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20 Then kai I saw an angel angelos coming down katabainō from ek · ho heaven ouranos, having echō in epi his autos hand cheir the ho key kleis to the ho abyss abyssos and kai a great megas chain halysis. · ho · kai He seized krateō the ho dragon drakōn, that ho ancient archaios serpent ophis · ho ( who hos is eimi the devil diabolos and kai · ho Satan Satanas), and kai bound deō him autos for a thousand chilioi years etos. Then kai he threw ballō him autos into eis the ho abyss abyssos, · kai locked kleiō and kai sealed sphragizō it over epanō him autos, so hina he could not deceive planaō the ho nations ethnos any longer eti, until achri the ho thousand chilioi years etos were finished teleō. After meta that houtos he autos must dei be set loose lyō for a short mikros time chronos.

And kai I saw thrones thronos, and kai seated kathizō on epi them autos · kai were those autos who had been given the authority didōmi to judge krima. I also kai saw the ho souls psychē of those ho who had been beheaded pelekizō for dia the ho testimony martyria of Jesus Iēsous and kai for dia the ho word logos of ho God theos. · kai These hostis had not ou worshiped proskyneō the ho beast thērion or oude · ho its autos image eikōn and kai had not ou received lambanō its ho mark charagma on epi · ho their foreheads metōpon or kai · ho their autos hands cheir. · kai They came to life zaō and kai reigned basileuō with meta · ho Christ Christos for a thousand chilioi years etos. ( The ho rest loipos of the ho dead nekros did not ou come to life zaō until achri the ho thousand chilioi years etos were finished teleō). This houtos is the ho first prōtos resurrection anastasis. · ho Blessed makarios and kai holy hagios is the ho one who has echō a part meros in en the ho first prōtos resurrection anastasis! · ho Over epi such houtos the ho second deuteros death thanatos has echō no ou power exousia, but alla they will be eimi priests hiereus of ho God theos and kai of ho Christ Christos, and kai they will reign basileuō with meta him autos for ho a thousand chilioi years etos.

· kai When hotan the ho thousand chilioi years etos are finished teleō, Satan Satanas will be released lyō · ho from ek · ho his autos prison phylakē and kai will go out exerchomai to deceive planaō the ho nations ethnos · ho at en the ho four tessares corners gōnia of the ho earth , · ho Gog Gōg and kai Magog Magōg, to gather synagō them autos for eis · ho battle polemos. · ho In number arithmos they autos are as hōs the ho sand ammos of the ho sea thalassa. And kai they marched up anabainō on epi the ho broad plain platos of the ho earth and kai encircled kykleuō the ho camp parembolē of the ho saints hagios and kai the ho beloved agapaō city polis, · ho but kai fire pyr came down katabainō from ek · ho heaven ouranos and kai consumed katesthiō them autos. 10 And kai the ho devil diabolos, the ho one who had deceived planaō them autos, was thrown ballō into eis the ho lake limnē of ho fire pyr and kai sulfur theion where hopou both kai the ho beast thērion and kai the ho false prophet pseudoprophētēs are. · kai There they will suffer torment basanizō day hēmera and kai night nyx for eis all ho time aiōn ho. · ho

11 Then kai I saw a great megas white leukos throne thronos and kai the ho one who was seated kathēmai on epi it autos. From apo his hos · ho presence prosōpon earth and kai heaven ouranos fled away pheugō, · ho · ho and kai no ou place topos was found heuriskō for them autos. 12 And kai I saw the ho dead nekros, the ho great megas and kai the ho small mikros, standing histēmi before enōpion the ho throne thronos, and kai the books biblion were opened anoigō. Then kai another allos book biblion was opened anoigō the hos Book of ho Life zōē. And kai the ho dead nekros were judged krinō by ek what ho was written graphō in en the ho books biblion, according to kata · ho their autos deeds ergon. 13 And kai the ho sea thalassa gave up didōmi the ho dead nekros that ho were in en it autos, and kai · ho death thanatos and kai · ho Hades hadēs gave up didōmi the ho dead nekros that ho were in en them autos, and kai they were judged krinō, each hekastos one according to kata · ho his autos deeds ergon. 14 Then kai · ho death thanatos and kai · ho Hades hadēs were thrown ballō into eis the ho lake limnē of ho fire pyr. This houtos is eimi the ho second deuteros death thanatos, · ho the ho lake limnē of ho fire pyr. 15 And kai anyone ei tis whose name was not ou found heuriskō written graphō in en the ho Book biblos of ho Life zōē was thrown ballō into eis the ho lake limnē of ho fire pyr.

Satan Bound

20 [a]And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand. And he overpowered and laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and bound him [securely] for a thousand years (a millennium);(A) and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time.

The Millennial Reign

And then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom judgment [that is, the authority to act as judges] was given. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had refused to worship the beast or his image, and had not accepted his mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.(B) The rest of the dead [the non-believers] did not come to life again until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. [b]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection; over these the second death [which is eternal separation from God, the lake of fire] has no power or authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and they will reign with Him a thousand years.(C)

The Final Rebellion

And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison (the abyss), and will come out to deceive and mislead the [c]nations which are in the four corners of the earth—[including] Gog and Magog—to gather them together for the war; their number is like the sand of the seashore.(D) And they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints (God’s people) and the beloved city [[d]Jerusalem]; but fire came down from heaven and consumed them.(E) 10 And the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the lake of fire and burning brimstone (sulfur), where the beast (Antichrist) and false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever.

The Final Judgment

11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].(F) 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].(G) 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades (the realm of the dead) surrendered the dead who were in them; and they were judged and sentenced, every one according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades [the realm of the dead] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire [the eternal separation from God].(H) 15 And if [e]anyone’s name was not found [f]written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:1 The Greek words for “And I saw” are used seven times in chs 19 through 21 to indicate a progression at the end of time from the marriage supper of the Lamb to the millennium to the new heaven and new earth.
  2. Revelation 20:6 This is the fifth of the seven promised blessings. See note 1:3.
  3. Revelation 20:8 Non-believing descendants of the survivors of the Tribulation.
  4. Revelation 20:9 I.e. the world capital of Christ’s reign during the millennial kingdom.
  5. Revelation 20:15 Lit anyone was.
  6. Revelation 20:15 Since everyone who goes before the great white throne is to be tried and sentenced for his deeds, and no one is sinless, the only way to escape condemnation and the “lake of fire” is to have one’s name in the “Book of Life” through authentic faith in Jesus as Lord (see Ps 69:28; Phil 4:3; Rev 3:5).