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Revelation 20:1-6

Revelation 20:1-6 CSB

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss  and a great chain  in his hand. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,  , and bound  him for a thousand years. He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it  so that he would no longer deceive the nations  until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time. Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.  I also saw the souls of those  who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus  and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands.  They came to life  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.  The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. Blessed  and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death  has no power  over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.