The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

¹¹ I saw heaven standing open^(A) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider^(B) is called Faithful and True.^(C) With justice he judges and wages war.^{(D) 12} His eyes are like blazing fire,^(E) and on his head are many crowns.^(F) He has a name written on him^(G) that no one knows but he himself.^{(H) 13} He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,^(I) and his name is the Word of God.^{(J) 14} The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,^(K) white^(L) and clean. ¹⁵ Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword^(M) with which to strike down^(N) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”^[a](O) He treads the winepress^(P) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶ On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:^(Q)

¹⁷ And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds^(S) flying in midair,^(T) “Come,^(U) gather together for the great supper of God,^{(V) 18} so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,^(W) free and slave,^(X) great and small.”^(Y)

¹⁹ Then I saw the beast^(Z) and the kings of the earth^(AA) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse^(AB) and his army. ²⁰ But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet^(AC) who had performed the signs^(AD) on its behalf.^(AE) With these signs he had deluded^(AF) those who had received the mark of the beast^(AG) and worshiped its image.^(AH) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake^(AI) of burning sulfur.^{(AJ) 21} The rest were killed with the sword^(AK) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,^(AL) and all the birds^(AM) gorged themselves on their flesh.

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,^(AN) having the key^(AO) to the Abyss^(AP) and holding in his hand a great chain. ² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,^(AQ) and bound him for a thousand years.^{(AR) 3} He threw him into the Abyss,^(AS) and locked and sealed^(AT) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations^(AU) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

⁴ I saw thrones^(AV) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.^(AW) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded^(AX) because of their testimony about Jesus^(AY) and because of the word of God.^(AZ) They^[b] had not worshiped the beast^(BA) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(BB) They came to life and reigned^(BC) with Christ 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.^{(BD) 6} Blessed^(BE) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death^(BF) has no power over them, but they will be priests^(BG) of God and of Christ and will reign with him^(BH) for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

⁷ When the thousand years are over,^(BI) Satan will be released from his prison ⁸ and will go out to deceive the nations^(BJ) in the four corners of the earth^(BK)—Gog and Magog^(BL)—and to gather them for battle.^(BM) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.^{(BN) 9} They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded^(BO) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.^(BP) But fire came down from heaven^(BQ) and devoured them. ¹⁰ And the devil, who deceived them,^(BR) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,^(BS) where the beast^(BT) and the false prophet^(BU) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.^(BV)

The Judgment of the Dead

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne^(BW) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,^(BX) and there was no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small,^(BY) standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(BZ) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.^(CA) The dead were judged^(CB) according to what they had done^(CC) as recorded in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades^(CD) gave up the dead^(CE) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.^{(CF) 14} Then death^(CG) and Hades^(CH) were thrown into the lake of fire.^(CI) The lake of fire is the second death.^{(CJ) 15} Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life^(CK) was thrown into the lake of fire.