glad you're here

okay well anyway those of you online we're glad you're online too so hey let's get right to it.

We're getting down to business. No messing around.

Revelation 20. I love God's timing.

So you understand that we turned a very important corner, as it were, in completing chapter 19,

and in so doing completing the seven-year tribulation.

Oh, thank you, Jesus.

That alone, right there.

And so we're turning a corner

out from the seven-year tribulation

and into the millennium.

So we're going to take a slow.

Don't rush me.

Chapter 20 is about the kingdom age,

the millennial reign, 1,000 years.

And as I inquired of the Lord in preparation for today, it was very strongly, that's probably not proper sentence structure,

impressed upon my heart that the first three verses were extremely

important and foundational in order to understand what the rest of the chapter records. So we're just going to do the first three verses.

And if you're able, no worries, if not, I'll ask you to stand for the reading of God's word.

If not, where you're seated is fine.

But John is continuing to write that which he was told to write about what he has seen.

And in verse one, he continues.

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