Revelation 20

Modern

Literal

Satan Bound

¹Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

¹And I saw an angel descending out of heaven, having the key of the Abyss and a great chain in his hand.

²He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

²And he seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

³And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

³And he cast him into the Abyss, and shut and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years should be completed. After these things, it is necessary for him to be released for a little time.

⁴Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁴And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those having been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who did not worship the beast nor its image, and did not receive the mark upon the forehead and upon their hand. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

⁵The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

⁵The rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years should be completed. This is the first resurrection.

⁶Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

⁶Blessed and holy is the one having a part in the first resurrection! Over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him a thousand years.

Satan Cast into the Lake of Fire

⁷When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

⁷And when the thousand years should be completed, Satan will be released out of his prison,

⁸and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

⁸and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together unto the war, of whom the number of them is like the sand of the sea.

⁹And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven^a and consumed them.

⁹And they went up over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the city having been beloved. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them.

¹⁰And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

¹⁰And the devil, the one deceiving them, was cast into the lake of fire and of sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet also are; and they will be tormented day and night to the ages of the ages.

Judgment before the Great White Throne

¹¹Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

¹¹And I saw a great white throne and the One sitting on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them.

¹²And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne.

And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

¹²And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the one of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works.

¹³The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

¹³And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each of them were judged according to their works.

¹⁴Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

¹⁴And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

¹⁵And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

¹⁵And if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.