Rev 20 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven , holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand .

Revelation of John 20

Satan Bound

1 Then I saw ^aan angel coming down from heaven, holding the ^bkey of the abyss and a great chain ^{▼▼Lit upon}in his hand. 2 And he took hold of the ^ddragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and ^ebound him for a thousand years; 3 and he threw him into the ^fabyss and shut it and ^gsealed it over him, so that he would ^hnot deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

4 Then I saw ⁱthrones, and ^jthey sat on them, and ^kjudgment was given to them. And I saw ^lthe souls of those who had been beheaded because of ^{▼▼Lit the}their ⁿtestimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not ^oworshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the ^pmark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they ^qcame to life and ^rreigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. ^sThis is the first resurrection. 6 ^tBlessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the ^usecond death has no power, but they will be ^vpriests of God and of Christ, and will ^wreign with Him for a thousand years.

Satan Freed and Doomed

7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be ^xreleased from his prison, 8 and will come out to ^ydeceive the nations which are at the ^zfour corners of the earth, ^aaGog and Magog, to ^abgather them together for the war; the number of them is like the ^acsand of the ^{▼▼Lit sea}seashore. 9 And they ^aecame up on the ^{▼▼Lit breadth of the earth}broad plain of the earth and surrounded the ^agcamp of the ^{▼▼Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people}saints and the ^aibeloved city, and ^ajfire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And ^akthe devil who ^aldeceived them was thrown into the ^amlake of fire and ^{▼▼I.e., burning sulfur}brimstone, where the ^aobeast and the ^apfalse prophet are also; and they will be ^aqtormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment at the Throne of God

11 Then I saw a great white ^arthrone and Him who sat upon it, from whose ^{▼▼Lit face}presence ^atearth and heaven fled, and ^auno place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the ^avgreat and the small, standing before the throne, and ^{▼▼Or scrolls
,} ^axbooks were opened; and another ^{▼▼Or scroll}book was opened, which is ^azthe book of life; and the dead ^bawere judged from the things which were written in the ^{▼▼Or scrolls}books, ^bcaccording to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and ^bdDeath and Hades ^begave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged, each one of them ^bfaccording to their deeds. 14 Then ^bgDeath and Hades were thrown into ^bhthe lake of fire. This is the ^bisecond death, the lake of fire. 15 And if ^{▼▼Lit anyone was not}anyone’s name was not found written in ^bkthe book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.