Revelation 20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20
Modern English Version
The Thousand Years
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be set free for a little while.
4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and the authority to judge was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness of Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. They came to life and 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 Blessed and holy is he who takes part in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
The Defeat of Satan
7 When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be set free from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea. 9 They traveled the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet were. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The Great White Throne Judgment
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. From His face the earth and the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. Books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their works as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one by his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Apocalipsis 20
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Los mil años
20 Vi entonces que un ángel descendía del cielo. Llevaba en su mano la llave del abismo y una gran cadena. 2 Apresó al dragón, que es la serpiente antigua,(A) y que es también el Diablo y Satanás, y lo ató durante mil años; 3 luego lo arrojó al abismo y lo encerró, y selló la puerta, para que no volviera a engañar a las naciones hasta el cabo de los mil años. Después de esto es necesario que se le suelte por un poco de tiempo.
4 Vi entonces unos tronos, y sobre ellos estaban sentados los que recibieron la autoridad para juzgar.(B) También vi las almas de los que fueron decapitados por causa del testimonio de Jesús y por la palabra de Dios. Ellos son los que nunca adoraron a la bestia ni a su imagen, ni aceptaron jamás llevar su marca en la frente ni en las manos; y éstos volvieron a vivir y reinaron con Cristo durante mil años. 5 Ésta es la primera resurrección. Pero los otros muertos no volvieron a vivir hasta que se cumplieron los mil años. 6 Bienaventurados y santos son los que tienen parte en la primera resurrección, pues la segunda muerte no tiene poder sobre ellos; al contrario, serán sacerdotes de Dios y de Cristo, y reinarán con él durante mil años.
7 Al cabo de los mil años, Satanás fue puesto en libertad de su prisión, 8 y salió a engañar a las naciones que están en los cuatro extremos de la tierra, y a Gog y a Magog,(C) a fin de reunirlos para la batalla. ¡Su número era incontable, como la arena del mar! 9 Y subieron por todo lo ancho de la tierra, y rodearon el campamento de los santos y la ciudad amada. Pero del cielo cayó fuego y los consumió. 10 El diablo, que los había engañado, fue lanzado al lago de fuego y azufre, donde estaban la bestia y el falso profeta. Y allí serán atormentados día y noche por los siglos de los siglos.
El juicio ante el gran trono blanco
11 Vi también un gran trono blanco, y al que estaba sentado en él. De su presencia huyeron la tierra y el cielo, y no se volvió a hallar su lugar. 12 Vi entonces de pie, ante Dios, a los muertos, grandes y pequeños. Unos libros fueron abiertos, y después otro más, que es el libro de la vida. Los muertos fueron juzgados conforme a sus obras y conforme a lo que estaba anotado en los libros.(D) 13 El mar entregó los muertos que yacían en él; también la muerte y el Hades entregaron los muertos que yacían con ellos, y cada uno fue juzgado conforme a sus obras. 14 Luego la muerte y el Hades fueron lanzados al lago de fuego. Ésta es la muerte segunda. 15 Todos los que no tenían su nombre registrado en el libro de la vida fueron lanzados al lago de fuego.
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