│ │ and _lived_ again on the earth; │ │ Satan is confined, and the │ │ church enjoys a state of repose │ │ and prosperity, for the period │ │ of a thousand years. │ │ │ │ 3. The release of Satan for a │ │ little time. ver. 7, 8. After │ │ the thousand years are expired, │ │ he is permitted to go forth │ │ again among the nations, and to │ │ awaken a new form of hostility │ │ to Christ and the church. │ │ │ │ 4. The final overthrow, │ │ subjugation, and punishment │ │ of Satan and those opposing │ │ hosts, and the final triumph, │ │ therefore, of the church, │ │ ver. 9, 10. │ │ │ │ 5. The final judgment on all │ │ mankind, ver. 11‒15. All the │ │ dead are raised; the sea gives │ │ up its dead; Death and Hades │ │ give up their dead, and a solemn │ │ and just judgment is pronounced │ │ on all mankind, and the wicked │ │ are consigned to the lake of │ │ fire. │ └ └ {lxii} ┌ VI. THE FINAL │ I. A vision of the new heavens and new earth, as the CONDITION │ final abode of the righteous, chap. xxi. 1. OF THE │ RIGHTEOUS――THE │ II. That blessed future abode represented under the STATE OF │ image of a beautiful city descending from heaven, FUTURE │ chap. xxi. 2‒4. BLESSEDNESS, │ CHAP. XXI.; │ III. A particular description of the city, as XXII. 1‒5. │ the final abode of the righteous; its general │ appearance, its walls, its gates, its foundations, │ its size, its light, its inmates, &c., chap. │ xxi. 9‒27; xxii. 1‒5 └ ┌ VII. THE │ I. A solemn declaration that the things revealed in EPILOGUE, OR │ this book are true, ver. 6, 7. CONCLUSION, │ CHAP. │ II. The effect of those revelations on John, XXII. 6‒20. │ ver. 8, 9. │