⁸ and will go out to deceive the nations^(A) in the four corners of the earth^(B)—Gog and Magog^(C)—and to gather them for battle.^(D) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.^{(E) 9} They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded^(F) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.^(G) But fire came down from heaven^(H) and devoured them. ¹⁰ And the devil, who deceived them,^(I) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,^(J) where the beast^(K) and the false prophet^(L) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.^(M)

The Judgment of the Dead

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne^(N) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,^(O) and there was no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small,^(P) standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(Q) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.^(R) The dead were judged^(S) according to what they had done^(T) as recorded in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades^(U) gave up the dead^(V) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.^{(W) 14} Then death^(X) and Hades^(Y) were thrown into the lake of fire.^(Z) The lake of fire is the second death.^{(AA) 15} Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life^(AB) was thrown into the lake of fire.

¹⁹ Then I saw the beast^(A) and the kings of the earth^(B) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse^(C) and his army. ²⁰ But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet^(D) who had performed the signs^(E) on its behalf.^(F) With these signs he had deluded^(G) those who had received the mark of the beast^(H) and worshiped its image.^(I) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake^(J) of burning sulfur.^{(K) 21} The rest were killed with the sword^(L) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,^(M) and all the birds^(N) gorged themselves on their flesh.

The Thousand Years

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

²⁰ The God of peace^(A) will soon crush^(B) Satan^(C) under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.^(D)

¹⁶ He will come and kill those tenants^(A) and give the vineyard to others.”

When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

¹⁷ Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”^(C)

²⁷ But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”