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Revelation 20

And I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he took hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the bottomless pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so he couldn't deceive the nations any more

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The thousand years

And I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he took hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the bottomless pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so he couldn't deceive the nations any more until the thousand years were finished. And after that he must be let loose for a short while. And I saw thrones, and those seated on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who hadn't worshipped the beast or his image, and hadn't received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead didn't live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years are over, Satan will be let loose out of his prison, and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea. And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and burning sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Then I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so he couldn't lead the nations astray any more until the thousand years were finished. After that he has to be let loose for a short while. Then I saw thrones, and those sitting on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who hadn't worshipped the beast or its image and hadn't taken its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead didn't come to life until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Good on the one who has a share in the first resurrection, and holy. The second death has no power over them; they'll be priests of God and of Christ, and they'll reign with him a thousand years. When the thousand years are finished, Satan will be let loose out of his prison, and he'll go out to lead astray the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle — as many of them as the sand of the sea. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and ate them up. And the devil who led them astray was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are, and they'll be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 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. 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. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 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. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 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. 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. 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.

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

Plain English

Then I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And he took hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Plain English

He laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

King James Version, 1611

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

3

and threw him into the bottomless pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so he couldn't deceive the nations any more until the thousand years were finished. And after that he must be let loose for a short while.

Plain English

He threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so he couldn't lead the nations astray any more until the thousand years were finished. After that he has to be let loose for a short while.

King James Version, 1611

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 those seated on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who hadn't worshipped the beast or his image, and hadn't received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Plain English

Then I saw thrones, and those sitting on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who hadn't worshipped the beast or its image and hadn't taken its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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But the rest of the dead didn't live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Plain English

The rest of the dead didn't come to life until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

King James Version, 1611

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 the one who has a part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him a thousand years.

Plain English

Good on the one who has a share in the first resurrection, and holy. The second death has no power over them; they'll be priests of God and of Christ, and they'll reign with him a thousand years.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And when the thousand years are over, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,

Plain English

When the thousand years are finished, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,

King James Version, 1611

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

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and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea.

Plain English

and he'll go out to lead astray the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle — as many of them as the sand of the sea.

King James Version, 1611

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 over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

Plain English

They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and ate them up.

King James Version, 1611

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 who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and burning sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Plain English

And the devil who led them astray was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are, and they'll be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

King James Version, 1611

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.

The great white throne

And I saw a great white throne, and the one seated on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. And the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell gave up the dead that were in them. And they were judged, every man according to his works. And death and hell were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Then I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his face, and there was no place found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in front of the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they'd done. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead that were in them, and each of them was judged according to what they'd done. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And anyone whose name wasn't found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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. 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. 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. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

11

And I saw a great white throne, and the one seated on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them.

Plain English

Then I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his face, and there was no place found for them.

King James Version, 1611

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, standing before God. And the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

Plain English

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in front of the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they'd done.

King James Version, 1611

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 that were in it, and death and hell gave up the dead that were in them. And they were judged, every man according to his works.

Plain English

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead that were in them, and each of them was judged according to what they'd done.

King James Version, 1611

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 thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Plain English

Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

King James Version, 1611

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

15

And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Plain English

And anyone whose name wasn't found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

King James Version, 1611

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