1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,1 having the key2 to the Abyss3 and holding in his hand a great chain.
2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,1 and bound him for a thousand years.2
3He threw him into the Abyss,1 and locked and sealed2 it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations3 anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4I saw thrones1 on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.2 And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded3 because of their testimony about Jesus4 and because of the word of God.5 Theya had not worshiped the beast6 or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.7 They came to life and reigned8 with Christ 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.1
6Blessed1 and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death2 has no power over them, but they will be priests3 of God and of Christ and will reign with him4 for a thousand years.
7When the thousand years are over,1 Satan will be released from his prison
8and will go out to deceive the nations1 in the four corners of the earth2 —Gog and Magog3 —and to gather them for battle.4 In number they are like the sand on the seashore.5
9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded1 the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.2 But fire came down from heaven3 and devoured them.
10And the devil, who deceived them,1 was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,2 where the beast3 and the false prophet4 had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.5
11Then I saw a great white throne1 and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,2 and there was no place for them.
12And I saw the dead, great and small,1 standing before the throne, and books were opened.2 Another book was opened, which is the book of life.3 The dead were judged4 according to what they had done5 as recorded in the books.
13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades1 gave up the dead2 that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.3
14Then death1 and Hades2 were thrown into the lake of fire.3 The lake of fire is the second death.4
15Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life1 was thrown into the lake of fire.