and threw him into (A)the pit, and shut it and (B)sealed it over him, so that (C)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

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He threw him into the Abyss,(A) and locked and sealed(B) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(C) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:1 Greek the abyss; also verse 3

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,(A) having the key(B) to the Abyss(C) and holding in his hand a great chain.

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17 (A)And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, (B)and the king sealed it (C)with his own signet and with the signet of his (D)lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

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17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed(A) it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.

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The beast that you saw (A)was, and is not, and (B)is about to rise from (C)the bottomless pit[a] and (D)go to destruction. And (E)the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in (F)the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because (G)it was and is not and is to come.

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  1. Revelation 17:8 Greek the abyss

The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss(A) and go to its destruction.(B) The inhabitants of the earth(C) whose names have not been written in the book of life(D) from the creation of the world will be astonished(E) when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

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And (A)the great dragon was thrown down, (B)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (C)the deceiver of the whole world—(D)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

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66 So they went and made the tomb secure by (A)sealing the stone and setting a guard.

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66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(A) on the stone(B) and posting the guard.(C)

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The Defeat of Satan

And when the thousand years are ended, (A)Satan will be released from his prison and will come out (B)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, (C)Gog and Magog, (D)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And (E)they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded (F)the camp of the saints and (G)the beloved city, but (H)fire came down from heaven[a] and consumed them, 10 and the devil (I)who had deceived them was (J)thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where (K)the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:9 Some manuscripts from God, out of heaven, or out of heaven from God

The Judgment of Satan

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

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The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (A)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (D)what is false,

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(A) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(B) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(C) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(D) 11 For this reason God sends them(E) a powerful delusion(F) so that they will believe the lie(G)

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13 For such men are (A)false apostles, (B)deceitful workmen, (C)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as (D)an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (E)servants of righteousness. (F)Their end will correspond to their deeds.

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13 For such people are false apostles,(A) deceitful(B) workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.(C) 14 And no wonder, for Satan(D) himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.(E)

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But I am afraid that (A)as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts (B)will be led astray from a (C)sincere and (D)pure devotion to Christ.

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But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,(A) your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (A)a thousand years as one day.

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But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.(A)

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For (A)a thousand years in your sight
    are but as (B)yesterday when it is past,
    or as (C)a watch in the night.

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A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.(A)

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(A)with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and (B)with the wine of whose sexual immorality (C)the dwellers on earth have become drunk.”

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With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”(A)

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