Revelation 20-22

New American Standard Bible 1995

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. ² And he laid hold of the ^(C)dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(D)bound him for a thousand years; ³ 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.

⁴ 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 forehead and on their hand; and they ^(O)came to life and ^(P)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. ^(Q)This is the first resurrection. ^6 (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, Doomed

⁷ When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be ^(V)released from his prison, ⁸ and will come out to ^(W)deceive the nations which are in 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. ⁹ 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 away, 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 which were in it, and ^(AT)death and Hades ^(AU)gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every 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.

The New Heaven and Earth

21 Then I saw ^(BA)a new heaven and a new earth; for ^(BB)the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. ² And I saw ^(BC)the holy city, ^(BD)new Jerusalem, ^(BE)coming down out of heaven from God, ^(BF)made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, ^(BG)the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will ^[l](BH)dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them^[m], ⁴ and He will ^(BI)wipe away every tear from their eyes; and ^(BJ)there will no longer be any death; ^(BK)there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; ^(BL)the first things have passed away.”

⁵ And ^(BM)He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am ^(BN)making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for ^(BO)these words are faithful and true.” ⁶ Then He said to me, “^[n](BP)It is done. I am the ^(BQ)Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. ^(BR)I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the ^(BS)water of life without cost. ^7 (BT)He who overcomes will inherit these things, and ^(BU)I will be his God and he will be My son. ^8 (BV)But for the cowardly and ^[o]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in ^(BW)the lake that burns with fire and ^[p]brimstone, which is the ^(BX)second death.”

^9 (BY)Then one of the seven angels who had the ^(BZ)seven bowls ^[q]full of the ^(CA)seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “^(CB)Come here, I will show you the ^(CC)bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

The New Jerusalem

¹⁰ And ^(CD)he carried me away ^[r](CE)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me ^(CF)the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ having ^(CG)the glory of God. Her ^[s]brilliance was like a very costly stone, as a ^(CH)stone of ^(CI)crystal-clear jasper. ^12 [t]It had a great and high wall, ^[u](CJ)with twelve ^(CK)gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. ¹³ There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west. ¹⁴ And the wall of the city had ^(CL)twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the ^(CM)twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵ The one who spoke with me had a ^[v]gold measuring ^(CN)rod to measure the city, and its ^(CO)gates and its wall. ¹⁶ The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the ^[w]rod, ^[x]fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal. ¹⁷ And he measured its wall, ^[y]seventy-two yards, according to ^(CP)human ^[z]measurements, which are also ^(CQ)angelic measurements. ¹⁸ The material of the wall was ^(CR)jasper; and the city was ^(CS)pure gold, like ^[aa]clear ^(CT)glass. ^19 (CU)The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was ^(CV)jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, ^(CW)emerald; ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, ^(CX)sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. ²¹ And the twelve ^(CY)gates were twelve ^(CZ)pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was ^(DA)pure gold, like transparent ^(DB)glass.

²² I saw ^(DC)no ^[ab]temple in it, for the ^(DD)Lord God the Almighty and the ^(DE)Lamb are its ^[ac]temple. ²³ And the city ^(DF)has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for ^(DG)the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the ^(DH)Lamb. ^24 (DI)The nations will walk by its light, and the ^(DJ)kings of the earth ^[ad]will bring their glory into it. ²⁵ In the daytime (for ^(DK)there will be no night there) ^(DL)its gates ^(DM)will never be closed; ²⁶ and ^(DN)they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; ²⁷ and ^(DO)nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those ^[ae]whose names are ^(DP)written in the Lamb’s book of life.

The River and the Tree of Life

22 Then ^(DQ)he showed me a ^(DR)river of the ^(DS)water of life, ^[af]clear ^(DT)as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of ^[ag]the Lamb, ² in the middle of ^(DU)its street. ^(DV)On either side of the river was ^(DW)the tree of life, bearing twelve ^[ah]kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ^3 (DX)There will no longer be any curse; and ^(DY)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will ^(DZ)serve Him; ⁴ they will ^(EA)see His face, and His ^(EB)name will be on their ^(EC)foreheads. ⁵ And ^(ED)there will no longer be any night; and they ^[ai]will not have need ^(EE)of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will ^(EF)reign forever and ever.

⁶ And ^(EG)he said to me, “^(EH)These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the ^(EI)God of the spirits of the prophets, ^(EJ)sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

⁷ “And behold, ^(EK)I am coming quickly. ^(EL)Blessed is he who ^[aj]heeds ^(EM)the words of the prophecy of this book.”

^8 (EN)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, ^(EO)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ But ^(EP)he *said to me, “Do not do that. I am a ^(EQ)fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who ^[ak]heed the words of ^(ER)this book. Worship God.”

The Final Message

¹⁰ And he *said to me, “^(ES)Do not seal up ^(ET)the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(EU)for the time is near. ^11 (EV)Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

¹² “Behold, ^(EW)I am coming quickly, and My ^(EX)reward is with Me, ^(EY)to render to every man ^[al]according to what he has done. ¹³ I am the ^(EZ)Alpha and the Omega, ^(FA)the first and the last, ^(FB)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(FC)wash their robes, so that they may have the right to ^(FD)the tree of life, and may ^(FE)enter by the ^(FF)gates into the city. ^15 (FG)Outside are the ^(FH)dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

¹⁶ “^(FI)I, Jesus, have sent ^(FJ)My angel to testify to you these things ^[am](FK)for the churches. I am ^(FL)the root and the ^(FM)descendant of David, the bright ^(FN)morning star.”

¹⁷ The ^(FO)Spirit and the ^(FP)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(FQ)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the ^(FR)water of life without cost.

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears ^(FS)the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^(FT)adds to them, God will add to him ^(FU)the plagues which are written in ^(FV)this book; ¹⁹ and if anyone ^(FW)takes away from the ^(FX)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from ^(FY)the tree of life and ^[an]from the holy city, ^(FZ)which are written in this book.

²⁰ He who ^(GA)testifies to these things says, “Yes, ^(GB)I am coming quickly.” Amen. ^(GC)Come, Lord Jesus.

^21 (GD)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with ^[ao]all. Amen.