Revelation 20

The Thousand Years

1I saw an angel coming down out of heaven. He had the key to the Abyss, and he held a heavy chain in his hand. 2He seized the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and he put him in chains for 1,000 years. 3He threw him into the Abyss, locked it, and sealed him in. This was to keep Satan from deceiving the nations anymore until the 1,000 years had ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

4I saw thrones, and those who had been given authority to judge were sitting on them. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because they’d spoken the truth about Jesus and the word of God. They hadn’t worshiped the beast or its statue, and they hadn’t received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and ruled with Christ for 1,000 years. 5This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead didn’t come to life until the 1,000 years were over. 6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will rule with him for 1,000 years.

Satan Is Judged

7When the 1,000 years are over, Satan will be set free from his prison. 8He’ll go out to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and he’ll gather them together for battle. They’ll have as many troops as the grains of sand on the seashore. 9In my vision I watched as they marched across the whole earth. They surrounded the place where the saints were camped, the city God loves. But fire came down from heaven and burned them up. 10The devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will all suffer day and night for ever and ever.

The Dead Are Judged

11I saw a great white throne, and I saw the one who was sitting on it. When the earth and sky saw his face, they ran away and disappeared. 12I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened, which was the book of life. The dead were judged by what they’d done, which had been recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up their dead. Each person was judged by what they’d done. 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15Anyone whose name wasn’t written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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