| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 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, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. |
| 2He seized the dragon--the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan--and tied him up for a thousand years. | 2And he 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 threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. |
| 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 thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the 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 their hands. 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 to life until the thousand years were ended. 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 is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. |
| 7Now when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be released from his prison | 7And when the thousand years are ended, 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 come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. |
| 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 up over the broad plain 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 where the beast and the false prophet were, and 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 him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, 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 books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. |
| 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. | 13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. |
| 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’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. |
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