| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. | 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. |
| 2He seized the dragon--the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan--and tied him up for a thousand years. | 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. |
| 3The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.) | 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. |
| 4Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. | 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. |
| 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished.) This is the first resurrection. | 5The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection. |
| 6Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. | 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. |
| 7Now when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be released from his prison | 7When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison, |
| 8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea. | 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. |
| 9They went up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and devoured them completely. | 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 and consumed them. |
| 10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever. | 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. |
| 11Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. | 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. |
| 12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened--the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. | 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. |
| 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. | 13The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. |
| 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death--the lake of fire. | 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. |
| 15If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into 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. |
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