Revelation 19:11–20:6

The Rider on a White Horse

¹¹Then I saw ^aheaven opened, and behold, a ^bwhite horse, and He who sits on it is called ^cFaithful and True, and in ^drighteousness He judges and wages war.

¹²His ^aeyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many ^bdiadems; having a ^cname written on Him which no one knows except Himself,

¹³and being clothed with a ^agarment dipped in blood, His name is also called ^bThe Word of God.

¹⁴And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in ^afine linen, ^bwhite and clean, were following Him on white horses.

^15aAnd from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may ^bstrike down the nations, and He will ^1crule them with a rod of iron; and ^dHe treads the wine press of the wrath of the rage of God, the Almighty.

¹⁶And He has on His garment and on His thigh ^aa name written, “^bKING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

¹⁷Then I saw ¹an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to ^aall the birds which fly in ^bmidheaven, “^cCome, assemble for the great supper of God,

¹⁸so that you may ^aeat the flesh of kings and the flesh of ¹commanders and the flesh of strong men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, ^bboth free men and slaves, and ^csmall and great.”

¹⁹Then I saw ^athe beast and ^bthe kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with Him who ^csits on the horse and with His army.

The Beast and False Prophet Are Seized

²⁰And the beast was seized, and with him the ^afalse prophet who ^bdid the signs ^1cin his presence, by which he ^ddeceived those who had received the ^emark of the beast and those who ^fworshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the ^glake of ^hfire which burns with ²brimstone.

²¹And the rest were killed with the sword which ^acame from the mouth of Him who ^bsits on the horse, and ^call the birds were filled with their flesh.

CHAPTER 20

Christ’s Thousand Year Reign

¹Then I saw ^aan angel coming down from heaven, having the ^bkey of the abyss and a great chain ¹in his hand.

²And he laid hold of the ^adragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and ^bbound him for a thousand years;

³and he threw him into the ^aabyss, and shut it and ^bsealed it over him, so that he would ^cnot deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were finished. After these things he must be released for a short time.

⁴Then I saw ^athrones, and ^bthey sat on them, and ^cjudgment was given to them. And I saw ^dthe souls of those who had been beheaded because of ¹their ^ewitness of Jesus and because of the word of God, and who also had not ^fworshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the ^gmark on their forehead and on their hand. And they ^hcame to life and ⁱreigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁵The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished. ^aThis is the first resurrection.

^6aBlessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over these the ^bsecond death has no authority, but they will be ^cpriests of God and of Christ and will ^dreign with Him for a thousand years.