捆绑魔鬼一千年

20 我又看见一位天使从天而降,手里拿着无底坑的钥匙和一条大锁链。 他捉住巨龙,就是那古蛇——魔鬼,又名撒旦,将它捆绑一千年。 他把它扔进无底坑里关起来,加上封印,使它不能再欺骗各国的人。一千年期满后,它会暂时被释放。

同掌王权一千年

我看见许多宝座,上面坐着的人得到了审判的权柄。他们是为基督做见证、为了上帝的道而被斩首之人的灵魂。他们没有拜兽和兽像,额上或手上也没有盖兽印。他们都一同复活,与基督同掌王权一千年。 这是第一次的复活。其余已死的人要等到那一千年过去后,才会复活。 在第一次复活的时候复活的人是有福的,是圣洁的,他们不在第二次死亡的权势之下。他们必做上帝和基督的祭司,与祂共掌王权一千年。

魔鬼的最终下场

那一千年过后,撒旦会从被监禁的地方得到释放。 它会再度欺骗天下各国,就是歌革和玛各,叫他们召集军队准备打仗,军队的数目多如海沙。 他们倾巢而出,布满大地,将圣徒的阵营和上帝所爱的城团团围住。那时烈火从天而降,烧灭了他们。 10 那欺骗他们的魔鬼被扔进了怪兽和假先知所待的硫磺火湖中,在那里昼夜受苦,直到永永远远!

最后的审判

11 我又看见一个白色的大宝座和坐在上面的那位。在祂面前,天地都逃避了,消失得无影无踪。 12 我又看见死去的人,不论尊卑老少,都站在宝座前面。案卷都展开了,另有一卷,就是生命册也打开了。死去的人都要凭案卷中有关他们行为的记录受审判。 13 海洋、死亡和阴间都交出了它们里面的死人,使他们按着各人的行为受审判。 14 之后,死亡和阴间也被扔进火湖里,这火湖就是第二次的死。 15 名字没有记在生命册上的都要被扔进火湖里。

Satan Bound 1,000 Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of (B)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and (C)set a seal on him, (D)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years

And I saw (E)thrones, and they sat on them, and (F)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw (G)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, (H)who had not worshiped the beast (I)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they (J)lived and (K)reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such (L)the second death has no power, but they shall be (M)priests of God and of Christ, (N)and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Satanic Rebellion Crushed(O)

Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out (P)to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, (Q)Gog and Magog, (R)to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. (S)They went up on 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. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone (T)where[b] the beast and the false prophet are. And they (U)will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

The Great White Throne Judgment

11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face (V)the earth and the heaven fled away. (W)And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, (X)small and great, standing before [c]God, (Y)and books were opened. And another (Z)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged (AA)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, (AB)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. (AC)And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then (AD)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. (AE)This is the second [d]death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life (AF)was cast into the lake of fire.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:4 M the
  2. Revelation 20:10 NU, M where also
  3. Revelation 20:12 NU, M the throne
  4. Revelation 20:14 NU, M death, the lake of fire.