Babylon’s Destruction to the Eternal State

Chapters 17 and 18 give us the history of religious Babylon, the mother of harlots. Chapter 18 presents God’s view of her destruction. In contrast, chapter 19 takes us to the marriage of the Lamb.
The next scene, witnessed by John, is of Christ, as King of kings and Lord of lords, appearing with His saints. The Beast and the kings of the earth with their armies will gather to make war with the Lamb, only to be taken and thrown alive into the lake of fire; the rest will be slain (Rev. 19:11-21).
This begins a period of 1000 years during which time Satan will be bound, and those martyred under the Beast will reign with Christ—this is the millennium (Rev. 20:3, 4). At the close of the 1000 years, Satan will be loosed for a season, during which time he will deceive those nations that have feigned obedience, gathering them to their final battle, where they will be destroyed by fire (Rev. 20:7-9). The second resurrection, the resurrection of damnation, will follow, with the judgment of the dead before the great white throne (Rev. 20:11-15, John 5:29).
The first eight verses of chapter 21 complete the history, with the introduction of a new heaven and a new earth and the establishment of the eternal state. “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God” (Rev. 21:3).