启二十1~2 我又看见一位天使从天降下，手里拿着无底坑的钥匙，和一条大锁链。他捉住那龙，就是古蛇，也就是魔鬼，撒但，把他捆绑一千年。

　　在启示录二十章一至四节，我们看见基督乃是国度的建立者。基督与祂所有的仇敌争战之后，要在地上建立神的国度，就是千年国，并与祂得胜的信徒一同作王一千年。在得胜者被提和千年国开始之间，有许多事要发生。在男孩子被提之后，天上立刻有大声音说，“我们神的救恩、能力、国度、并祂基督的权柄，现在都来到了。”（十二10）然而事实上，那时国度并未来临，因为三年半的大灾难还没有来到；虽然如此，在那些已经被提到诸天之上的人眼中，国度已经来了。在这世代末了的三年半中，以下的事情将要发生：大体圣徒的被提；宗教巴比伦的毁灭，也就是天主教的摧毁；犹太教的毁灭；以及物质巴比伦的倾倒。在这一切之后，将有哈米吉顿的战争。全地必须得着清理，以备神的国来临。在二十章的时候，几乎一切都得了清理，只有一样还留着，就是撒但，他是一切难处的源头。所以，在关于千年国的二十章，首先提到撒但被捆绑（新约总论第十四册，二八○页）。

　　Rev. 20:1-2 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

　　In Revelation 20:1-4 we see that Christ is the Establisher of the kingdom. After fighting all His enemies, Christ will establish the kingdom of God on the earth, the millennial kingdom, and reign with His overcoming believers for a thousand years. Between the rapture of the overcomers and the beginning of the millennial kingdom, many things will take place. Immediately after the rapture of the man-child, a loud voice in heaven says, “Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ” (12:10). Actually, the kingdom will not come at that time, for the three and a half years of the great tribulation are yet to come. Nevertheless, in the eyes of those who have been raptured to the heavens, the kingdom has already come. During the last three and a half years of this age, the following things will take place: the rapture of the majority of the saints; the destruction of religious Babylon, that is, the annihilation of Catholicism; the destruction of Judaism; and the fall of material Babylon. Following all this, there will be the war at Armageddon. The whole earth must be cleared up as a preparation for God's kingdom to come. At the time of Revelation 20, nearly everything has been cleared up. Only one thing remains, and that is Satan, the source of all the problems. Therefore, the first item mentioned in Revelation 20, a chapter concerning the millennium, is the binding of Satan. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4349-4350)

　　照着圣经的预言，千年国有两部分：上端属天的部分和下端属地的部分。千年国上部称为父的国（太十三43），下部称为人子的国（41）。弥赛亚国是千年国下部的另一名称。

　　在千年国里将有三班人。第一班是得胜的圣徒，包括新旧约中得胜的圣徒。这些得胜的圣徒要与基督一同作王，基督是至高的王，我们将是祂的小王。所以上部是千年国的君王部分。

　　在下端部分的第二班人，乃是蒙保全正确的犹太人，他们要在主回来时得救。照着撒迦利亚十二章十至十四节，这些犹太人必仰望他们所扎的那位，然后他们要悔改。这些就是三分之一要经过火受熬炼的犹太人（十三9）。这些得救的犹太人要进入千年国作祭司，教导万民寻求神，认识神。那时以赛亚二章二至三节就应验了。……借着作祭司之犹太人的教导，万民都必认识神。六十一章六节说，“你们却要称为耶和华的祭司；人必称你们为我们神的仆役。”

　　撒迦利亚八章二十三节说，“万军之耶和华如此说，在那些日子，必有十个人，从列国说各种方言的人中出来，拉住一个犹大人的衣襟，说，我们要与你们同去，因为我们听见神与你们同在了。”这节指明每个犹太人都是宝贵的。在那些日子，犹太人会受到热烈的欢迎。

　　在千年国的下端部分，就是称为人子的国里，耶稣这大卫的后裔，要作王管理犹太人，并且借着犹太人管理万国。……这就是人子的国和弥赛亚国（新约总论第十四册，二八三至二八五页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第四百二十七篇。

　　According to the prophecies of the Bible, the millennial kingdom is in two sections: the upper, heavenly, section and the lower, earthly, section. The upper section of the millennium is called the kingdom of the Father (Matt.

　　13:43), and the lower section is called the kingdom of the Son of Man (v. 41). The kingdom of the Messiah, or the Messianic kingdom, is another name for the lower section of the millennium.

　　In the millennial kingdom there will be three peoples. The first are the overcoming saints, including those of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. These overcoming saints will be co-kings of Christ. Christ is the highest King, and we will be His sub-kings. Therefore, the upper section is the royal portion of the millennium.

　　The second group, found in the lower section, is the preserved and proper Jews, who will be saved at the time of the Lord's coming back. According to Zechariah 12:10-14, these Jews will look on Him whom they have pierced, and then they will repent. These are the Jews who will be the third part who will pass through fire and be refined (13:9). These saved Jews will enter into the millennium as priests and will teach the nations to seek God and to know Him. Isaiah 2:2-3 will be fulfilled at that time…The nations will learn of God through the instruction of the Jews, who will be priests. Isaiah 61:6 says, “You will be called the priests of Jehovah; / People will speak of you as the ministers of our God.”

　　Zechariah 8:23 says, “Thus says Jehovah of hosts, In those days, from all the languages of the nations, ten men will take hold, indeed, they will take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” This verse indicates that every Jew will be precious. In those days the Jews will be warmly welcomed.

　　The third group of people in the millennial kingdom will be the “sheep” spoken of in Matthew 25.

　　In the lower section of the millennium, called the kingdom of the Son of Man, Jesus as the seed of David will be King over the Jews and, through the Jews, over all the nations…This is the kingdom of the Son of Man and the kingdom of the Messiah. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4352-4353)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 427