Revelation 20–22

Satan Bound 1000 Years

20Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, ^ahaving the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ²He laid hold of ^bthe dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; ³and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and ^cset a seal on him, ^dso that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

The Saints Reign with Christ 1000 Years

⁴And I saw ^ethrones, and they sat on them, and ^fjudgment was committed to them. Then I saw ^gthe souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, ^hwho had not worshiped the beast ⁱor his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they ^jlived and ^kreigned with Christ for ¹a thousand years. ⁵But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. ⁶Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such ^lthe second death has no power, but they shall be ^mpriests of God and of Christ, ⁿand shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Satanic Rebellion Crushed

⁷Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison ⁸and will go out ^oto deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, ^pGog and Magog, ^qto gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. ^9rThey went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. ¹⁰The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone ^swhere ²the beast and the false prophet are. And they ^twill be tormented day and night forever and ever.

The Great White Throne Judgment

¹¹Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face ^uthe earth and the heaven fled away. ^vAnd there was found no place for them. ¹²And I saw the dead, ^wsmall and great, standing before ³God, ^xand books were opened. And another ^ybook was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^zaccording to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³The sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^aand Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. ^bAnd they were judged, each one according to his works. ¹⁴Then ^cDeath and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. ^dThis is the second ⁴death. ¹⁵And anyone not found written in the Book of Life ^ewas cast into the lake of fire.

All Things Made New

21Now ^aI saw a new heaven and a new earth, ^bfor the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. ²Then I, ¹John, saw ^cthe holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared ^das a bride adorned for her husband. ³And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, ^ethe tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. ^4fAnd God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; ^gthere shall be no more death, ^hnor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

⁵Then ⁱHe who sat on the throne said, ^j“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said ²to me, “Write, for ^kthese words are true and faithful.”

⁶And He said to me, ^l“It ³is done! ^mI am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. ⁿI will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. ⁷He who overcomes ⁴shall inherit all things, and ^oI will be his God and he shall be My son. ^8pBut the cowardly, ⁵unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in ^qthe lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem

⁹Then one of ^rthe seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came ⁶to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^sthe ⁷bride, the Lamb’s wife.” ¹⁰And he carried me away ^tin the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me ^uthe ⁸great city, the ⁹holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, ^11vhaving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. ¹²Also she had a great and high wall with ^wtwelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: ^13xthree gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

¹⁴Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and ^yon them were the ¹names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵And he who talked with me ^zhad a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ¹⁶The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand ²furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. ¹⁷Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. ¹⁸The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. ^19aThe foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ²⁰the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ²¹The twelve gates were twelve ^bpearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. ^cAnd the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

^22dBut I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ^23eThe city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine ³in it, for the ⁴glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. ^24fAnd the nations ⁵of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor ⁶into it. ^25gIts gates shall not be shut at all by day ^h(there shall be no night there). ²⁶ⁱAnd they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into ⁷it. ²⁷But ^jthere shall by no means enter it anything ⁸that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s ^kBook of Life.

The River of Life

22And he showed me ^aa ¹pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. ^2bIn the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was ^cthe tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were ^dfor the healing of the nations. ³And ^ethere shall be no more curse, ^fbut the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His ^gservants shall serve Him. ^4hThey shall see His face, and ⁱHis name shall be on their foreheads. ^5jThere shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor ^klight of the sun, for ^lthe Lord God gives them light. ^mAnd they shall reign forever and ever.

The Time is Near

⁶Then he said to me, ⁿ“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ²holy prophets ^osent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^pshortly take place.

^7q“Behold, I am coming quickly! ^rBlessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸Now I, John, ³saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, ^sI fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

⁹Then he said to me, ^t“See that you do not do that. ⁴For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” ^10uAnd he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, ^vfor the time is at hand. ¹¹He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him ⁵be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

¹²“And behold, I am coming quickly, and ^wMy reward is with Me, ^xto give to every one according to his work. ^13yI am the Alpha and the Omega, the ⁶Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

^14zBlessed are those who ⁷do His commandments, that they may have the right ^ato the tree of life, ^band may enter through the gates into the city. ¹⁵⁸But ^coutside are ^ddogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

^16e“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. ^fI am the Root and the Offspring of David, ^gthe Bright and Morning Star.”

¹⁷And the Spirit and ^hthe bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” ⁱAnd let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

A Warning

¹⁸⁹For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^jIf anyone adds to these things, ¹God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; ¹⁹and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, ^kGod ²shall take away his part from the ³Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I Am Coming Quickly

²⁰He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

²¹The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ⁴with you all. Amen.