Brother Jones also asks an explanation of Revelation 20:3, 7. The passages teach that at the coming of Christ, Satan, who now dwells on the earth it appears (see Job 1:7; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:11), will be cast into a place called the Abyss, a prison, where he is kept securely, without being able to tempt or harm, for a thousand years. After this he is loosed for a little time to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth. These must be, it seems to me, the disembodied spirits of the wicked, who inhabit the regions of the air. See Ephesians 6:12; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4; 5:19. After a short conflict he is cast into his final place of torment, the lake of fire. During the last thousand years of time, Christ, with all the saints of all ages, will reign on the earth. At the end of this period comes the release of Satan and the judgment. Time then ends; a new heaven and a new earth appear; Christ retires from the throne and God the Father reigns.