Revelation 19–20

Celebration in Heaven

19After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude ^jin heaven, saying:

Hallelujah! ^k

Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God, ^l

²because His judgments are true ^mand righteous, ⁿ

because He has judged the notorious prostitute ^o

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;

and He has avenged the blood of His slaves

that was on her hands. ^p

³A second time they said:

Hallelujah!

Her smoke ascends forever and ever! ^q

⁴Then the 24 elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, ^rwho is seated on the throne, saying:

Amen! Hallelujah! ^s

⁵A voice came from the throne, saying:

Praise our God,

all His slaves, who fear Him,

both small and great! ^t

Marriage of the Lamb Announced

⁶Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters, ^uand like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying:

Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,

has begun to reign! ^v

⁷Let us be glad, rejoice, and give Him glory, ^w

because the marriage of the Lamb has come,

and His wife has prepared herself. ^x

⁸She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure. ^y

For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints. ^z

⁹Then he ^asaid to me, ^b“Write: Those invited to the marriage feast ^cof the Lamb are fortunate!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.” ^d10Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! ^eI am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about ^fJesus. ^gWorship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” ^h

The Rider on a White Horse

¹¹Then I saw heaven opened, ⁱand there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, ^jand He judges and makes war in righteousness. ^k12His eyes were like a fiery flame, ^land many crowns ^mwere on His head. ⁿHe had a name written that no one knows except Himself. ^o13He wore a robe stained with blood, ^pqand His name is the Word of God. ^r14The armies that were in heaven followed Him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. ¹⁵A sharp ^ssword ^tcame from His mouth, so that He might strike the nations with it. ^uHe will shepherd ^vthem with an iron scepter. ^wHe will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, ^xthe Almighty. ¹⁶And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. ^y

The Beast and His Armies Defeated

¹⁷Then I saw an angel standing on ^zthe sun, and he cried out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, ¹⁸so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great.” ^a

¹⁹Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies ^bgathered together to wage war ^cagainst the rider on the horse and against His army. ²⁰But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. ^dBoth of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. ^e21The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Satan Bound

20Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss ^fand a great chain ^gin his hand. ²He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, ^hiand bound ^jhim for 1,000 years. ³He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it ^kso that he would no longer deceive the nations ^luntil the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

The Saints Reign with the Messiah

⁴Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. ^mI also saw the people ^nowho had been beheaded ^pbecause of their testimony about Jesus ^qand 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. ^rThey came to life ^sand reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. ^t5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. ⁶Blessed ^uand holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death ^vhas no power ^wover them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years. ^x

Satanic Rebellion Crushed

⁷When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison ⁸and will go out to deceive the nations ^yat the four corners of the earth, ^zGog and Magog, to gather them for battle. ^aTheir number is like the sand of the sea. ^b9They came up over the surface of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city. ^cThen fire came down from heaven ^dand consumed them. ^e10The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, ^fand they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. ^g

The Great White Throne Judgment

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. ^h12I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. ⁱAnother book was opened, which is the book of life, ^jand the dead were judged according to their works ^kby what was written in the books.

¹³Then the sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades ^lgave up their dead; all ^mwere judged according to their works. ¹⁴Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. ⁿThis is the second death, the lake of fire. ^o15And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.