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-Revelation
Chapter 20 - (King James Version)
1 And I saw an angel come down from
heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which
is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up,
and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more,
till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be
loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment
was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded
for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the
thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first
resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall
be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand
years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be
loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in
the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire
came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on
it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was
found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God;
and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were
written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and
death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.
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- Revelation Chapter
20 - (New International
Version)
1And I saw an angel coming down out of
heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great
chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is
the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3He
threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep
him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were
ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been
given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word
of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not
received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life
and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5(The rest of the
dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This
is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy are those who
have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power
over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will
reign with him for a thousand years.
Satan's Doom
7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released
from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations in
the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for
battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9They
marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of
God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and
devoured them. 10And the devil, who deceived them, was
thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false
prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever
and ever.
The Dead Are Judged
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on
it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for
them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing
before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they
had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the
dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were
in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done.
14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
The lake of fire is the second death. 15If anyone's name
was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake
of fire.
New International Version (NIV)
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