Revelation 20 WBT

Summary: An angel binds the dragon, "that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan," and throws him into the bottomless pit for a thousand years so he can no longer deceive the nations until that period ends (v. 2). John sees thrones and souls of those beheaded for their testimony to Jesus, who come to life and reign with Christ for a thousand years in what is called the first resurrection, described as blessed and holy, while the rest of the dead do not come to life until the thousand years are finished. When the thousand years end, Satan is released and gathers the nations, Gog and Magog, for battle, but fire from heaven consumes them and the devil is thrown into the lake of fire; the chapter closes with a vision of the dead, great and small, judged before a great white throne according to their deeds as recorded in books, with anyone not found written in the book of life thrown into the lake of fire.

1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

3And 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.

4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped 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.

5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.

6Blessed 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.

7And when the thousand years have expired, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,

8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea.

9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10And 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.

11And 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.

12And 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 the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13And 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.

14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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