The Text-Critical English New Testament

Revelation 20

Satan Bound for a Thousand Years

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain. He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, 1the deceiver of the whole world, and he bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the abyss and 2locked and sealed it over him, so that he would 3no longer deceive the nations until 4the thousand years were completed. After that he must be released for a short time.

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for 5the thousand years. 6(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.) This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who take part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of 7Christ, and they will reign with him for 8a thousand years.

Satan Thrown into the Lake of Fire

After the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, 10to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. They marched up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down 11out of heaven from God and devoured them. And the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

Then I saw a great white throne and one who sat upon it. The 12earth and the sky fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, 13great and small, standing before 14the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their works. Then the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each person was judged according to his works. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. 15This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Source notes (15)

Footnote the deceiver of the whole world, 𝔐C,K [66.8%] ¦ the deceiver of the world, ANT [0.5%] ¦ --- 𝔐A CT TR [32.2%]
Footnote locked 𝔐A(20),C,K [87.6%] ¦ bound 𝔐A(19) [9.6%] ¦ locked him in TR [0.5%]
Footnote no longer 𝔐A(25),C,K [84.6%] • TR [2.4%] ¦ not 𝔐A(17) [11.1%]
Footnote the 𝔐C,K [73.2%] ¦ a 𝔐A [25.4%]
Footnote the 𝔐K [49.3%] ¦ a 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK SCR [50.7%]
Footnote (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.) 𝔐A,C [35.6%] • NA SBL TH WH [1%] • ANT [0%] • MSS [5.8%] ¦ (The rest of the dead did not come to life again until the thousand years were completed.) TR [0.5%] ¦ --- 𝔐K [36.5%]
Footnote Christ, and they will reign with him 𝔐A,C [67.5%] ¦ Christ. Afterward they will reign 𝔐K [29.1%]
Footnote a 𝔐A,C,K [82.4%] ¦ the NA TH WH [17%]
Footnote After the thousand years 𝔐 K [38.6%] ¦ When the thousand years are completed 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK RP TR [46.9%] ¦ When the thousand years were completed MSS [6.3%]
Footnote to 𝔐C,K [73.3%] ¦ and to 𝔐A [25.7%]
Footnote out of heaven from God 𝔐A(7),C,K [61.3%] ¦ from God out of heaven ECM TR [7.8%] • 𝔐A(9) [6.4%] • 𝔐A(8) [3.9%] ¦ from heaven 𝔐A(10) NA SBL TH WH [6.4%]
Footnote earth and the sky 𝔐A,K [74.4%] ¦ sky and the earth 𝔐C PCK [21.2%]
Footnote great and small, 𝔐A,C [55.2%] ¦ small and great, TR [1.5%] • MSS [7.9%] ¦ --- 𝔐K [30%]
Footnote the throne 𝔐A(26),C,K [89.7%] ¦ God 𝔐A(18) TR [9.8%]
Footnote This is the second death, the lake of fire. 𝔐A(12),K [48.5%] • 𝔐C PCK [14.9%] • 𝔐A(8) [4%] ¦ This is the second death. TR [1%] • ANT [0%] ¦ --- 𝔐A(13) [21.8%]

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