Satan Bound 1,000 Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of (B)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and (C)set a seal on him, (D)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years

And I saw (E)thrones, and they sat on them, and (F)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw (G)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, (H)who had not worshiped the beast (I)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they (J)lived and (K)reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such (L)the second death has no power, but they shall be (M)priests of God and of Christ, (N)and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Satanic Rebellion Crushed(O)

Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out (P)to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, (Q)Gog and Magog, (R)to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. (S)They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And 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 (T)where[b] the beast and the false prophet are. And they (U)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 sat on it, from whose face (V)the earth and the heaven fled away. (W)And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, (X)small and great, standing before [c]God, (Y)and books were opened. And another (Z)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged (AA)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, (AB)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. (AC)And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then (AD)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. (AE)This is the second [d]death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life (AF)was cast into the lake of fire.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:4 M the
  2. Revelation 20:10 NU, M where also
  3. Revelation 20:12 NU, M the throne
  4. Revelation 20:14 NU, M death, the lake of fire.

Satan Bound

20 Then I saw (A)an angel coming down from heaven, holding the (B)key of the abyss and a great chain [a]in his hand. And he took hold of the (C)dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and (D)bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the (E)abyss and shut it and (F)sealed it over him, so that he would (G)not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

Then I saw (H)thrones, and (I)they sat on them, and (J)judgment was given to them. And I saw (K)the souls of those who had been beheaded because of [b]their (L)testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not (M)worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the (N)mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they (O)came to life and (P)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. (Q)This is the first resurrection. (R)Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the (S)second death has no power, but they will be (T)priests of God and of Christ, and will (U)reign with Him for a thousand years.

Satan Freed and Doomed

When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be (V)released from his prison, and will come out to (W)deceive the nations which are at the (X)four corners of the earth, (Y)Gog and Magog, to (Z)gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the (AA)sand of the [c]seashore. And they (AB)came up on the [d]broad plain of the earth and surrounded the (AC)camp of the [e]saints and the (AD)beloved city, and (AE)fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And (AF)the devil who (AG)deceived them was thrown into the (AH)lake of fire and [f]brimstone, where the (AI)beast and the (AJ)false prophet are also; and they will be (AK)tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment at the Throne of God

11 Then I saw a great white (AL)throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose [g]presence (AM)earth and heaven fled, and (AN)no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the (AO)great and the small, standing before the throne, and [h](AP)books were opened; and another [i]book was opened, which is (AQ)the book of life; and the dead (AR)were judged from the things which were written in the [j]books, (AS)according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and (AT)Death and Hades (AU)gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged, each one of them (AV)according to their deeds. 14 Then (AW)Death and Hades were thrown into (AX)the lake of fire. This is the (AY)second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if [k]anyone’s name was not found written in (AZ)the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:1 Lit upon
  2. Revelation 20:4 Lit the
  3. Revelation 20:8 Lit sea
  4. Revelation 20:9 Lit breadth of the earth
  5. Revelation 20:9 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  6. Revelation 20:10 I.e., burning sulfur
  7. Revelation 20:11 Lit face
  8. Revelation 20:12 Or scrolls
  9. Revelation 20:12 Or scroll
  10. Revelation 20:12 Or scrolls
  11. Revelation 20:15 Lit anyone was not

Tusindårsriget

20 Jeg så nu en engel komme ned fra Himlen. Han havde nøglen til afgrunden i hånden, og han bar på en tung jernlænke. Han greb fat i dragen, den gamle Slange, som er Djævelen og Satan, lænkede ham og smed ham i afgrunden, hvor han skulle være i 1000 år. Hullet over afgrunden blev forsvarligt lukket og forseglet, så han ikke mere kunne vildlede nationerne. Når de 1000 år er forbi, skal han efter Guds plan slippes løs for en kort tid.

Derefter så jeg en masse troner, og nogle, der satte sig på tronerne.[a] De fik magt til at afsige domme. Jeg så også sjælene af alle dem, som var blevet henrettet, fordi de havde været tro over for Jesus og havde holdt fast ved Guds ord. De havde ikke bøjet sig i hyldest til uhyret eller dets statue, og de havde ikke taget imod uhyrets mærke på panden eller hånden. De blev nu levende for at regere sammen med Kristus i 1000 år. Det er den første genopstandelse. (De andre døde blev ikke levende, før de 1000 år var gået). Velsignede og hellige er de, der kommer med i den første genopstandelse. Dem har den anden død ingen magt over. De skal være præster for Gud og Kristus, og de skal regere sammen med ham i 1000 år.

Satan løslades efter 1000 år, men besejres

Når de 1000 år er forbi, skal Satan lukkes ud af sit fængsel, og han vil tage ud til alle nationer i hele verden, især Gog og Magog, for at overtale dem til at hjælpe ham i den forestående krig. Jeg så ham samle soldater så talrige som havets sand. Hærene drog frem over jorden og omringede den elskede by, hvor Guds folk havde forskanset sig. Men så kom der ild ned fra Himlen og fortærede dem. 10 Djævelen, som havde vildledt dem, blev kastet i søen med brændende svovl, hvor uhyret og den falske profet allerede var. Der skal de pines dag og nat i al evighed.

Verdensdommen og den anden død

11 Derefter så jeg en stor, hvid trone og Gud selv, der sad på den. Jord og himmel flygtede for ham, men der var ingen steder, de kunne være. 12 Dernæst så jeg de døde stå foran tronen, både de rige og de fattige. Mange bøger blev åbnet, og en ganske særlig bog blev åbnet. Det var livets bog. De døde blev bedømt efter deres gerninger, i overensstemmelse med, hvad der stod i bøgerne. 13 Havet gav sine døde tilbage, og døden og dødsriget gav sine døde tilbage. Alle blev bedømt efter deres gerninger. 14 Døden og dødsriget blev kastet i ildsøen. Det er den anden død—ildsøen. 15 Alle, der ikke var skrevet op i livets bog, blev kastet i ildsøen.

Footnotes

  1. 20,4 Sandsynligvis de 24 medregenter sidst nævnt i 19,4.

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. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(D) and bound him for a thousand years.(E) He threw him into the Abyss,(F) and locked and sealed(G) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(H) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

I saw thrones(I) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.(J) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded(K) because of their testimony about Jesus(L) and because of the word of God.(M) They[a] had not worshiped the beast(N) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.(O) They came to life and reigned(P) with Christ a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.(Q) Blessed(R) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death(S) has no power over them, but they will be priests(T) of God and of Christ and will reign with him(U) for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

When the thousand years are over,(V) Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations(W) in the four corners of the earth(X)—Gog and Magog(Y)—and to gather them for battle.(Z) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.(AA) They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded(AB) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.(AC) But fire came down from heaven(AD) and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them,(AE) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,(AF) where the beast(AG) and the false prophet(AH) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.(AI)

The Judgment of the Dead

11 Then I saw a great white throne(AJ) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,(AK) and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(AL) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(AM) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(AN) The dead were judged(AO) according to what they had done(AP) as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(AQ) gave up the dead(AR) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(AS) 14 Then death(AT) and Hades(AU) were thrown into the lake of fire.(AV) The lake of fire is the second death.(AW) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life(AX) was thrown into the lake of fire.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 20:4 Or God; I also saw those who