Satan’s Little Season: Before the End Comes Exposure

There are many faithful ways people understand biblical prophecy and the order of end-time events. What follows is my personal perspective, offered as one voice among many. Eschatology is not a matter of salvation, nor does it determine one’s closeness to the Father. I engage this topic because it is fascinating, meaningful, and because I believe God invites some of us to explore these things thoughtfully and humbly.

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The Big Picture

Within the way I currently understand the biblical timeline, Satan’s Little Season appears toward the very end of history, following what Scripture describes as the Millennial Reign.  I share this as a reflection of how these themes have come together for me through study, prayer, and ongoing reflection.

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Where We Are Now

🖤 The Black Horse — The Present Age

I believe we are currently living in what the book of Revelation symbolically describes as the time of the Black Horse.

The Black Horse in Scripture

Revelation 6:5–6 (ESV)
“When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come!’ And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!’”

This imagery suggests a world marked by economic imbalance rather than total collapse:

• Trade and markets still function

• Wealth exists, but is unevenly distributed

• Scarcity and abundance coexist

In my view, this aligns closely with our current moment.

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Characteristics of the Black Horse Age

This season is marked by:

• Great economic prosperity

• Extraordinary innovation

• Historically high levels of peace

• Rising inflation alongside expanding wealth

Spiritually, this is a time of shared dominion:

• The Kingdom of Light is advancing

• The kingdom of darkness is still operating

• There exists an uneasy and temporary harmony

I often compare this to Israel living in Egypt during the time of Joseph:

• God’s people lived within a foreign system

• Egypt did not worship the God of Israel

• Yet there was real peace, provision, and stability

This is not perfect peace — but it is a prolonged season of relative stability, one that may extend a little beyond two centuries.

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What Comes Next

🩶 The Pale Horse

(Revelation 7–11 | Approximately 2,000–3,000 Years)

I understand the Pale Horse to represent a long and devastating season that spans roughly 2,000 to 3,000 years, unfolding across Revelation chapters 7 through 11.

Revelation 6:7–8 (ESV)
“When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, ‘Come!’ And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.”

This season is marked by:

• Extreme scarcity

• Widespread violence and death

• Global poverty affecting most of humanity

• Only small pockets of prosperity

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The Return of Yeshua & the Time of Immortality

At the beginning of this Pale Horse season, I believe Yeshua returns — often called the Second Coming.

In this understanding:

• Yeshua reigns from the clouds

• The saints join Him and return to the earth

• The order of life and death changes

During this time:

• The saints become immortal

• Those accepted by God who die are sent back to the earth

• The saints act as lights, protectors, and agents of relief

People endure this age by either:

• Aligning with the kingdom of darkness

• Or clinging to Yeshua and seeking refuge among the saints

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The 666 Years (The Trumpets)

Following the Pale Horse comes what I understand as the 666-year period associated with the Trumpets.

This period represents:

• The highest expression of Satan’s sovereign rule on the earth

• The climax of pure evil

• Near-total devastation

• The extermination of God’s people

• The death of all immortals

By the end of this season:

• Darkness has reached its fullest expression

• Evil dominates without restraint

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🌿 The Millennial Reign (A Literal 1,000 Years)

I believe the Millennial Reign is a literal 1,000-year period.

During this time:

• Satan is fully locked away

• Yeshua is the undisputed King of the earth

• Truth is universally known and celebrated

• Peace exists unlike anything previously experienced

Importantly:

• Immortality continues for the saints

• The saints of God serve as the highest governmental rulers on the earth

• They govern under Yeshua, administering truth, justice, and light

I see this era as:

• A restored world

• A healed earth

• A preparation for New Jerusalem

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🔓 Satan’s Little Season

Only after the Millennium does Satan’s Little Season occur:

Revelation 20:3 (ESV)
“…after that he must be released for a little while.”

During this brief season:

• Satan is released

• He gathers the remaining remnant of evil

• A final rebellion takes place

• The hearts of those remaining are tested

This rebellion:

• Fails quickly

• Ends decisively

Satan is then judged permanently.

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The Final Events

With the conclusion of the Millennial Reign and the brief release of Satan, Scripture points toward a final resolution of history. What follows is not another age to be worked through, but the closing movement of God’s redemptive plan, where justice is fully rendered, evil is finally judged and stripped of its power, and creation is made new.

1. Great White Throne Judgment

2. The end of the present world order

3. New Heavens

4. New Earth

5. New Jerusalem — the eternal dwelling of God with His people

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A Summary of What Must Happen Before Satan’s Little Season

In short, I’ll leave you with the following criteria that I believe must occur before Satan’s Little Season. What follows is a concise snapshot of how I currently understand the sequence of events leading up to it.

• A global shift from imbalance to extreme scarcity
  The world moves from uneven prosperity into widespread famine, disease, violence, and death. Most of humanity lives in extreme poverty, with only isolated pockets of prosperity remaining.

• The visible reign of Yeshua from the clouds
  Yeshua reigns openly from the heavens in a way that can be seen, no longer hidden or symbolic, during a deeply darkened world.

• Immortal apostles living among humanity
  Immortal saints walk the earth as representatives of Yeshua’s Kingdom, bringing hope, protection, and order in the midst of collapse.

