Revelation 20
An angel bound Satan with a chain and cast him into the abyss for a thousand years, preventing him from deceiving the nations. During this time, those who were martyred for their faith in Jesus lived and reigned with Christ, and they were blessed as participants in the First Resurrection. After the thousand years, Satan was released and gathered nations for battle, but they were devoured by fire from heaven, and Satan was cast into the pool of fire. A final judgment then took place, where the dead were judged according to their works, and those whose names were not in the Book of Life were cast into the pool of fire.
1And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain2And he apprehended the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years3And he cast him into the abyss, and he closed and sealed it, so that he would no longer seduce the nations, until the thousand years are completed. And after these things, he must be released for a brief time4And I saw thrones. And they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. And the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and who did not adore the beast, nor his image, nor accept his character on their foreheads or on their hands: they lived and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years5The rest of the dead did not live, until the thousand years are completed. This is the First Resurrection6Blessed 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 they shall reign with him for a thousand years7And when the thousand years will have been completed, Satan shall be released from his prison, and he will go out and seduce the nations which are upon the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog. And he will gather them together for battle, those whose number is like the sand of the sea8And they climbed across the breadth of the earth, and they encompassed the camp of the Saints and the Beloved City9And fire from God descended from heaven and devoured them. And the devil, who seduced them, was cast into the pool of fire and sulphur,10where both the beast and the false prophetess shall be tortured, day and night, forever and ever11And I saw a great white throne, and One sitting upon it, from whose sight earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in view of the throne. And books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by those things that had been written in the books, according to their works13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it. And death and Hell gave up their dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works14And Hell and death were cast into the pool of fire. This is the second death15And whoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the pool of fire
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