Daniel 7:17-27

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¹⁷^(A)‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. ¹⁸But ^(B)the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’

¹⁹“Then I desired to know the truth about ^(C)the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, ²⁰^(D)and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. ²¹As I looked, this horn ^(E)made war with the saints and prevailed over them, ²²until the ^(F)Ancient of Days came, and ^(G)judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when ^(H)the saints possessed the kingdom.

²³“Thus he said: ‘As for ^(I)the fourth beast,

there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
    which shall be different from all the kingdoms,
and it shall devour the whole earth,
    and trample it down, and break it to pieces.
²⁴As for the ten horns,
out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise,
    and another shall arise after them;
he shall be different from the former ones,
    and shall put down three kings.
²⁵^(J)He shall speak words against the Most High,
    and shall wear out the saints of the Most High,
    and shall think to ^(K)change the times and the law;
and they shall be given into his hand
    for ^(L)a time, times, and half a time.
²⁶^(M)But the court shall sit in judgment,
    and ^(N)his dominion shall be taken away,
    to be consumed and destroyed ^(O)to the end.
²⁷^(P)And the kingdom and the dominion
    and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
    shall be given to the people of ^(Q)the saints of the Most High;
^(R)his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
    and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’^[a]

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Daniel 7:27 Or their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them

Revelation 20:1-7

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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. ²And he seized ^(C)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(D)bound him for a thousand years, ³and 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.

⁴Then 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. ⁵The 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.