Revelation of John 19

Rejoicing in Heaven

1After this I heard ^awhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^bSalvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2for ^chis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^dthe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^ehas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ▼

▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5

3Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
^gThe smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
4And ^hthe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5And from the throne came a voice saying,

ⁱ“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^jyou who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

6Then I heard what seemed to be ^kthe voice of a great multitude, like ^lthe roar of many waters and ^mlike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty ⁿreigns.
7Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for ^othe marriage of the Lamb has come,
and ^phis Bride has made herself ready;
8 ^qit was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is ^rthe righteous deeds of the saints.

9And the angel said ▼

▼Greek he said

to me, “Write this: ^tBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^u“These are the true words of God.” 10Then ^vI fell down at his feet to worship him, ^wbut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant ▼

▼Greek  fellow bondservant

with you and your brothers who hold to ^ythe testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11Then I saw ^zheaven opened, and behold, ^aaa white horse! The one sitting on it is called ^abFaithful and True, and ^acin righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 ^adHis eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are ^aemany diadems, and he has ^afa name written that no one knows but himself. 13He is clothed in ^aga robe dipped in ▼

▼Some manuscripts sprinkled with

blood, and the name by which he is called is ^aiThe Word of God. 14And the armies of heaven, ^ajarrayed in fine linen, white and pure, ^akwere following him on white horses. 15 ^alFrom his mouth comes a sharp sword ^amwith which to strike down the nations, and ^anhe will rule them with a rod of iron. ^aoHe will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16On his robe and on his thigh ^aphe has a name written, ^aqKing of kings and Lord of lords.

17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^arall the birds that fly directly overhead, ^as“Come, gather for ^atthe great supper of God, 18 ^auto eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, ▼

▼Greek bondservant

both small and great.” 19And I saw ^awthe beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^axgathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20And the beast was captured, and with it ^aythe false prophet ^azwho in its presence ▼

▼Or on its behalf

had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^bbworshiped its image. These two were ^bcthrown alive into the lake of ^bdfire that burns with sulfur. 21And the rest were slain by the sword ^bethat came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and ^bfall the birds were gorged with their flesh.

Revelation of John 20

The Thousand Years

1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, ^bgholding in his hand the key to ^bhthe bottomless pit ▼

▼Greek  the abyss; also verse 3

and a great chain. 2And he seized ^bjthe dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and ^bkbound him for a thousand years, 3and threw him into ^blthe pit, and shut it and ^bmsealed it over him, so that ^bnhe might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

4Then I saw ^bothrones, and ^bpseated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw ^bqthe souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those ^brwho had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. ^bsThey came to life and ^btreigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6 ^buBlessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such ^bvthe second death has no power, but they will be ^bwpriests of God and of Christ, and they ^bxwill reign with him for a thousand years.

The Defeat of Satan

7And when the thousand years are ended, ^bySatan will be released from his prison 8and will come out ^bzto deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, ^caGog and Magog, ^cbto gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 9And ^ccthey marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded ^cdthe camp of the saints and ^cethe beloved city, but ^cffire came down from heaven ▼

▼Some manuscripts  from God, out of heaven, or out of heaven from God

and consumed them, 10and the devil ^chwho had deceived them was ^cithrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where ^cjthe beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence ^ckearth and sky fled away, and ^clno place was found for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and ^cmbooks were opened. Then another book was opened, which is ^cnthe book of life. And ^cothe dead were judged by what was written in the books, ^cpaccording to what they had done. 13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^cqDeath and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, ^craccording to what they had done. 14Then ^csDeath and Hades ^ctwere thrown into the lake of fire. This is ^cuthe second death, the lake of fire. 15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, ^cvhe was thrown into the lake of fire.