The Wesleyan Church takes an amillennial position on Revelation 20:1-6, understanding the 'thousand years' as a symbolic reference to the Church age. Christ's redemptive work has defeated Satan and limited his power; Satan is now bound in the sense that he cannot prevent the Gospel's proclamation and the Church's growth, but he remains active in the world tempting believers and deceiving unbelievers.

In Wesleyan theology, the focus is on the Church's present experience of Christ's victory. Believers participate in the triumph of Christ through sanctifying grace, growing in holiness, and engaging in the mission of the Church to transform society according to God's justice. The Church's mission extends through the entire age until Christ's return.

The binding of Satan is understood as Christ's exaltation and the authority delegated to the Church to proclaim the Gospel and work toward the establishment of God's kingdom in society. Entire sanctification, a key Wesleyan doctrine, represents believers' participation in Christ's victory and freedom from sin in the present age.