Question 5
What happens to the wicked, who were already dead, during the 1000 years?
Bible
Revelation 20:5
"But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished."
Answer
If Revelation tells us that the dead saints are resurrected and taken to heaven, then the "rest of the dead" refers to the wicked who are already dead. The wicked dead stay in their graves, and don’t get resurrected until the 1000 years are finished.