Revelation 20:1–7

The Thousand Years

20And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,^o having the key^p to the Abyss^q and holding in his hand a great chain. ²He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,^r and bound him for a thousand years.^{s 3}He threw him into the Abyss,^t and locked and sealed^u it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations^v anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

⁴I saw thrones^w on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.^x And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded^y because of their testimony about Jesus^z and because of the word of God.^a They^a had not worshiped the beast^b or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.^c They came to life and reigned^d with Christ a thousand years. ⁵(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.^{e 6}Blessed^f and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death^g has no power over them, but they will be priests^h of God and of Christ and will reign with himⁱ for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

⁷When the thousand years are over,^j Satan will be released from his prison