| Chapter 20 |
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And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the great
deep and a great chain in his hand. |
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And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan,
and put chains on him for a thousand years, |
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And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so
that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were
ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time. |
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And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of
judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death
for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give
worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on
their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years. |
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The rest of the dead did not come to life again till the thousand years
were ended. This is the first coming back from the dead. |
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Happy and holy is he who has a part in this first coming: over these the
second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ,
and will be ruling with him a thousand years. |
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And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose out of his
prison, |
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And will go out to put in error the nations which are in the four
quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to get them together to the war, the
number of whom is like the sands of the sea. |
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And they went up over the face of the earth, and made a circle about the
tents of the saints, and the well loved town: and fire came down out of heaven
for their destruction. |
10 |
And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of
ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their
punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever. |
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And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose
face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them. |
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And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high
seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of
life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by
their works. |
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And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell gave up
the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man by his works. |
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And death and Hell were put into the sea of fire. This is the second
death, even the sea of fire. |
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And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the
sea of fire. |