Revelation 20
World English Bible
20 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,[a] 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 until the 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, standing before the throne, and they 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[b] gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Death and Hades[c] 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 of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20
English Standard Version
The Thousand Years
20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)holding in his hand the key to (B)the bottomless pit[a] and a great chain. 2 And he seized (C)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and (D)bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into (E)the pit, and shut it and (F)sealed it over him, so that (G)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw (H)thrones, and (I)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw (J)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those (K)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. (L)They came to life and (M)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6 (N)Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such (O)the second death has no power, but they will be (P)priests of God and of Christ, and they (Q)will reign with him for a thousand years.
The Defeat of Satan
7 And when the thousand years are ended, (R)Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out (S)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, (T)Gog and Magog, (U)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 9 And (V)they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded (W)the camp of the saints and (X)the beloved city, but (Y)fire came down from heaven[b] and consumed them, 10 and the devil (Z)who had deceived them was (AA)thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where (AB)the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Judgment Before the Great White Throne
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence (AC)earth and sky fled away, and (AD)no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and (AE)books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is (AF)the book of life. And (AG)the dead were judged by what was written in the books, (AH)according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, (AI)Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, (AJ)according to what they had done. 14 Then (AK)Death and Hades (AL)were thrown into the lake of fire. This is (AM)the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, (AN)he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Footnotes
- Revelation 20:1 Greek the abyss; also verse 3
- Revelation 20:9 Some manuscripts from God, out of heaven, or out of heaven from God
Otkrivenje 20
Knijga O Kristu
Tisućgodišnje kraljevstvo
20 Ugledam zatim anđela kako silazi s neba noseći ključeve bezdana i velike okove.
2 On ščepa Zmaja, tu staru Zmiju, Đavla, Sotonu, i okuje ga na tisuću godina.
3 Baci ga u bezdan, koji zatvori i zapečati da Sotona više ne zavodi narode dok se ne navrši tisuću godina. Poslije će ga nakratko morati odvezati.
4 Vidio sam zatim prijestolja. Ljudi koji su na njih sjeli dobili su vlast da sude. Vidio sam duše onih kojima je odrubljena glava zbog svjedočenja za Isusa i zbog naviještanja Božje riječi te duše svih onih koji se nisu poklonili Zvijeri ni njezinu kipu, koji nisu primili žig na čelo ni na ruku. Oni su ponovno oživjeli i kraljevali s Kristom tisuću godina.
5 To je prvo uskrsnuće. Drugi mrtvi nisu oživjeli dok se ne navrši tisuću godina.
6 Blaženi su i sveti dionici prvoga uskrsnuća. Nad njima druga smrt ne vlada - oni će biti Božje i Kristovo svećenstvo i vladat će s Kristom tisuću godina.
Sotonin poraz
7 Kad prođe tisuću godina, Sotona će biti oslobođen iz zatvora.
8 Izići će i zavesti narode iz svih krajeva svijeta, koje nazivaju Gog i Magog, i okupiti ih za bitku. Bit će ih neizmjerno mnogo - poput pijeska na morskoj obali.
9 Vidio sam ih kako su se okupili na prostranoj poljani i opkolili Božji narod i njihov voljeni grad. Ali uto s neba sune na njih oganj i proždre ih.
10 Zatim će đavao, koji ih je prevario, biti bačen u ognjeno jezero s gorućim sumporom, gdje će već biti Zvijer i lažni prorok. Ondje će danonoćno trpjeti muke u vijeke vjekova.
Konačni sud
11 Ugledam zatim veliko bijelo prijestolje i Onoga koji na njemu sjedi. Zemlja i nebo pobjegnu pred njegovim licem i nestanu.
12 I vidim: mrtvi, mali i veliki, stoje pred Božjim prijestoljem. Otvore se sve knjige, pa i Knjiga života. I mrtvi su suđeni prema onome što je u knjigama zapisano - prema svojim djelima.
13 More preda svoje mrtvace, smrt i podzemlje također. I svima je suđeno prema njihovim djelima.
14 A smrt i podzemlje bačeni su u ognjeno jezero. To ognjeno jezero jest druga smrt.
15 I svi koji nisu zapisani u Knjizi života bačeni su u ognjeno jezero.
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