When the Thousand Years Expire

Raising the dead, reconciling them to one another, and finally reconciling them to God will require the resources of Christ to achieve. The separation of the "sheep" from the "goats" is easily accomplished. The "goats" by sins of omission reveal their lack of love for Christ and their fellow men. They fail the test of brotherly love and, thus, fall short of securing a place in Christ's Kingdom. When the Thousand Years Expire and Satan is loosed to tempt and deceive mankind, a final test will reveal any who have latent appetites for sin. Those who do not pass the test of the "little season" will follow Satan to destruction (Revelation 20: 3-10). The work of separating the overcomers from those who fail to love the Lord God supremely will then be accomplished. Every name must appear in the Lamb's Book of Life in order to obtain the reward of everlasting life (Revelation 21: 27).