Reference

Revelation 20:7

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

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Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

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And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

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And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

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And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

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Literal 1000 Years
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Time-Bound Fulfillment
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Literal 1000 Years

This verse explicitly states "the thousand years" have expired, directly referencing a specific duration, but does not inherently define that duration as literal or figurative within this single verse.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

While the verse mentions a specific duration ("thousand years"), it describes an event *after* that duration, not a prophecy *within* it, thus not directly demonstrating a fulfillment recognized *when* it occurs.

Symbolic Millennium

The verse explicitly states "thousand years" as a duration, which, at face value, suggests a literal period rather than an indefinite or symbolic one. There is nothing in this specific verse to indicate that "thousand" should be interpreted symbolically.