The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Revelation 20
1 I saw an angel coming down out of
heaven, having the key of the abyss and a
great chain in his hand.
2 He seized the dragon, the old serpent,
who is the devil and Satan, who deceives
the whole inhabited earth,† and bound
him for a thousand years,
3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut
it and sealed it over him, that he should
deceive the nations no more untilthe
thousand years were finished. After this, he
must be freed for a short time.
4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them,
and judgment was given to them. I saw
the souls of those who had been beheaded
for the testimony of Jesus and for the word
of God, and such as didn’t worship the
beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the
mark on their forehead and on their hand.
They lived and reigned with Christ for a
thousand years.
5 The rest of the dead didn’t live until the
thousand years were finished. This is the
first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part
in the first resurrection. Over these, the
second death has no power, but they will
be priests of God and of Christ, and will
reign with him one thousand years.
7 And after the thousand years, Satan
will be released from his prison
8 and he will come out to deceive the
nations which are in the four corners of
the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to the war, whose number is as
the sand of the sea.
9 They went up over the width of the
earth and surrounded the camp of the
saints and the beloved city. Fire came
down out of heaven from God and devoured them.
10 The devil who deceived them was
thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur,
where the beast and the false prophet are
also. They will be tormented day and night
forever and ever.
11 I saw a great white throne and him
who sat on it, from whose face the earth
and the heaven fled away. There was
found no place for them.
12 I saw the dead, the great and the
small, standingbefore the throne, andthey
opened books. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were
judged out of the things which were written
in the books, according to their works.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in
it. Death and Hades‡ gave up the dead who
were in them. They were judged, each one
according to his works.
14 Death and Hades§ were thrown into
the lake of fire. This is the second death,
the lake of fire.
15 If anyone was not found written in the
book oflife, he was castinto the lake offire.