⁴ Then I saw ^(A)thrones, and ^(B)they sat on them, and ^(C)judgment was given to them. And I saw ^(D)the souls of those who had been beheaded because of ^[a]their ^(E)testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not ^(F)worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the ^(G)mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they ^(H)came to life and ^(I)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. ^(J)This is the first resurrection. ^6 (K)Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the ^(L)second death has no power, but they will be ^(M)priests of God and of Christ, and will ^(N)reign with Him for a thousand years.

Satan Freed and Doomed

⁷ When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be ^(O)released from his prison, ⁸ and will come out to ^(P)deceive the nations which are at the ^(Q)four corners of the earth, ^(R)Gog and Magog, to ^(S)gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the ^(T)sand of the ^[b]seashore. ⁹ And they ^(U)came up on the ^[c]broad plain of the earth and surrounded the ^(V)camp of the ^[d]saints and the ^(W)beloved city, and ^(X)fire came down from heaven and devoured them. ¹⁰ And ^(Y)the devil who ^(Z)deceived them was thrown into the ^(AA)lake of fire and ^[e]brimstone, where the ^(AB)beast and the ^(AC)false prophet are also; and they will be ^(AD)tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment at the Throne of God

¹¹ Then I saw a great white ^(AE)throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose ^[f]presence ^(AF)earth and heaven fled, and ^(AG)no place was found for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, the ^(AH)great and the small, standing before the throne, and ^[g](AI)books were opened; and another ^[h]book was opened, which is ^(AJ)the book of life; and the dead ^(AK)were judged from the things which were written in the ^[i]books, ^(AL)according to their deeds. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and ^(AM)Death and Hades ^(AN)gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged, each one of them ^(AO)according to their deeds. ¹⁴ Then ^(AP)Death and Hades were thrown into ^(AQ)the lake of fire. This is the ^(AR)second death, the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And if ^[j]anyone’s name was not found written in ^(AS)the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The Scroll with Seven Seals

5 I saw ^[a]in the right hand of Him who ^(A)sat on the throne a ^[b](B)scroll written inside and on the back, ^(C)sealed up with seven seals. ² And I saw a ^(D)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³ And no one ^(E)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁴ Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵ And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^(F)Lion that is ^(G)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(H)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”