• Miracles resembling Yeshua’s first coming
  These immortal saints heal the sick, restore sight to the blind, protect the vulnerable, and provide supernatural provision—mirroring the works of Yeshua when He first walked the earth.

• A final test of faithfulness for the immortal saints
  They refuse allegiance to the kingdom of darkness and reject a literal, physical mark worn on the hand or forehead. Because of this refusal, they are beheaded (Rev 20:4) —the only means by which they can be killed.

• The rise and fall of Satan’s greatest earthly authority
  This season culminates in the highest expression of Satan’s sovereign rule on earth, followed by his defeat, binding, and the beginning of the Millennial Reign.

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Final Note

This is one perspective among many sincere attempts to understand Scripture. Eschatology is not about timelines alone — it is about hope, justice, restoration, and the faithfulness of God. I share this view not as a conclusion, but as an invitation to thoughtful conversation and continued searching.

666 Isn’t What You Think: A Revelation 11–20 Timeline

Most people hear 666 and think of symbols, speculation, or scary imagery. But when you read Revelation straight through—especially chapters 11 through 20—a clear storyline appears.

In this framework, 666 is not just a symbol.
It represents the final period of Satan’s rule on Earth, clearly bracketed within the Book of Revelation.

Let’s walk through it step by step.

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1. Everything Changes in Revelation 11

The turning point of Revelation happens in chapter 11, with the two witnesses.

“And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.”
(Revelation 11:7)

After they are killed, their bodies lie in the street for three and a half days, and the world celebrates.

“For three and a half days… those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them.”
(Revelation 11:9–10)

This moment matters because restraint is removed. The beast now moves openly.

Immediately after this, the seventh trumpet sounds:

“The seventh angel blew his trumpet…”
(Revelation 11:15)

This trumpet does not end history.
It starts the final phase.

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2. The Seventh Trumpet Releases the Seven Bowls

Later in Revelation, we are told what flows out of this trumpet:

“Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
(Revelation 16:1)

The seven bowls of wrath are poured out during the reign of the beast, not after it. These bowls are acts of judgment that strike the Earth while Satan is ruling.

This is the period understood here as the 666-year reign.

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3. Who Is Ruling During This Time?

Revelation names the power behind the system:

“They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name… is Apollyon.”
(Revelation 9:11)

By Revelation 13, this authority is total:

“And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.”
(Revelation 13:2)

This rule is global:

“Authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation.”
(Revelation 13:7)

There is no rival power on Earth during this period.

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4. The Mark of the Beast Is Literal

During this reign, everyone is forced to choose.

“It causes all… to be marked on the right hand or the forehead.”
(Revelation 13:16)

This mark is required to live normally:

“So that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark.”
(Revelation 13:17)

Refusal brings consequences:

“If anyone worships the beast… and receives a mark… he will drink the wine of God’s wrath.”
(Revelation 14:9–10)

In this framework, the mark is literal, enforced, and unavoidable.
Without it:

• You cannot participate in the economy

• You are hunted

• The penalty is death

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5. What Happens to True Believers?

Revelation is clear: believers are not spared during the reign of the beast.

“It was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them.”
(Revelation 13:7)

This is not random persecution—it is systematic execution.

Those who refuse the mark are killed, and Revelation tells us where they are kept while the reign of the beast continues.

“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.”
(Revelation 6:9)

The altar is the resting place of the martyrs during this period.
They are not yet raised.
They are not yet reigning.

They cry out:

“How long… until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
(Revelation 6:10)

Their question confirms that judgment has not yet arrived. The beast is still ruling. The killings are still ongoing.

Each is given a white robe, but they are told to remain there:

“…until the full number of their fellow servants… were killed just as they had been.”
(Revelation 6:11)

From the death of the two witnesses until the bowls of wrath are finished, every true believer is murdered or dies because they refuse the mark, and their souls are kept under the altar.

Only after this period ends does Revelation show what happens next:

“I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded… who had not worshiped the beast or received its mark… They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”
(Revelation 20:4)

The same souls once seen under the altar are later seen reigning.

Faithfulness equals martyrdom.
Martyrdom ends at the Millennial Reign.

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6. The Collapse of the Beast System (Revelation 17–19)

As the bowls conclude, the system begins to fall.

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!”
(Revelation 18:2)

Everything Satan built collapses—political power, economy, religion.

Finally:

“The beast was captured, and with it the false prophet…”
(Revelation 19:20)

This marks the end of the 666 period.

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7. Revelation 20: The Transition

Revelation 20 completes the story.

“He seized the dragon… and bound him for a thousand years.”
(Revelation 20:2)

Satan’s rule is over.

“They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”
(Revelation 20:4)

The Millennial Reign begins.

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Final Summary

In this framework:

• 666 is a time period, not a metaphor

• It begins after the death of the two witnesses (Rev 11)

• It includes the reign of Apollyon, the mark of the beast, and the seven bowls (Rev 13–16)

• It ends with the destruction of the beast (Rev 19)

• It transitions into the Millennial Kingdom (Rev 20)

Revelation does not call believers to escape this period—but to endure it.

“Here is the endurance of the saints.”
(Revelation 14:12)