1 And I saw an angel descending out of heaven, who held the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
2 He took hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
3 and cast him into the abyss and locked him in and put a seal over him, so that he would no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years had been completed. After these things he has to be let loose for a short time.
4 And I saw thrones, and people sat on them, and judgment was entrusted to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not taken the mark on their foreheads and on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the remainder of the dead did not come to life again until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death holds no authority; rather, they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan will be let loose from his prison,
8 and he will go out to lead astray the nations at the earth's four corners, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for war; their number is like the sand of the sea.
9 They went up across the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the city that is loved; and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 And the devil, who was leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are; and they will be tormented by day and by night forever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and the One sitting on it, from whose presence the earth and the heaven fled, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, the small and the great, standing in front of God; and books were opened, and 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.
13 The sea handed over the dead that were in it, and death and Hades handed over the dead that were in them; and they were judged, every one according to his works.
14 Then death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled into the lake of fire.