| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. | 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit, with a large chain in his hand. |
| 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years. | 2He captured the dragon, that ancient serpent, also known as the devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years. |
| 3He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time. | 3He threw him into the bottomless pit, locked it, and sealed it over him to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were over. After that, he must be set free for a little while. |
| 4Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God's word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. | 4Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came back to life and ruled with the Messiah for a thousand years. |
| 5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. | 5The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were over. This is the first resurrection. |
| 6Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years. | 6How blessed and holy are those who participate in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and the Messiah, and will rule with him for a thousand years. |
| 7When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison | 7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be freed from his prison. |
| 8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea. | 8He will go out to deceive Gog and Magog, the nations at the four corners of the earth, and gather them for war. They are as numerous as the sands of the seashore. |
| 9They came up over the surface of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city. Then fire came down from heaven and consumed them. | 9They marched over the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. Fire came from God out of heaven and burned them up, |
| 10The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. | 10and the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were. They will be tortured day and night forever and ever. |
| 11Then I saw a great white throne and One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. | 11Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. |
| 12I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books. | 12I saw the dead, both unimportant and important, standing in front of the throne, and books were open. Another book was opened—the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their actions, as recorded in the books. |
| 13Then the sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead; all were judged according to their works. | 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and all were judged according to their actions. |
| 14Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. | 14Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. (This is the second death—the lake of fire.) |
| 15And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. | 15Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. |
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