5. What then happens to the wicked whom the righteous have been judging during the thousand years? Revelation 20:12-15.
NOTE: ‘Then the wicked saw what they had lost; and fire was breathed from God upon them and consumed them. This was the execution of the judgement. The wicked then received according as the saints, in unison with Jesus, had meted out to them during the one thousand years. The same fire from God that consumed the wicked purified the whole earth. The broken, ragged mountains melted with fervent heat, the atmosphere also, and all the stubble was consumed. Then our inheritance opened before us, glorious and beautiful, and we inherited the whole earth made new. We all shouted with a loud voice, “Glory; Alleluia!”’ Early Writings, page 54.
6. What wonderful pronouncement then comes from heaven? Revelation 21:4.
NOTE: ‘The time spent here is the Christian’s winter. Here the chilly winds of affliction blow upon us, and the waves of trouble roll against us. But in the near future, when Christ comes, sorrow and sighing will be forever ended. Then will be the Christian’s summer. All trials will be over, and there will be no more sickness or death. “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying ... : for the former things are passed away.”’ Heaven, page 60.